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- Side-by-Side Monitors Can Interfere with each Other
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- This article last reviewed: 11 June 1990
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- TOPIC -----------------------------------------------------------
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- I have a customer who bought an Apple RGB monitor and an Apple Two-Page
- Monochrome monitor to sit side-by-side. The monitors interfere with each
- other, so badly that I'm ready to send each of them back and buy third-party
- products. Anyway, what can be done to have both those monitors side-by-side
- without any screen warping?
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- DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------
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- We found the following in the Technical Information Library using "monitor and
- interference" as a search string:
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- Apple Two-Page Monochrome Monitor: Images Vibrate
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- Interference between two monitors placed side-by-side can cause images on the
- monitors to vibrate. The reason is that, when placed side-by-side, monitors
- can magnetically interfere with each other, causing the image on one or both
- monitors to appear to vibrate slightly. This interference problem is most
- often seen when an RGB color monitor is placed next to a large-screen
- monochrome monitor. The amount of interference can also vary depending on the
- user's environment.
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- Moving the monitors further apart, especially the rear ends, usually reduces
- the vibration effect.
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- Technical Reason For Picture Vibrating
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- The cause of this shimmering effect lies in the vertical refresh rate, the
- number of times a monitor repaints the screen each second. When this rate
- differs significantly between monitors, the interference described above can
- occur. There is often a large difference between RGB and monochrome monitors.
- Thus, the vibration effect most often occurs with this combination. Because
- other factors are involved, it is possible for two monitors with the same
- refresh rate to exhibit this effect, although this is less frequent.
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- Shielding monitors so as to prevent this type of interference would add a great
- deal to the cost of each monitor. Further, by shielding a monitor you can
- prevent the monitor from interfering with other monitors, but other monitors
- could still interfere with it. Apple is investigating a number of technologies
- to prevent this interference in the future and plans to incorporate them as
- they become feasible.
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- We are sorry that we cannot solve your problem at this time, but you may see an
- improvement if:
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- - the orientation of the monitors is reversed
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- - the monitors are separated by 8-10 inches
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- - a metallic plane (foil-wrapped cardboard, for example) is placed between the
- monitors.
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- Copyright 1990 Apple Computer, Inc.
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