ifallsguy
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Re: Why don't they sell box TV's anymore?
CRTs give a better picture than any LCD, LED or Plasma. They give the widest color pallette available, best image in a bright area or with lots of reflections and are tried and true.
Given that, you cannot throw them away due to the hazmat in them. The same with the newer TVs. They have reduced the amount of hazmat in the new flatscreens, but they still contain lead, cadmium, arsenic and others of those things you wouldn't want in your back yard. You need to dispose of them as hazmat at a facility that can handle them. At least up here, it's big fines (up to $500) for dumping an old TV or appliance on the side of the road. $5 if you take it to the waste transfer station. They contain poisons and carcinagens and need to be treated as such.
If you really want a CRT tv, then you better sell you current boat and go buy a 1970's boat with those good old motors where you had to mix oil in the fuel, replace points and set dwell, fiddle with the carb and all those other great things you remember from the "old" days. Don' forget to trade you big truck (if that's what you have) for one of those old 70's pickups that don't have ABS, strong transmissions, airbags, and your FM or satellite radio.
And loose the GPS and depth/fish finder.
While I'd rather worked with a CRT when editing video, it isn't going to happen. It's time to wake up and smell the latte. I miss my old editing gear with the CRTs, but reality bites.
CRTs give a better picture than any LCD, LED or Plasma. They give the widest color pallette available, best image in a bright area or with lots of reflections and are tried and true.
Given that, you cannot throw them away due to the hazmat in them. The same with the newer TVs. They have reduced the amount of hazmat in the new flatscreens, but they still contain lead, cadmium, arsenic and others of those things you wouldn't want in your back yard.
You need to dispose of them as hazmat at a facility that can handle them. At least up here, it's big fines (up to $500) for dumping an old TV or appliance on the side of the road. $5 if you take it to the waste transfer station. They contain poisons and carcinagens and need to be treated as such. If you really want a CRT tv, then you better sell you current boat and go buy a 1970's boat with those good old motors where you had to mix oil in the fuel, replace points and set dwell, fiddle with the carb and all those other great things you remember from the "old" days. Don' forget to trade you big truck (if that's what you have) for one of those old 70's pickups that don't have ABS, strong transmissions, airbags, and your FM or satellite radio.
And loose the GPS and depth/fish finder.
While I'd rather worked with a CRT when editing video, it isn't going to happen. It's time to wake up and smell the latte.
I miss my old editing gear with the CRTs, but reality bites.
