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sp00f · 07-18-2007, 09:00 PM

First of all, one of the main questions is ,"Does the computer(the box itself, not monitor!) emits any radiation?". Whenever i go, people always talk only about monitors radiation, no word about computers(the box, tower).

Is It dangerous? Max, how long can you spend time at the computer? Is there any devices i could purchase to reduce or stop radiation flow for both monitor and computer? What else i can do to prevent any serious damages from computer, any excercising or maybe breaks? Any additional info or link are appreciated.

Worthyposts · 07-20-2007, 11:52 PM

The moniter and PC itself does not emit radiation that can ultimately kill or damage you in any way. As long as you are not face-up in front and/or near the sides and back of the moniter you should be fine. They do have screens for moniters that reduces the radiation that it emits.

Look up: Radiation Shield + Moniter on google.

nemo1980 · 07-21-2007, 01:34 PM

when I was a kid I had an old computer ( before the 386 and so came on the market ) I received it from my nephew.
After a phew years it was completely demolished and I ( +/- 12 years ) decided to open the monitor to see what inside. lol
But I didn't notice the monitor was still plugged in. Ones I came to close off it, i was sucked in to it like a small piece of paper in a vacuum cleaner.
I had to struggle for a phew 15 seconds and managed to deplug the monitor with my toes:-)
Don't know if other 12 year kids do that kind of stupid things but I did :-)

I believe : a montor ( crt ) creates a magnetic field ( even the cable who's connected to the network does ) and a magnetic field is not good for your health. Depending on how long and in what quantity it is present i think it might have a negative influence... but hey, who cares ???

You are exposed to so many things ( which aren't all visible ) and they represent much more danger ...

Ps: do not always believe 'the chiefs' when thay say it is harmless, they maybe won't be able to sell it if they say it is so... i wouldn't buy a tft if i knew it is twice as bad as a crt... the earthquake in japan that caused a radiactive leak , a phew days ago, doesn't represent any danger for us nor the planet... yeah right...

at last : don't worry ...you will eventualy die ;-)

sp00f · 07-21-2007, 07:48 PM

Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh.... I don't wanna die yet lol!

Plus, exposing yourself to radiation at your own house will defenetly shorten your life for about a few years.
How about LCD monitors, are they atleast a little bit more safer than CRT's?
How about PC(the box)?

nemo1980 · 07-21-2007, 08:46 PM

If think tft is better because i think they don't create such a magnetic field but i'm not an expert on that ...google might give you the answer, it is a wellspoken subject
I ones read you should take a 15 minute break every 45 minutes ...

Every object emmits radiation : cellular phone, light, digital watch, ...that's what my teacher used to say. If you go to the dentist and he makes a x-ray of your teeth; that's also a radiation (different one)
But because you're only exposed to it ones in a year, it's not really dangerous. I don't know where you come from but here we have +/- 50 radio stations... Q-music/4fm,... they all cross my brain before they enter the radio ... radiation? dangerous?

Sitting a long time behind the computer isn't healty ... you get stressed, when you go to bed you can't sleep, ...

tip : computer is nice, a woman is better and in most cases less dangerous ..lol

Break helps excercising not :-) lol
The only thing which can help is preventing the radiation to enter your body so if you put 2 fingers in your nose it might help ... I love this topic lol you make me laugh

see ya

sp00f · 07-21-2007, 10:13 PM

edcpartners · 07-23-2007, 04:00 PM

Computer radiation - are you serious?!

Does it affect us in any way?

QvnsQ · 07-27-2007, 09:13 AM

no idea about it

megamac · 08-03-2007, 07:22 AM

A guy I used to know, he's dead now, used to work every day at his computer facing a CRT monitor. He ended up with terminal throat cancer, and blamed it on the radiation from the screen. I don't know if it really was caused by the monitor, but I guess some people are more sensitive than others to radiation?