Re: Is monitor radiation slowly cooking me?

"JohnB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> For years, I have been in the habit of buying Envision computer monitors
> from Fry's Electronics, in southern California.  I just bought a new 19"
> flat screen version.
> 
> They seem to work fine, and the pricing is always low.  They are made in
> China.
> 
> I have looked in the "Notices, Warnings, and Precautions" brochure that
> accompanied the new monitor, just as I have in the past.  Though there are
> bland discussions of radio interference and warnings against using one's
> monitor near a bathtub, there is no mention of radiation coming from the
> monitor.  I'm concerned about threats to human health due to irradiation,
> not interference with radio communications..."re-orient my antenna or call a
> technician" doesn't answer my concern.
> 
> I have found nothing helpful on Envision's website
> www.envisionmonitor.com
> 
> Can anyone advise me or direct me towards some standard that Envision must
> comply with?
> 
> Envision's outer packaging bears the following certifications:
> C.S.A. LR60441
> U.L. E135689 Listed I.T.E. Monitor 1K81
> F.C.C.  (no further specification here)
> energy star
> PnP
> 
> I suspect that U.L. is concerned about fires and dropouts, due to electrical
> power, not radiation threats to human health.  Ditto C.S.A.
> The F.C.C. is concerned about interference with communication, right?
> 
> Where is radiation threats to human health addressed?
> 
> Thanks,
> John


The poster said flat screen - Did your mean a crt monitor with a flat
screen, or did you mean a LCD flat-screen display?  Either way,
radiation is not a problem unless you sit with your eyeballs 6 inches
from the display surface.

H. R. (Bob) Hofmann