Is anyone else here stockpiling CRT televisions ?

[nebrazca78]

That's pretty funny since it's illegal to throw away CRTs. =x

Is this true? I'll have to google it.

On topic, I've thought about it, but it just does not seem worth the effort and space to me. I've got a nice 19" and 13" that are pretty easy to move, but I just do not want to deal with a heavy piece of furniture like that. I've moved some other CRTs that were just in the 20"s and just that was enough of a pain to not be worth it. I see it like even if I do move that monster into my house, I'm going to have to move it out again some day when it finally breaks down.

Well it would be tough considering a huge TV probably weighs more than you do but you can always have a male friend or two help you out. How many times are you going to move anyway?

Currently got:
3 Commie monitors
4 regular CRTs
and I've got a 32" coming to me in the next month or so from a friend who's upgrading to a HD flatscreen.
I'm gonna run out of storage with these things...

First thing I though when I saw this was, Communist monitors? Who would buy those things? But obviously you are talking about Commodore monitors. When I was a kid I used our "Commie" monitor for NES games because it had RCA inputs. It always had a nice picture.

[betamax001]

I bought a 13" GE TV for 5 bucks at a local thrft store. It worked fantastic for awhile, but now it wont turn on. I thought it was the fuse, but it looks fine. I'll probably toss it unless I can figure out what the hell happened : /

[SplashChick]

Is this true? I'll have to google it.

Yeah, it's considered hazardous waste because of some of the chemicals inside(like mercury IIRC), so it's illegal to dump them.

[Leo_A]

It's only illegal in some states.

[SplashChick]

It's only illegal in some states.

It's still messed up.

[Leo_A]

It's still messed up.

Just to clarify in case someone misinterprets my statement, I never said it wasn't.

I was just was replying to nebrazca78 since he had asked if your statement was accurate. All he had gotten up to that point was you reiterating the same statement again.

My answer was just in regards to the legality of it nationwide. Of course, the environmentally responsible decision anywhere is to properly dispose of your unwanted electronics. It isn't just CRT televisions that have hazardless waste in them. It applies to most electronics.

[SplashChick]

Just to clarify in case someone misinterprets my statement, I never said it wasn't.

I was just was replying to nebrazca78 since he had asked if your statement was accurate. All he had gotten up to that point was you reiterating the same statement again.

My answer was just in regards to the legality of it nationwide. Of course, the environmentally responsible decision anywhere is to properly dispose of your unwanted electronics. It isn't just CRT televisions that have hazardless waste in them. It applies to most electronics.

Yeah, it's just a shame that it's such a widely unknown fact.

[thekeepr]

I started looking in ernest for replacement/back-up CRT's for the gameroom within the last year or so,there are pallets of them at a local recycling place I take my cardboard/pop/beer cans to,I mean like 7 foot high on pallets 6x6 ft square,crammed full of what are surely still good TV's,just being cast out to be sent to TV hell,at a rate of 10-15 pallets a week!!I find them still in some thrifts,alot of places won't accept CRT TV's.I would keep my eyes open for those JVC I'Arts with the silver chassis,along with the Toshiba's of a similiar look,they are great gaming TV's,and have a multitude of inputs for your every gaming need.I also like the Thompson ProScans,they have a great "gaming" picture too!! Rob

[nebrazca78]

Yeah, it's just a shame that it's such a widely unknown fact.

Absolutely. I was under the impression that the government would never allow a product with 4 lbs. of lead (average TV) as well as mercury be produced. Not only that the digital transition has people trashing CRT TVs like never before. I thought mandatory digital transition was stupid, now I think it's borderline dangerous. The stat I saw said that 13 million TVs already get thrown out per year, now with the transition that has probably grown tenfold. Sick.

[SPAZ-12]

Yeah, it's considered hazardous waste because of some of the chemicals inside(like mercury IIRC), so it's illegal to dump them.

Not to mention the several pounds of lead in each and every CRT.

[SplashChick]

Not to mention the several pounds of lead in each and every CRT.

Yeah, that was the other one.

Seriously guys, don't dump that crap like a douchebag.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Still on the lookout for a 30ish Widescreen CRT HDTV, 24" CRT vga (Sony 900 would be great) and the biggest screen s-vid tube TV I can find (30-40s range). Then I'll start thinking about getting a nice projector and an LCD HD set.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

Still on the lookout for a 30ish Widescreen CRT HDTV

I love my 30" Sony. There are 2 types of widescreen sony tubes though, just so you know. The best of the two has "Super Fine Pitch" stamped on the front of the chassis somewhere. These are usually a dark charcoal color and may be of the XBR line. Most of these don't have a digital tuner built in, so you'll need a converter box if you receive your programming from an antenna. These Super Fine Pitch sets come in 30 and 34 inch sizes only.

[jupitersj]

I love my 30" Sony. There are 2 types of widescreen sony tubes though, just so you know. The best of the two has "Super Fine Pitch" stamped on the front of the chassis somewhere. These are usually a dark charcoal color and may be of the XBR line. Most of these don't have a digital tuner built in, so you'll need a converter box if you receive your programming from an antenna. These Super Fine Pitch sets come in 30 and 34 inch sizes only.

The last Sony SFP sets as far as I know were:

KD-34XBR960 (and kd-34xbr960n has extra screen shield making tube darker, 16:9 tube, 28ish" 4:3, 34" 16:9)

KD-36XS955 (naturally N style, 4:3 tube, 36" 4:3, 33" 16:9)


I personally own the KD-36XS955 as I got it on sale($999) for half the XBR(2k monies) at J&R and I was willing to give up PiP and firewire the XBR offered over the XS. I gain 8-9 inches on 4:3 content over the XBR and I only lose 1 inch on 16:9 content. I believe I purchased it right before the Xbox 360 launched in USA.

They are sister televisions of each other and both 1080i sets (1440 red to red if you want to get technical, a lot better than the 800 on similiar samsung sets at the time). It's an amazing CRT television and I hope it lasts me for a long long time. Infact I'm about to go use my SNES PowerPak on it ^__^