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Ungrounded power to LCD by design - what are the potential risks?

tohico
By tohico
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Hey guys,

 

I've been looking into some monitors and I've seen some models that have external adapters with only 2-prongs = ungrounded power. The device is naturally double insulated. I know it's common on TVs, but I've never seen it on an actual monitor since you connect it to a PC.

 

What are the potential downsides of such solution? Can potential internal malfunction of the monitor damage the gpu, the computer or cause fires due to lack of grounding?

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