Does anybody fix CRT big screen/save the parts?

[bob u]

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT
and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all
or dump it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually
worthless with the advent of Plasma and LCD big screens.
The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.



It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

opinions?

bob

 

[Jeffrey Angus]

It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

pack rats. ;-)
That and most places have outlawed throwing electronics into
the trash.

Jeff

 

[Arfa Daily]

pack rats. ;-)
That and most places have outlawed throwing electronics into
the trash.

Jeff

Hard though it is for 'serial saver engineers' junk 'em whilst you still
can. Nobody is ever going to want them or parts from them, ever again. Leave
it much longer, and the eco bollox laws coming in everywhere, will have you
paying them to take them off your hands for 'recycling' ...

Arfa

 

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Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT
and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all
or dump it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually
worthless with the advent of Plasma and LCD big screens.
The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.



It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

opinions?

bob

Locally there are some people who still advertise (via Craigslist,
usually) their ability to repair 'Big Screen' TVs, this is certainly a
last gasp attempt to feel relevant in the age of digital TVs. True,
it may seem less expensive to repair an aging 40" RP dinosaur, the
fact that an equivalent 40" LCD is available for less than $500 with
vastly better picture should deter anyone from authorizing anything
but the most trivial repairs.

As far as demand for the dead ones, they are listed daily as Craiglist
freebies, usually with the qualifications 'Should be a cheap fix',
'probably only needs a switch', or '3-D effect. The parts cost less
than $100.'

As far as CRT monitors, you might get a nibble on the 19" if you cut
your price in half. 21" and larger are in demand by 'Serious Gamers'
(an oxymoron if I ever heard one) and go for as high as $25.

PlainBill

 

[Bruce Esquibel]

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT
and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all
or dump it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually
worthless with the advent of Plasma and LCD big screens.
The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.

It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

I don't see the point, I'm pretty confident "they arent going to make a
comeback".

Here in Chicago you can still toss them in the alley and the city will take
them as part of the regular trash pickup. They "suggest" bringing them to a
recycle center, but isn't mandatory as with other major cities.

I hate doing that because the truck guys (can collectors, scrap dudes) will
smash off the back, usually breaking the tube, just to grab the copper off
the defection coil. Then you have a pile of broken glass to deal with.

I had both a 35" Zenith System 3 tv and 21" Mits Diamond Scan monitor and
couldn't give either of them away. Both worked as well as you expected for
their age, needed zero repairs and probably were considered "good
condition". No interest at all.

So why bother parting them out, if no one wants it free, whole and working,
who is going to get one fixed where the parts would of use?

Heh, I still have 3 or 4 console tv's and one Grundig console radio down in
the basement for the same reason, 20 years ago I figured they would be
parted out and worth something.

Now it looks like I have pay 1-800-junk to get rid of them.

-bruce
[email protected]

 

[Hugh Jassolle]

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT and
one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all or dump
it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually worthless with the
advent of Plasma and LCD big screens. The same with CRT based computer
monitors. I have a nice 19" high end NEC that is working that i cannot
sell for $20.



It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you never use
them why save them?

opinions?

bob

I would save the new stuff you installed.

 

[Sofa Slug]

I don't see the point, I'm pretty confident "they arent going to make a
comeback".

Here in Chicago you can still toss them in the alley and the city will take
them as part of the regular trash pickup. They "suggest" bringing them to a
recycle center, but isn't mandatory as with other major cities.

I hate doing that because the truck guys (can collectors, scrap dudes) will
smash off the back, usually breaking the tube, just to grab the copper off
the defection coil. Then you have a pile of broken glass to deal with.

I had both a 35" Zenith System 3 tv and 21" Mits Diamond Scan monitor and
couldn't give either of them away. Both worked as well as you expected for
their age, needed zero repairs and probably were considered "good
condition". No interest at all.

So why bother parting them out, if no one wants it free, whole and working,
who is going to get one fixed where the parts would of use?

Heh, I still have 3 or 4 console tv's and one Grundig console radio down in
the basement for the same reason, 20 years ago I figured they would be
parted out and worth something.

Now it looks like I have pay 1-800-junk to get rid of them.

-bruce
[email protected]

I have had great success using 'Freecycle' <http://www.freecycle.org> to
dispose of old electronics. It's been a win-win for me - I get rid of
something I don't want, and the person picking it up is usually
delighted to have it.

I've also donated similar items to Goodwill. In Southern California at
least, they will take just about any electronic device, working or not.