monitor problem...

[proverbs]

i have a powerbook and i connect it to my 21" Viewsonic CRT monitor when i am at home. my monitor has been having problems - right when it turns on, you can see the wallpaper zooming in while slowly fading to a black screen. the weird thing is, when i mess around with the cable connected to the monitor, it works sometimes.
has anyone had this problem or know how to fix it?

 

[robbieduncan]

If you can "solve" this problem by messing around with the cable you have a bad connection. This could be a problem with the port on your PowerBook, the cable or the port on the monitor. Try a different (known good) cable to start with.

 

[proverbs]

yea, i thought it might be the cable, so i used a different cable, but it had the same results.