[WEB4LIB] Magnetic interference from de-sensitizers

[Walt_Crawford at notes.rlg.org]

I don't work in a library, but it seems to me that--if you can afford
it--this is a perfect case for LCD displays. They should be impervious to
the magnetic interference. Unless you have a lot of circulation stations,
$800-$900 each (for 15" displays) might be a cheap solution--and it will
also free up space.

In re:
>Our new PC check-out monitors are on top of the same desk. We have had
>to move the de-sensitizers, because every time we
>sensitized/de-sensitized an item, the monitor would blink/jump, and
>after a while the station freezes up. Eventually (takes a month or so)
>the monitor dies altogether.
>Having the de-sensitizers 3 or 4 feet away from the check-out stations
>is inconvenient, to say the least, and far from ergonomic or efficient.