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Discussions tagged with crt tv magnetism focus on the potential risk that a large, switched-off CRT television's internal magnets and coils pose to nearby magnetic storage media. Users ask whether placing a 2.5-inch hard disk drive within a few centimeters of a 29-inch CRT TV could cause magnetic degradation, data loss, or corruption. The recurring concern is that even when powered off, the TV's powerful permanent magnets and residual coil fields might weaken or alter the magnetic domains on the HDD platters. These threads explore the physics of magnetic interference and practical safe distances, reflecting a niche but specific hardware safety question for those repurposing or storing old CRT displays near sensitive electronics.
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Question HDD 2.5"
If a 2.5" HDD is placed very close (2 cm or 3 cm) to a large, switched-off 29" CRT TV, could this TV, due to its large and powerful magnets and coils, cause some degradation in the HDD's magnetism, leading to data loss or corruption and magnetic degradation?- nandobadam88
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- crt tv magnetism data loss hdd magnets magnetic interference
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- Forum: Windows Hardware