I too have experienced the problems you described. Today, 1/31/06 I faxed a four page letter to the CEO, Mark Hurd of HP requesting that they investigate the problems we are all having with the f1503 monitors. I advised him that I am prepared and will file complaints with the State Attorney General office, and the Better Business Bureau, as well have already contacted The Law Firm of Girard Gibbs in San Francisco, who had initiated an investigation into the f1703 issues prior to HP extending the warranty on those models, to open another investigation into the f1503 if they ignore my request. I advised him that there are many of us posting here at CNET with issues on the f1503 so he cannot say that they dont know anything about it. In the past I have found this type of action to end in positive results, but if not I will proceed with my complaints. If I get any resolution I will advise Mr. Hurd that I will forward anyones name who is interested in a resolution also. I will be back to let you all know the progress on this nd if its good we can maybe communicate so we all can get our issues resolved.
My HP F1503 just began blacking out this week. I have had it for 16 months (out of warranty.) It is the same problem as the F1703. In fact, my serial #, manufacturing date and symptoms are the exact same as the F1703. When I first called HP, the guy told me in his broken English that I had a software problem and needed to IMMEDIATELY pay $45 to talk to tech support to fix the problem. I or course didn't do it. I called HP through their Calif. office and actually got to speak to an English speaking American who was a SENIOR Case Manager (big whoop!) After keeping me on the phone for over 30 min. and not finding anything on the F1503, he offered to let me upgrade to the F1703 for $125! This was a refurbished unit with a 90 day warranty. Wasn't that kind of him to let me pay to have a worse monitor? Do they think I am stupid or what? He kept telling me that I would have a 90 day warranty and that if anything went wrong, they would give me a new monitor. The problem with these monitors is after 1 year, not in the first 90 days!
HP quit trying to pawn off your problems and fix them!

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