Re: Apple GS monitor vs 486 VGA healthwise?

[rubywand@aol.com (RUBYWAND)]

In article <31D19219.56A6@rockpile.com>, cowgod@rockpile.com writes:

>
>Michael Madill wrote:
>> 
>> My 486 monitor causes verticle lines in my TV with rabbit ears
>> twenty feet away in the next room.  The GS monitor causes no distortion
>> from the same distance.  The front of the 486 monitor faces the room
with
>> the TV.  Is the 486 monitor a health risk to someone sitting close (18
>> in.)in front of it?  Does the GS have a safer monitor?  Are Apples
better
>> for you than the Blues? ....


     The health concerns with monitor use relate to stuff like X-ray
emissions and electro-magnetic fields within a few feet of the screen.
Some of the newer monitors are supposed to supress these hazards. If the
VGA monitor has a bigger screen, then the beam accelerator voltages may be
higher and it may be a bit less safe than your GS monitor.

     Interference with a TV in another room is from Radio Frequency
signals coming from the computer, the monitor, and peripherals like
keyboards and mice. That the VGA system produces more interference on a TV
tuned to certain stations does not necessarily mean it is 'leaking' more
RF than the GS. The GS may be leaking RF, too; but, it is on frequencies
which do not happen to mess up the TV. For example, our GS causes more
interference with AM radio reception than our PC does.         



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