Ethan Hunt Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Hey guys, recently I found myself in a situation where I ran a dual monitor setup where the two monitors are right next to each other. One of them is CRT and the other LCD. I'm wondering, can the electrical/magnetic "radiation" of the CRT monitor harm the LCD in any way? Or perhaps the other way around although that doesn't really make sense to me at all. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redxine Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I don't think so. I've been running that setup for nearly three years and have had no problem; then again, the LCD I got on clearance with one stuck pixel I haven't managed to fix yet and a bit of problem with brightness/contrast (Or at least I think it's a problem - probably design thing). And CRTs are pretty good at shielding most of the radiation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Hey guys, recently I found myself in a situation where I ran a dual monitor setup where the two monitors are right next to each other. One of them is CRT and the other LCD. I'm wondering, can the electrical/magnetic "radiation" of the CRT monitor harm the LCD in any way? Or perhaps the other way around although that doesn't really make sense to me at all. Thanks in advance! You'd need a pretty powerful magnet to screw up a lcd panel, think pull the screws out powerful. The lcd shouldn't mess with the crt in any way either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Nah, no problem, my 15" LCD's been co-existing with my 19" CRT for years now (and that CRT's a beast), I don't think you'll have any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Tbh I give you a week before the ugly duckling effect takes hold and you smash your CRT into a billion pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 think pull the screws out powerful. Haha, that's a nice way to put it :) Thanks a lot guys! I feel better already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor512 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 no problems at all, one of my friends has 1 17inch LCD and 2 17 inch CRT's (all dell's ) no problems at all, but is possible I recommend replacing the CRT's as modern LCD's have good color and contrast and use much less power and generate much less heat and have less of a kickback when they take in power. when you turn on a CRT while monitoring the line voltage, you will notice a sudden drop in voltage then a spike in voltage and then it levels out, lcd's don't do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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