Originally posted by polakatl
Don't turn off the power strip. there is no need for that. And if u use ur power strip to turn off ur comp then that is a BAD thing. Another thing about turning on/off is that its worst than leaving a comp on 24/7. If the placemant of the PC allows try to minimize the turning it on/off.
If it locks up than the problem is not with the monitor, but the monitor could still be a seperate problem. I would try a different vga card
My computers uptime right now is 44 days 12 hours 35 minutes. There is nothign wrong with your computer being on, and if your a power saving nazi, it actually takes more power to power up your computer ONCE then it does to run it for 48 hours.
Secondly, turning the power strip on/off while the PC is off dosnt damage anything, its highly recomended in fact, whenever you upgrade/change out a component.
Lastly, as for the problem itself, I would reccomend firstly trying different power outlets. Secondly, before you go and actually buy a new monitor, make sure your power wattage is below the 250w max [250w wil definitally not handle a P4, an hard drive, multiple IDE/CD Drives etc and a decent video card.]
As the other guy said, troubleshoot. I doubt its your monitor to be honest with you. As he said too, monitors are very simple, with crt, its just a VGA cable connected to your monitor which shoots the signal into an electron gun focued at you.
Im guessing your monitor will barely power on, or have orange light instead of yellow. Check your power, check the cables.