Issues with new TFT -Help!

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I bought a Samsung SyncMaster SA700 from OCUK a few months ago. Within the last week it's started playing up.

When ALT+Tab between applications or multiple game sessions it occasionally won't display the next running game client or application and stays on a black screen. Initially I was able to get around this by turning the monitor off and on using the soft button on the front, but it won't even do that now forcing a hard reboot.

Additionally, if I leave the PC on overnight with the screen powered off at the soft button, when I try to switch it on again the following day it won't display anything, again forcing a reboot.

I'm confident that my PC is sending the data to the screen correctly, as this has happened with 2 different video cards - had a 4870 until Wednesday this week when it was replaced with a 7870 to the same effect.

Before I contact OCUK for RMA have any of you got any ideas what the issue might be?
 
An update.

OCUK have washed their hands of this because it's outside the initial 28 day period. I was told to call Samsung and they want to send a courier to repair it, but that will take 2 weeks and during this period I will be unable to use my PC.

FFS!

When I had issues with my LG in the past I called them, created an RMA, they sent a new one straight out and took the old one away. I won't be buying Samsung again.
 
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