I have an approximately ten-year-old Power Mac G4 with a fairly large monitor. Yesterday, while on the web the screen began blacking out for a couple of seconds at a time. I got off the web, but it continued. I restarted the computer and the screen came on briefly, then went black and stayed black. Since then, I have been able to use the computer, although it will intermittently go black for a couple seconds, primarily when on the web. Not sure if any of this is related to the fact that for some time when I've set the computer to go to 'sleep', the screen will come back on.
At any rate, here are my questions: Is this blacking out the sign of worse things to come? Is there any way to fix it? If not, will I be able to obtain a new large-screen monitor for this computer? I imagine that Macintosh only makes stuff that's compatible with their new models. Is there something that I could purchase via a regular office store that would be compatible with this older Mac? What do I need to look for and what questions should I ask when talking with people at the office stores? Do you have any sense of how much a new monitor might cost?
Thanks in advance for the help.
At any rate, here are my questions: Is this blacking out the sign of worse things to come? Is there any way to fix it? If not, will I be able to obtain a new large-screen monitor for this computer? I imagine that Macintosh only makes stuff that's compatible with their new models. Is there something that I could purchase via a regular office store that would be compatible with this older Mac? What do I need to look for and what questions should I ask when talking with people at the office stores? Do you have any sense of how much a new monitor might cost?
Thanks in advance for the help.
