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My monitor is not stable when TV is placed behind it!

I have a 21 " TV that placed behind my SONY 15" monitor. Once a TV switched on, my monitor become unstable (vibrate)
. It is better when I change the refresh rate to over 75Hz! ...

I cannot change the location of them. How can I solve it!?

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garzajd

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mark2150

garzajd is right. monitors use magnetic deflection to scan the beam. You have three choices:

1) Move them apart
2) Shield the interference
3) Live with it.

1 - The distance you have to move them apart is not that far. A couple of feet will generally do it. Remember that magnetic fields fall off with a "square law" factor. Double the separation and you'll 1/4 the interference.

2 - You need a magetically permeable material. This generally means a sheet of steel or iron. Alum, copper, brass, etc. will usually have little or no effect. They'll stop the electric field but it's the magnetic field that is giving you issue. The material doesn't have to be that thick, 1/16" should be plenty. But the size is important. A small plate will be of little help.

3 - Well, you wouldn't be posting here if that was a satisfactory answer.

The "vibration" you're seeing is the beat frequency between the horizontal scan rates of the two monitors as the magnetic sweep fields interact. If you change the frequencies the effects will change.

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