Computer Degauss
Floppy Death! noES!!!
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From: Scranton, PA
as a monitor is on for a while it will build up a static charge.... this charge can distort the color and shap of things on the screen.
most people that have problems with it have big (read: 19inch+) monitors and are doing graphics work or something that requires them to have a crisp clean picture.
Better monitors have methods in place to prevent it in the first place and therefore don't come with a degauss feature.... that or really cheap monitors
most people that have problems with it have big (read: 19inch+) monitors and are doing graphics work or something that requires them to have a crisp clean picture.
Better monitors have methods in place to prevent it in the first place and therefore don't come with a degauss feature.... that or really cheap monitors
Floppy Death! noES!!!
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From: Scranton, PA
degauss
To remove magnetism from a device. The term is usually used in reference to color monitors and other display devices that use a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). These devices aim electrons onto the display screen by creating magnetic fields inside the CRT. External magnetic forces -- such as the earth's natural magnetism or a magnet placed close to the monitor -- can magnetize the shadow mask, causing distorted images and colors.
To remove this external magnetic forces, most monitors automatically degauss the CRT whenever you turn on the monitor. In addition, many monitors have a manual degauss button that performs a more thorough degaussing of the CRT. You can also use an external degausser that degausses the monitor from the outside. Since it may be impossible to remove the external magnetic force, degaussing works by re-aligning the magnetic fields inside the CRT to compensate for the external magnetism.
You can also degauss magnetic media, such as disks, which removes all data from the media.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/d/degauss.html
To remove magnetism from a device. The term is usually used in reference to color monitors and other display devices that use a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). These devices aim electrons onto the display screen by creating magnetic fields inside the CRT. External magnetic forces -- such as the earth's natural magnetism or a magnet placed close to the monitor -- can magnetize the shadow mask, causing distorted images and colors.
To remove this external magnetic forces, most monitors automatically degauss the CRT whenever you turn on the monitor. In addition, many monitors have a manual degauss button that performs a more thorough degaussing of the CRT. You can also use an external degausser that degausses the monitor from the outside. Since it may be impossible to remove the external magnetic force, degaussing works by re-aligning the magnetic fields inside the CRT to compensate for the external magnetism.
You can also degauss magnetic media, such as disks, which removes all data from the media.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/d/degauss.html
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From: in a van down by the rive
Originally posted by jclau00
the symbol on my monitor for the degauss function is a magnet with a line through it. i think it's to fix the screen if it's been magnetized.
the symbol on my monitor for the degauss function is a magnet with a line through it. i think it's to fix the screen if it's been magnetized.
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