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Monitors use electromagnets to steer an electron beam. The earth has a more or less constant magnetic field in a certain orientation. Rotating the monitor cha
by qbasic_forever 3y ago
Monitors use electromagnets to steer an electron beam. The earth has a more or less constant magnetic field in a certain orientation. Rotating the monitor changes the magnetic flux the electron beam experiences and might distort which subpixels the electron beam is hitting.
- Arrath 3y agoInteresting! I would have thought the field was too slight to have an effect in a case like this.
- CrLf 3y agoI had a Samsung 19-inch pseudo-flat CRT that showed discoloration in the corners just by rotating it horizontally. Turning it off and on again fixed it (I supposed it degaussed on startup).