Hi Sir, ya I will observe for a couple more weeks if this eye strain/headache continues. I think I'm just really not used to watching movies in total darkness. That is why I always choose lcd/led and not plasma hehe. Actually, I can move the screen back a few inches pero I have a led tv behind the screen. Behind the tv kasi are windows and usually when it rains big time or windy meron a little moisture on the wall and I'm also scared water is splashing in. I'm thinking of buying yun tv stand where you can hang the tv. That will move my tv back a little and I can adjust the pj screen back a little more. Yun nga problem is the window, so I'm thinking of closing out the window by putting plywood or something outside (condo kasi ako).
The pj is just less than a feet away from my head if I sit on my bed's backboard. It is just beside my head. I'm actually not bothered by the noise or heat. Actually I don't feel any. Although I can hit my head (esp my daughter) if I'm not careful kasi naka shelf siya. Yun anxiety hehe..ko lang is more of, masama ba ito sa head ko in the long term, bec of constant exposure to the pj this close. I remember kasi my mom during the 1970's always telling me not to sit too close to the tv bec the rays/radiation are bad hahaha..Medyo weird lang ako dito hehe..Pasensya na, nakakahiya na tanong hehehe..Kasi talaga katabi ng ulo ko yun pj.
I found this sa internet hehe...
Putting Television Radiation in Perspective
Man cannot escape exposure to some radiation. We are surrounded by natural radioactivity in the earth and by cosmic rays from outer space. This is called background radiation and cannot be controlled. We are also exposed to manmade radiation, which can and must be controlled.
Much of the manmade radiation people are exposed to comes from electronic products. These include diagnostic x-ray machines, television sets, microwave ovens, radar devices, and lasers. In some cases, as with diagnostic x-rays, radiation emitted from these devices is intentional and serves a useful purpose. In others, as with TV sets, radiation emitted is not intentional and is not essential to the use of the product.
Do TV Sets Give Off X-Rays?
X-rays may be produced when electrons, accelerated by high voltage, strike an obstacle while traveling in a vacuum, as in a TV containing a cathode ray tube (CRT). Since many of the components in television sets operate at thousands of volts, there is the potential for x-ray generation. These components may produce x-rays capable of escaping from the television receiver or CRT. This unintentional emission of x-radiation can pose a potential hazard and must be controlled.
Is the TV Radiation a Hazard?
Scientists have not identified specific health effects resulting from exposure to extremely low doses of low-level radiation over prolonged periods of time. However, the current assumption is that there is no threshold of exposure below which x-radiation may not adversely effect human health. It is advisable, therefore, that x-radiation from TV sets, as well as other commonly used electronic products, be kept as low as reasonably achievable. It was for this purpose that Congress enacted the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 (currently called Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act – Subchapter C – Electronic Product Radiation Control).
It should be emphasized that most TV sets have not been found to give off any measurable level of radiation, and there is no evidence that radiation from TV sets has resulted in human injury.
How Safe Are TV Sets Today?
X-radiation emissions from properly operated TV sets and computer monitors containing CRTs are well controlled and do not present a public health hazard. The FDA standard, and today’s technology, such as electronic hold-down safety circuits and regulated power supplies, have effectively eliminated the risk of x-radiation from these products. FDA has not found TVs that violate the standard under normal (home) use conditions.
It is important to note also that flat panel TVs incorporating Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) or Plasma displays are not capable of emitting x-radiation. As such these products and are not subject to the FDA standard and do not pose a public health hazard.I guess I'm safe? pero walang mention projectors hehehe
