Well, I verified it was the monitor. My old Dell I9300 is DVI out, so I connected it to the laptop and blink blink blink.......
So I just ordered a ASUS VW246H. (Amazon, $228 shipped) My current rig should drive it ok till I build the new one....
BTW, real surprised no replies over a 3 day period, this thread used to rock. Bummer. All of XTnight's work is super appreciated by me, thats for sure!
PS...after I tested the blinking LG on my Laptop, I re-connected it to the desktop and when I powered up....no blinking!!!! I thought, WTF? It stayed on all night and the next day, but finally on the next night when Win 7 went into sleep mode, when I woke it up....Blink Blink Blink...I'm sure its still blinking. LOL! Can't wait for the new one.....