agreed, and thanks. before the post i had considered buying an adapter. perhaps the native resolution for the pc analog only goes as high as...
1. i've owned 4 so far, haven't found one yet. and you're right, you'll see them when it's a white background, like when you're surfing the web....
my parents had a similar problem with their comparably-aged Dell. onboard video crapped out, and installing any other means -AGP, PCI- didn't...
my current living room system is a low-end gaming /make-shift tivo setup. it's funny what you can put together with the old parts lying around...
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