I have a pretty old Dell 27" monitor that appears to have died yesterday. I was doing something, and the screen went black. A reboot didn't change anything, so I swapped in a different monitor, and all was well.

I was in a bit of a frantic rush with swapping in that other monitor, and haven't fully gotten the work station back into order, but I thought I might ask on here whether there is any hope for that old monitor, or whether it is likely just dead?

I must say that I've gotten my money's worth out of the monitor. I was thinking that I bought it when I was in Florida, but I don't think 27" flat screens even existed back then. It certainly is old. I shelled out $700 for that monitor, as it was quite good, and that was a good price for a 27" monitor at the time that I bought it. Naturally, I can replace it for a small fraction of that amount, so I'm not overly concerned. Still, I'd rehab it if people thought there was any hope for it.

There was no 'white smoke', or any noise at all, the screen just went black. Lights were still on, to some extent. The power button was still lit, and when I rebooted, I could tell the difference between unpowered and powered on, but the image was black.

Does that sound fatal, or is there something I should try?