How To Get Rid Of A Monster TV

[kb0nes]

I still have an old Sony 27" CRT television but to be honest, its not been turned on in 6 months or more. I watch most "TV" on the 27" computer monitor lately.

I've been watching the flat panel TV's evolve since well before the HD switch over. Back in 2008 I bought a 42" Toshiba Regza for my girlfriends house. that TV has performed well until last month when it died. I pulled it apart and replaced a couple components on the power supply board and its working great again.

I have been sure that when the day comes my flat TV will be a Samsung. I have been quite pleased with their computer monitors over they years. I'm starting to question my love of Samsung simply due to their "We-must-take-over-the-world" by making everything attitude. But then again I'm not sure what else I'd buy. I have a ham friend that owns a Panasonic/Samsung repair business I would consult him before buying. I know it won't be a Visio, LG or any other name I have never heard of.

At this point I would buy a 4K TV, a few months ago I made fun of them. Eventually this will become a thing, and I don't want to have to re-buy the TV. Another bonus is that a 4K TV would sure make a BANG UP computer monitor, since a 1080 really isn't enough resolution. I do know I have no interest in the silly curved screens or 3D. Anyone else notice how 3D isn't really being pushed hard anymore?

 

[tolivac]

Junk RPTV-another thing some electronics and service guys do is recover a curbed set and strip it for the parts.The components can still be used to repair other sets or making electronic projects.The Fresnel lens in the set also makes a GREAT burning glass-it can even melt pennies in the bright sun!!!
If the day comes when I have to replace my RPTV-will consider Samsung.I have some BluRay 3D movies-probably look into a 3D capable set-you don't have to use it-but its there if needed-and 4K cability would be good,too-that is going to be the future for TV and cinemas-heck they are even talking about 8K projectors!How far can we go?Suppose the curved screen sets would appeal to folks that watch movies at theaters with curved screens.Otherwise no appeal to me.And yes-have noticed both for home video and cinemas-the 3D isn't pushed as much as it used to be.

 

[chachp]

Hubby had to have 4K!!

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">He's a bit of an electronics junkie and from the second the curved screens came out he wanted one.  I never really saw the need (not sure I do yet) but I gave in and we bought the Samsung 65" Curved 4K.  The damn thing is so big compared to the 47" we had that I had to get a new mount to support it.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">I will say, I still don't see the appeal or the need for the curve but I do love the picture compared to what we had.  When we had the TV off the wall we replaced the cables with those that will support this higher resolution.  You can really see the difference when watching BluRay DVDs and now Netflix and Amazon are starting to list movies in 4K.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Overall I think it was worth the additional expense for the higher resolution 4K but we compromised on the 3D.  I really didn't see the need to spend an extra $1K for 3D so we went without it.  </span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">I would have preferred to wait a little longer for the prices to come down but he's pretty good about accommodating all my crazy appliance wants.  I thought this would be a nice thing to do.  He pulled the "need I remind you how many dishwashers, mixers, coffeemakers, etc. are around this place?" card.  I couldn't argue with that.  And he does love this TV so I guess it was worth it.</span>

 

[fan-of-fans]

I have been seeing a few of those big 55" or so projection TVs put at curbs lately. I'm not sure if someone gets them or if the trash collection does.

We had a 32" CRT TV go out last year and the trash collection company got it. I also just helped a neighbor cart their big old CRT to the trash also and it was gone next day, so I assume the trash men got it.

BTW, I have not been satisfied with the Westinghouse flat panel TV that replaced our Sanyo 32" CRT. I have gotten used to it, but the colors aren't as good and of course the sound was not nearly as good, had to get a separate speaker to make it watchable.

I bought one of the last flat screen CRTs, a 20" Sylvania brand in 2007 to replace a 20" Panasonic that was only a few years old and had been struck by lightning. I felt it was inferior to the Panasonic, but I think it's better than that flat panel. It has better colors.

 

[whirlcool]

And lo and behold!

About 2am last night we were awakened to the sound of people talking in our den. I said what the hell, and went in there and found that the Sony had turned itself on!
Great picture and sound. It operates as if nothing has happened.

So it'll probably work until the next power failure comes. In the meantime we'll be researching new television sets.

BTW, if you ever visit Korea you'll notice that most everything, and I do mean everything is made by one of three companies, LG(Formerly Goldstar), Hyundai and Samsung. Cars, busses, elevators, buildings, furniture, etc. Hyundai has one of the biggest shipbuilding yards in the world!

 

[whirlykenmore78]

Getting a big tube TV out of the house:

While this won't be pretty it will get the job done. Get it on a drop cloth, tear it apart or cut it up (don't cut into electrical supply components)and haul the pieces to the recycle center.
Wk78

 

[whirlcool]

I don't think that would work. The CRT is huge on this set. You'd have to remove the flyback transformer anode wire from the CRT to remove it. That's 36,000 volts just sitting there! Uh uh, not for me.

Here is what the set looks like:

 

[whirlykenmore78]

Yeah:

That would not work on that beast. Better off calling a scrapper or letting the deliverymen for the new one deal with it.
WK78

 

[tolivac]

I would not recommend dismantling a CRT set to the uniformed becuase of the HV that can be stored in the CRT.The CRT has a capacitance to it-that serves as the "filter cap" for the HV supply.It can bite you pretty good-and enough to cause you to drop a large,heavy,CRT with VERY BAD consequences!!!-Esp to others and you!!!Leave the dismatling of those to folks who are aware of the dangers.I still see RPTVs and direct veiw CRT sets in the electrical-electronics dumpster at the dump here all of the time.also see some plasma sets.At least with my Hitachi set it buys me time to wait until prices on new sets come down more.So far it been working fine for over 10 yrs!!!I am sure the day is coming--I will see when it is.RPTV's have small CRTS-but these do run at higher voltages then direct veiw sets becuase the CRT serves as both the image and light source.It has to project the image.The tube face would be too bright to veiw directly.It is amazing how bright the projection CRTS are.

 

[whirlykenmore78]

I was mistaken:

I thought this TV had a big console around it that could be taken apart to make the job easier. After seeing the picture I see that it does not.
WK78

 

[whirlcool]

No.no, it's in a big entertainment type console. Think of a huge bookcase with cut outs for components such as televisions and stereo equipment. The photo I sent was of the same model television I have, but not the same exact one. The television sits in a recess built to hold a television reveiver, but the television set is not built into the surrounding entertainment center. It's just located there.

 

[dartman]

Best Buy will recycle anything electronic you drag in working or not for free. We took advantage of that when we were told we had to leave in a no cause 60 day notice at our old long term rental house. Took in a bunch of old crt TVs, 3 at a time and computer monitors.
Pretty sad that many still worked fine but were now worthless plus didn't work with the new digital TV.
If your brave enough you can nock the neck off the tube and it will pop or fizz as the vacuum dissipates then break it up enough to slowly trash but doubt garbage haulers would be happy if they see TV scrap in your can.
Things aren't like they were when I used to rebuild used TVs and eventually have to get rid of the leftovers, and yes if you touch the HV leads going into the back of the tube it can give a very bad shock and can take weeks or months to bleed off if the set is complete.
You can ground/jump the lead to ground but if you don't have a good thick insulated lead it can still bite the crap out you.
Once the tube is degassed all that disapates but still any of that you have to be careful or you'll get a face full if glass or a bad shock.
Government didn't give a crap that they just made useless a bunch of perfectly usable gear when they mandated the digital changeover partly because they wanted to sell the leftover bandwidth to the cell phone providers for a ton of money.
I still have a Toshiba Cinemae Series 34" wide screen crt HD set that works fine, great picture. It weighs 160 lbs and two of us can move it. We use it in the bedroom for now but will soon sadly retire it for a nice 42" Sony led flatscreen we were given for Xmas a few years ago.
It was built in 2005 and I paid 1225 cash for it. I'll be lucky to get 100 out of it now and it has all kinds of cool picture in picture modes you don't get now.

 

[mathewhebailey0]

Discharging CRT

I believe you can safely discharge a CRT by slipping the tip of a flat bladed screwdriver under the anode lead while it's on the tube. You'll hear a snap or pop if you touched things right under the anode cap. This is especially necessary if replacing a CRT on an arcade game.