Re: CRT monitor and TV at war?

James Richard Tyrer <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.cafe
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Timothy R. Butler wrote:
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> Did that get your attention? I set up a computer in a room directly next to 
> the room I have a TV in. I noticed when the TV on the screen shakes and lines 
> go down the screen. I guess it must be from the magnetic field going through 
> the wall and interfering with the monitor. 
> 
No, it isn't the scanning field on the monitor.  Your monitor is producing 
RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) which the TV set is receiving.

> Question: other than the visual distortion, is this a problem? I.e. could I be 
> damaging the CRT tube by exposing it to the magnetic field of its larger 
> counterpart on the other side of the wall? 

It isn't going to hurt anything except your eyes. :-)

> Any suggestions on how to 
> eliminate this problem without moving either unit?

Do you have "rabbit ears, an antenna, cable or a satellite receiver?

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JRT



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