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it's likely to be the vga cable as the power is fine and the monitor can detect the vga after reconnecting cable several times. you can try using another cable, a new one to be sure.
The focus isn't all that great on the top left picture above. But looking at it now maybe the black plastic coating isn't worn and exposing the wire underneath? Best test will be with another monitor and see what happens.
Here is the Video if you want to watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cPcyU7_XOM