[techtalk] Flatscreen monitors

[Amanda Owens]

On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Dakota Surmonde wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 jenn at simegen.com wrote:
> 
> > So, since I spend hours/day at the computer.. we're looking into
> > getting me a flatscreen monitor. In case that's it.
> 
> When I was pregnant, mindy (son's amom) got a screenish thingie that went
> over the monitor and supposedly cut out all the nasty stuff (mind you, I
> have not a clue on this, I'm just relating what she said to me :) )...have
> you tried one of those (it's not nearly as nifty as a flatscreen, but I
> imagine it's somewhat cheaper :) )
> 
> Vinnie
> --

Unfortunately, almost as much EMR comes from the sides and back of the 
monitor as the front. So while putting some sort of barrier on the screen 
can be somewhat helpful, it's still not going to cut as much out as if 
you just tossed the tube idea altogether and went with an LCD.

Actually, I used to work in computer retail, and I don't recall ever 
seeing a screen filter that filtered out EMR. Ultraviolet and stuff, yes, 
but not EMR. You'd have to use some sort of screen mesh - if not a solid 
block - of metal to get enough for it to be really useful.

Mur!

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