a small victory

So for about a year or so my computer monitor, a Samsung SyncMaster 204B has had a neat little problem, occasionally it will just flicker off then back on. Quite an annoying problem. For the longest time I figured it was hardware related, some chip getting too hot and flipping it into off mode just long enough to cool down. This comes after much troubleshooting device drivers, monitor settings, and the browsing the internets for any help (yeah, I probably could have called tech support, but I am lazy) but to no avail. So I have just dealt with it being flaky, it was after all not dead, and the flicker was really only a medium annoyance. Yesterday however I stumbled upon a quick fix for this problem. Apparently the monitor is just fine. The real problem lies in the monitor's inability to handle the full 60hz refresh rate that my video card and all NVidia cards throw out the DVI port. I found just some random forum post that explained how to fix this very issue. roll on into the NVidia control panel and set up a custom resolution ala 1600x1200 using a setting called CVT with blank, or some garbage like that. basically that last setting throttles down refresh rate to 59.8HZ, just enough to keep the monitor from overloading. BAD ASS. To make a boring story short, my monitor works great and I am so happy. Now, if I could fix my choppy scrolling problem in firefox I would be set.