sitting too near the tv

[mesharu]

When I was a little kid my mother always warned me not to sit too close to the TV because it would “ruin your eyes.” Now I am saying the same thing to my two sisters. Is this really true? Exactly what eye damage can occur? Is there an optimal distance from which to view a television screen?

now i am telling you guys that do not let you kids sit too near to TV and computers.

[KL]

This used to be particularly true in the oldern days when most TVs are CRT ones (cathode ray tube) - ie., those big fat ones. Nowadays, if your TV is LCD or plasma, I believe the problem is much less, if at all.

I wrote about it long time ago here:

http://forum.brillkids.com/little-reader/kids-and-the-computer/