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Will it hurt a computer if the case is on top of a TV? I got my case on top of a little 15Inch TV, and just wondering if it will hurt it.
 
I can think of no possible reason for that to be a problem.

What caused you to think there might be something wrong?
 
Recently my sound card went out, but then again it was about 2 years old so maybe it just quit working on its own, and I was just making sure having it on top of a TV didn't hurt it.
 
I doubt it would cause a problem. I have heard about TV's too close to your monitor causing minor problems with colors on the monitor.
 
I doubt it. I know people who have satelite receivers, VCRs, DVD players etc. on their TVs and they have no problems.

The only risk I could see is when it degausses when you power it on but that'd mostly effect the HDD if it was going to effect something. It is unlikely that it would though. I've used magnetic screwdrivers around HDDs for years now and have never had a problem.

I wouldn't worry about it if it's working for you.
 
The way a TV is made, the "magnets" you speak of are not powerful enough to cause any damage... the effect is probably not even felt up on top of the TV, and this is why I say:

If the magenets were powerful enough, you would have discoloration in the picture due to warped electrons paths. I'm not sure if there could be any EMI (Electromagnet induction) that can occure, but I highly dought it. Usually its the reverse, your worrying about messing up the TV (thinks of my Grade N48 magenets ^_^ YUM ).

Like I said before, there is nothing that I can think of that would pose a problem to a computer sitting right on top of a TV.
 
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