quote:The image is getting darker and darker. I have the brightness and contrast turned up to the max on the monitor and I pushed the 3dfx color brightness up a notch, too. When I first start up, the screen is not exactly bright, but it gets darker as the computer is running. This sounds like a voltage drop on the back of your tube, as the voltage drops, the tube doesn't hold the imgae long enough, and so, your screen gets darker...ergo... new monitor