MONITOR MADNESS - Is it Leopard ? My graphics card perhaps ? HELP

Friends,
I am going nuts ( no don't answer that one ! ).
Recently ( possibly after the 10.5.2 graphics update - I can't exactly recall ) my LG flat screen monitor has started to look like a grainy 60's acid art house experiment !!
It is subtle but most disconcerting as I use my beloved G5 every day with Logic P8.
I have tried changing settings - calibration the lot... but still it looks strangely weird - like a TV that is not quite tuned in.
Gradients and shaded areas have weird lines instead of fine tones and artifacts appear around type and lines where was once beautiful and clear graphics.
When I first bought the LG 204WT 20" monitor 5 months ago it was fine !.
I have been using the recommended DVI output and tried different cables and the alternative input - the effect is still there but not quite as bad when using connector to RGB input.
The shaded areas in finder and Logic are almost transparent and grainy with a light blue / pink halo like effect around windows and graphic boxes - *I don't know how to explain it really but I do hope someone out there may have some answers or at least have an inkling of what I'm trying to describe..*
As if I couldn't make matters worse I did an archive and install to roll back to 10.5.1 early hours of this morning - this didn;'t cure the problem and I lost the use of some music plug -ins and authorizations in the bargain.. Maybe it is time to call it a day and take a long break.
Really I should get a pen and paper and sit with my guitar an a darkened room for a few days.
I called the Mac shop where it was purchased then LG but with no help, advice or offers to replace it.
I guess the monitor basically works but this strange behaviour is arguably quite subtle and may not be considered 'serious' by most people !
*In the meantime if any of you lovely people could take my situation seriously and offer any practical advise I would be most appreciative.*
Many thanks - not quite lost it yet - Paul

Hello,
Perhaps my problem is related?
Today, I installed Leopard 10.5.2 on a LaCie Quadra FW disk with my G5 2x2.3, 4.5 GB RAM, GeForce 6600 graphics card with one Samsung 18" and one LaCie 20" monitor. This combination (less the FW disk) has worked (and works) perfectly with Tiger.
Also, directly after installing, both monitors showed what's expected.
However, after restarting (also restaring after updating from 10.5.0 to 10.5.2) the image on both monitors is scrambled in vertical bands!
After learning how to get hold of the Monitors settings panel, just by a fluke I decided to checkmark 'Screen Doubling' (equivalent; sorry, running a Swedish System), which made the scrambled stripes go away. Then, when unchecking Screen Doubling again, everything was back to normal.
After restarting again, the problem was back, and had to be dealt with as above...
I'd really appreciate some feedback from anyone with a similar experience.
Switching back to trusty old Tiger, everything is normal as ususal, so there's apparently no hardware problem involved.
Best regards,
Joey

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