# Why does a full monitor make my screen static-y?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-full-monitor-make-my-screen-static-y/275622>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 19, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-full-monitor-make-my-screen-static-y/275622 "2004-11-19T06:25:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-full-monitor-make-my-screen-static-y/275622/1 "2004-11-19T06:25:39Z")

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Whenever I go to a screen that has a full block of color (i.e. [msn.com](http://msn.com) home) my monitor seems to give off a sound that it’s full of static electricity. Why would a screen full of color (or at least dark color) do that?

Does anyone know what I’m talking about here?

Happy