Re: new computer

Posted by Russ on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/new-computer-tp4022267p4022290.html

Here is the monitor I have bought.  Pricey but it has been worth it for me...

http://www.blockemf.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=755

Check out these links too...

http://www.safelevel.com/index.html

http://ww2.epeat.net/searchoptions.aspx

I also have a glare shield and a UV/blue light shield over top of the monitor because my eyes are very light sensitive.  These may help a little with blocking radiation as well.

Unfortunately new monitors are really bad for off-gassing chemicals.  But maybe you are not sensitive to that.

Russ

--- In [hidden email], Bill Bruno <wbruno@...> wrote:

>
> Could you post the specific monitor you got?  I ordered a monitor a few
> years back that met the Swedish TCO specs,
> but I found it to be pretty bad, probably due to the RF emissions (MHz).
>
> FitPC makes small desktops.  I don't know how their latest model is.  I do
> think SSD is better than a hard drive,
> though they are expensive if you need a lot of space, and not too clear how
> long they last...
>
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:55 PM, russel395 <russturk@...> wrote:
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> > If you have any chemical sensitivities a new computer will likely cause
> > problems as it heats up and all the plastic and everything else off-gasses.
> > As far as EMFs go a while back I got a Dell monitor that was designed to be
> > low-EMF (made for Sweden where they have strict EMF standards). It was a
> > huge huge help. As far as the computers themselves, I don't know if any are
> > worse than others.
> >
> >
> > --- In [hidden email], "Paresh" <sunmoonyoga@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi - Haven't posted in a while...my emf isn't as bad as it was.
> > >
> > > I've been using a laptop with good results & will need a new computer
> > within a year. Are there any desktop computers that are better than others
> > re emf, & that don't use fans? I'd like to try a desktop computer since I
> > can get a lot more for less money. Are the solid state hard drives any
> > better or worse? Thanks.
> > > blessings,
> > > Paresh
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~sunmoonyoga/
> > >
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