From: dionf@ere.umontreal.ca (Dion Francois)
Subject: Re: TECH: Radiation
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 03:27:21 GMT
Organization: Universite de Montreal


In article <1992Apr7.023938.4945@watserv1.waterloo.edu> dstamp@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Dave Stampe-Psy+Eng) writes:
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>TOBIAS@bonnie.physik.uni-stuttgart.de () writes:
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>> I don`t want to frighten anyone here but I think that it`s really
>> necessary to look for information about the problem cause brain
>> cancer isn`t funny at all.
>
>Well, from the reading I've done, the EM field problem is seriously
>overrated.  No consistant evidence or mechanisms: it has more to do
>with politics than science right now.
>
>And small B&W CRTs are used in camcorder viewfinders: mine will put out 
>only twice as much emissons: you don't see anyone trying to ban these
>camcorder viewfinders, do you?

I have used some B&W viewfinders and as David says if it was dangerous, it
would probably go away. I remember that RCA color tube viewfinders were dis-
continued because they caused eyestrain.

Another type of display i have found is a color lcd Citizen monitor. It is
2.9 inches ( external is 3 1/8 x 3 7/16 x 1. It is 4 3/4 ounces but there is
an audio amp, several plugs, 4 AA batteries. If you remove all of this ( you
could even remove the casing, you get an NTSC monitor really light and with
a reasonable resolution of 94608 pixels. So you mount two of them in front with
something to balance at rear and voila! Color eyephone. The price? 150$ each.

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