I got this monitor which I've fixed the first time around by replacing the inverter/power supply with one I bought from Shopjimmy.
After a couple of years of use, this monitor is experiencing some flicking horizontal lines (see photo gallery + Youtube video below). This monitor is actually fine right after turning it on after not being in use for a while. But after 5 minutes when the monitor warms up, the horizontal flickering will be apparent. And if I move the window in the monitor a certain position, the flickering will intensify/subside depending on where I move the window. This monitor has both a VGA and DVI connections. I tried both connections and I experience the flickering issue with both cables, so I am pretty sure this issue is with the monitor itself. Sometimes if I give the monitor a slap on the back, the flickering will go away for a while, but come back.
Just wondering if anyone thinks this is fixable by replacing a couple of capacitor or I would have to replace the inverter/power supply board to repair this.
Link to images:
http://imgur.com/a/EygTo
Link to video:
https://youtu.be/w5E4cNExnw4
After a couple of years of use, this monitor is experiencing some flicking horizontal lines (see photo gallery + Youtube video below). This monitor is actually fine right after turning it on after not being in use for a while. But after 5 minutes when the monitor warms up, the horizontal flickering will be apparent. And if I move the window in the monitor a certain position, the flickering will intensify/subside depending on where I move the window. This monitor has both a VGA and DVI connections. I tried both connections and I experience the flickering issue with both cables, so I am pretty sure this issue is with the monitor itself. Sometimes if I give the monitor a slap on the back, the flickering will go away for a while, but come back.
Just wondering if anyone thinks this is fixable by replacing a couple of capacitor or I would have to replace the inverter/power supply board to repair this.
Link to images:
http://imgur.com/a/EygTo
Link to video:
https://youtu.be/w5E4cNExnw4
But today, I’m making an exception here. Why? No idea. Perhaps only because the repair details are still “fresh” in my head… which is ironic, given this is a 16 year old monitor that hardly anyone will care about today. It is new to me, though. 
I picked it up last November from someone on my local Craigslist. It wasn’t very close to where I live, but was close to a family friend that I had to go visit anyways. So after watching the posting on Craigslist for a few weeks and seeing it getting...
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