| LCD and Plasma TV's don't give off any radiation (except for visible light)
CRT's emit an EMF (electromagnetic field), but it's quite harmless to living things. No studies have been able to show any effect of EMF's on the operation of cells. We literally live in a stew of EMF radiation from power lines, radios of all kinds, and cosmic radiation.
They also emit a negligible amount of x-rays, but are still harmless.
From wikipedia:CRTs can emit a small amount of X-ray radiation as a result of the electron beam's bombardment of the shadow mask/aperture grille and phosphors. The amount of radiation escaping the front of the monitor is widely considered unharmful. The Food and Drug Administration regulations in 21 C.F.R. 1020.10 are used to strictly limit, for instance, television receivers to 0.5 milliroentgens per hour (mR/h) (0.13 µC/(kg·h) or 36 pA/kg) at a distance of 5 cm (2 in) from any external surface; since 2007, most CRTs have emissions that fall well below this limit.[36]
Last edited by Tavel; January 16th, 2010 at 03:37 PM.
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