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Hey man I have the …
Hey man I have the exact same problem. I am 3 months out of warranty and Gateway refuses to allow me to ship it into them for repair at my expense. If you find any addition info about how to fix this problem send me a message, I’ll do the same for you.

I logged a BBB …
I logged a BBB compliant and I got the following response from Gateway:
1) Restate that its off warranty
2) Provided me a name of 3rd party vendor that they said would repair the monitor for a fee. I told them that this is the same vendor that they provided me in March and that if you call this vendor (Mondo) they will not work on Gateway LCDs.
3) They told me I should have bought an extended warranty, Going to their own website you don’t even have the ability to buy an extended warranty.

my fpd 2185 gateway …
my fpd 2185 gateway died a couple days ago. Blue power button comes on bright when first plugged in…then immediatley goes dim. It won’t power on..or even off. I’ve had it for a little over two years. I was pretty heartbroke…can’ t imagine this feller’s pain!!

thare a bunch of …
thare a bunch of con artist is the reason why

I am actually going …
I am actually going to contact corporate and see what they have to say!! Looks like they are nothing but “Brokers” for Chinese products. Put their own brand and sell and then no warranty. Mind you Gateway is now owned by Acer – which is a Taiwanese Company!
Your problem is similar to mine – its the controller board thats bust! What anawful product!

I have had the same …
I have had the same experience with the XHD3000 this week- Same flickering lines and same crap customer service!They made a mistake and made me ship it to them then they shipped it back to me and said they would not repair it since its out of warranty. What a bunch of losers! I’ll make sure I’ll post them everywhere on the net and also post the ling to this video!!!

I would still avoid …
I would still avoid it due to the hassle factor of returning it, shipping, waiting, and arguing over the warranty. They aren’t consumer friendly. The picture/color quality was good on it, nothing noticeable about the input lag, I got blackouts all the time. A family member has the same monitor and they also get blackouts frequently. The buttons don’t work well on the front of it for them also. Look at the new dell. With internet coupons you can get the price down.

The end of the …
The end of the story on this one is that the only place willing to fix it was going to charge $375 to fix it, with a 30 day warranty. That price is a little to steep when something else could go wrong with it quickly. So I believe I’m out my money on this. Gateway will never get a single penny from me again, after being a loyal customer for years.

Thanks for the …
Thanks for the heads up….I’m sorry for you men….

wow, I was planning …
wow, I was planning on buying one of these
…..until I saw ur vid, thanks for the heads up
good luck with and repairs buddy

Just a quick update …
Just a quick update on this:
1) Gateway still firmly refuses to even accept this monitor for paid repair.
2) Best Buy also won’t accept this monitor for paid repair, from anyone.

thats a painful …
thats a painful story man. Sad that their CS is worthless.

thanks for the info …
thanks for the info I won’t be buying the gateway 30 inch