On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:07:56 +0000, Tim Mitchell
wrote:

In article , John Bachman
writes
On 28 Jan 2004 02:59:49 -0800, (robobass)
wrote:

I was in an MRI clinic and noticed that the monitors were set up tall
and narrow. They weren't just turned on their sides, they were made
this way. This was to better view spinal column images. I thought this
would be great for me, a musician, as I could better view sheet music.
I tried turning my 19" crt 90 deg, but it messed up the color and the
focus. Are there certain crt designs that would function on their
sides? I imagine LCDs would work this way, but I don't want to spend
the money. Why did I have this problem? How it it that an electron
beam would be affected by gravity?
Robobass


When you turn a CRT on it's side the convergence is disturbed by the
change in direction of the earth's magnetic field. You could do it
with an LCD or plasma display but not a magnetic deflection device
such as a CRT.

If you degauss the CRT once it is on its side, normal operation should
be restored.

I don't think that degaussing will do the trick. Degaussing removes
residual magnetism within and around the CRT itself but has no effect
on the earth's magnetic field.

Guess I will do a little test later today just to make sure.

John