I thought I'd post a bit of an experience, and a recommendation. About two weeks ago, my 20" Cinema Display (yes, I'm hanging on for dear life to my ADC hardware ) began the flashing power button dance of death. A couple of days later, it went black and would no longer power on. Not wanting to waste such a great display, I contacted MoniServ (lcdparts.com) to search on what the cause might be. After some surfing, I decided to order their redesigned Inverter.

http://www.lcdparts.net/DesktopInverterDet...l=T65I014.00MSS

The original board arrived on Friday, and had suffered a broken solder joint, leaving one of the power connectors hanging off the board. I called them maybe 10 minutes before their closing time and described the issue. Their customer service rep immediately went to the shipping desk, based on my order number, and packed up a new one for Priority Mail....no questions asked. The new Inverter arrived today, and my beloved main display is bright as new. Not to say that some of you with failed displays might not also need CCFL lamps, but MoniServ has really been tops, in service and in quality. They've clearly redesigned the board, up from the original Apple circuit, and have developed an improved board. Installation took maybe 30 minutes.

I hope that this is of help to anyone seeking to resurrect their favorite Cinema Display(s). I learned a lot on this little project The original Apple (now fried) Inverter is pictured here as well, for visual comparison with MoniServ's model.

This post has been edited by BobieMac: Oct 22 2007, 07:34 PM