"BWL" bravely wrote to "All" (05 Aug 04 03:41:54)
--- on the heady topic of "Re: brand spankin' new 27" Panasonic tube TV"
BW> From:
[email protected] (BWL)
BW> Well, a chrome plated steel rack could certainly have a magnetic
BW> field; try moving the set to a different location, and see if the
BW> problem disappears; if so, change rack; if not; have set checked out by
BW> professional...
If the problem isn't too severe one can often live with the slight
imperfections caused by the steel shelf. The wiser choice is to use a
wood or aluminium shelf. A possible partial cure may be to raise the
TV off the steel using wooden blocks or other suitable spacer.
This is a common problem with TV's with a plastic casing. It's the
steel rack that causes the problem. The reason is that some magnetic
lines of force in the deflection coils find an easier path through the
steel than through the air, thus allowing a slight shifting outwards
of the paths of the deflection lines of force near the crt edges and
it does affect the colour purity noticably.
A specific TV might improve over time because of the autodegaussing
action but it will never be 100%. Worse yet if used on the steel rack
for a long time, then moving the tv to a wooden shelf will show the
opposite effect because it accomodated itself to the steel.
A*s*i*m*o*v
.... Just a little force field zap.