Magnets Affecting Cinema Displays?

Hi all -
I have two 23" Apple Cinema Displays that I use side by side. I also have two bookshelf speakers on either side of them. I placed the speakers there thinking there would be no impact on the displays, but now I am not so certain.
There is a definite discoloration along the outside vertical edge of each display next to where each speaker sits. In other words, the left side of my left display and the right side of my right display both have a 1/2"-1" edge that is visibly darker than the rest of the displays.
Is it possible that the magnets in the speakers have really have an impact on the displays after all?
Brian

Sometimes these kinds of stains in LCD panels are related to contamination within the LC material. It is often called "ion contamination" when the contaminating particles have non-zero net charge. Could such ions be drawn towards magnets? I kind of doubt it, but who knows. If the contamination wasn't there in the first place, the problem wouldn't be happening.

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<http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A/ati-radeon-hd-5770-graphics-upgrade- kit-for-mac-pro-(mid-2010)>
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