My display is blurry and seems grayish/shadowy

I'm using a standard Dell crt 17" with my mac mini. The display is always blurred and grayish, and I've done everything like changing the colors and monitor settings but nothing changes. Is it like this because it is VGA? Is there any way to fix this short of purchasing a new moniter? Also, this moniter has a great picture when using it with my PC, so the moniter is fineother than when using it with my mini. Thanks!

This is the fault of the Mac mini, due to it's under powered VGA port. Getting a new monitor MAY help, and would be the only choice really.
If you do get a new CRT, make sure it has a "gain" circuit to boost the incoming signal incase it's weak, as the mini is weak. VGA is SUPPOSED to be .7mV, but the Mac mini only outputs .5mV. If you get DVI, check out theMagius's list, that shows DVI monitors that work and don't..

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