A guy threw the monitor out and I picked it...since it was on a table. I investigated it and it was a Viewsonic 17" screen. As I got home to test it, it wouldn't power on...but I wasn't alerted...since some of my plugs are faulty. Next, I find a working cable and power it on...and i turns on. Then, as soon as I saw no input or somethin around, I knew that it was functional. I power it on with the PC and it worked. Man! a FREE 17" CRT monitor and it works like new. Now, it's lying where I put some stuff...behing me!