does this cause harm to the monitor?

Taylorm

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i have 2 monitors right next to each other. when one is on and i turn the other one on the colors get all weird for a second and then returns to normal

can this damage one of the monitors?
 

Gosharkss

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No! You are see the affect of the degauss coil on the other monitor. Every monitor goes through a degauss cycle upon power up.

 

sohcrates

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yep, magnetic interference. no biggie. i've got 3 monitors next to each other, and no permanent damage
 

eLiu

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i dont think so...my 27" tv is about 1 ft from the monitor...so far no badness yet