LOL, nice story. This monitor is OLD. To give you an idea how old it is, it is a Packard Bell monitor. Those of you techies who remember Packard Bell, know what i am talking about. I think the warrenty is up. Besides, right now i am working on an Even older Tandy monitor (max resolution is 800X600, so u know it's ancient). I figure i will learn from my mistakes with the old one, and not ruin the one that i use.