simply amazing. i have been using my new Dell 2005fpw for 2 weeks. last night while i was browsing suddenly the PBP function turned on by itself. hmm, odd i think. i go into the menu and shut it off. few minutes later the PIP function turns on by itself again. what the heck is going on i think. i shut it off in the menu option. an hour later the Brightness/Contrast box pops up, and when i hit menu to get rid of it the selector box starts skipping between Exit and Brightness. no way to shut it off. at this point i decide to turn off the monitor (i'm thinking maybe it overheated?) and guess what? THE POWER BUTTON does not work. i cannot turn off the monitor. i finally unplugged the power cord and went to sleep - thinking that maybe it was a heat issue and it would be fine in the morning. just tried it a bit ago and the problem is still there;

**power button does not work (only way to shut off monitor completely is by unplugging it.
**hitting menu causes the system to skip between the Brightness/Exit choices
**randomly the Brightness/Contrast window pops up - no way to shut it off, goes off by itself after about 30 secs.

am i hosed? anyone ever experience a similar problem?

to make matters worse i purchased this monitor through eBay. i do not have a Customer# or Order#, but I do have a Service Tag that i transferred to my name when i received the unit. when dell pulls up the Service Tag they state they cannot see the Warranty info on it, and I need to give them a Cust# or Order#. so far the seller on eBay has not responded to me. what are my options;

can dell repair the monitor and charge me for it? i really dont care at this point if i have to pay, or about the warranty, i just need to fix this darn thing :(

or am i out $500 bucks? :(