I was thinking about buying a newer TV and then I read this:
The volume of e-waste, particularly lead-bearing CRTs, will likely grow exponentially next February, when U.S. television networks switch from analog to digital signals. And it would appear, based on the GAO report, that EPA is not ready to enforce regulations for the proper handling of such toxic materials.
Further, the liquid-crystal display televisions that are likely to replace them contain mercury in the fluorescent lightbulbs inside them. "We don't know how to take out the mercury, let alone deal with it responsibly," Smith says.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=...umped-overseas
I love it...
"We don't know how to take out the mercury, let alone deal with it responsibly,"
Then how the FUCK did these products ever make it to market!?
You know... unless we babysit these jerk-offs with a vengeance they're just going to continue to come out with non-viable product after non-viable product, all in the name of making a buck today at the expense of our children's tomorrow.