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To: Howard R. Hansen who wrote (3494)	11/12/1998 10:02:00 PM
From: belker	Respond to of 14778

Thanks for your responses. Win 98, in its own wisdom, installed the driver of its choice and made all of the settings except the resolution for this PnP device. It's just odd to me that the monitor was fine for more than 1 1/2 years and then crapped out after a week on the new setup, and the new monitor did the same after a few hours. Bob

To: Howard R. Hansen who wrote (3494)	11/13/1998 10:09:00 AM
From: Spots	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

>> why does Windows 98 warn you [about monitor damage] just about every time you change your video settings? Older monitors with fixed sync settings could be damaged by sync signals beyond their capabilities, or so I read. Most modern monitors are not subject to that damage, or again so I read. I've often wondered if that's really true, especially over a period of time if the monitor's running close to the edge of its capability, or if it's been set at the wrong polarity for the res. I don't know the significance of the sync polarity, either, except that most monitor specs call for different polarities at various resolutions and refresh rates. Sean, you're the EE, can you enlighten us on sync polarity? Spots