my monitor is making cracking noises like a fly getting zapped at your local kebab shop,is it likley to explode in a ball of flames , die quietly in its sleep or keep on going

Any of the three...

They usually crack when you turn them on/off due to the static. But not usually when they are on

Sounds like you have a interminttent short in there (unless it is flies!) It'll probably just die all of a sudden (usual disclaimers apply!) There are some good deals around at the moment for TFT (thin film technology) screens - I still prefer the old CRT's though, less exhausting on the eye's me thinks.


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[Edited on 9-4-05 by Hellfire]

Is it degaussing itself, some do. There could be something on the same circuit switching on and off.

its random noise,usually when it warms up a bit,pic remains steady tho,ill have a look round for a monitor then,wheres best shop?