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It’s amazing that we don’t have to deal with this anymore for a lot of consumer electronics. Or someone running the microwave, disrupting an antenna signal.
Analog TV were a lot more susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and would go all fuzzy.
Old vacuum cleaners had motors that put out a lot of EMI, so every time someone in the house would run the vacuum the TV would start acting up. (Wasn’t just vacuum cleaners: any appliance with a big motor could, but they were usually far enough away from the TV to not be an issue)
Better shielding on appliances and the switch to digital/LCD TVs that weren’t susceptible to that form of interference all but made that problem disappear.
I feel like I’m a million years old for getting this reference.
It’s amazing that we don’t have to deal with this anymore for a lot of consumer electronics. Or someone running the microwave, disrupting an antenna signal.
Microwaves will still cause problems with Wifi signals, though it’s becoming rarer with the advent of 5 and 6 Ghz protocols.
More “recently”: GET OFF THE PHONE, I’M IN A CHATROOM!
Middle of a game of StarCraft and gone 😭
NOOOOOOO I WAS ZERG RUSHING
that’s why i made the call
Explain for a youngin?
Analog TV were a lot more susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and would go all fuzzy.
Old vacuum cleaners had motors that put out a lot of EMI, so every time someone in the house would run the vacuum the TV would start acting up. (Wasn’t just vacuum cleaners: any appliance with a big motor could, but they were usually far enough away from the TV to not be an issue)
Better shielding on appliances and the switch to digital/LCD TVs that weren’t susceptible to that form of interference all but made that problem disappear.