Re: Is monitor radiation slowly cooking me?

Radiation produces heat....if your cool, so is the monitor!


"JohnB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 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.
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> They seem to work fine, and the pricing is always low.  They are made in
> China.
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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