Goodwill swamped with CRTs
 

I went in to the local Goodwill today, they have tons of CRT sets of all shapes and sizes for cheap, they even had a 16:9 CRT set for sale.

I expect it will get worse (or better depending on your POV) after Christmas.

Didn't I read on here that GW would no longer sell CRT sets after the digital transition?

Did you see anything with some age on it or was it all '90's and newer stuff?

I suspect that since it's Christmas and the DTV transition is near, there will be plenty of old TV's donated to the charity stores as people get updated TV's. I'm going to watch my local SA like a hawk in case anything decent turns up.

Saw a bunch at my local GW as well...

Well, I hit the SA today and didn't find much in the way of vintage TV's. A couple of '90's era Thomson RCA consoles, A 32" Thomson RCA, a couple of el cheapo off brand BPC sets, a couple of 12" B&W sets (Goldstar and GE) priced at $15 each, an early '80's 19" Portland knob tuner, and a 20" RCA (looked like a CTC130 chassis).

Went in another charity thrift store and the only TV in the place was one of those 12" white cased POS "ACTON" brand B&W TV's with the wall wart power supply for $15. I remember those being the last knob tuned sets sold in the mid '90's and I think they were something like $29.99 new. I think 12" B&W are virtually unsellable now. I have not gotten $15 for one in ages.

I figured I'd at least find a GE portacolor, a nice 19" Zenith 4 tube hybrid, or an RCA roundie console; but, no such luck. Maybe next week...

Tons here too--I picked up a Panasonic Quintrix 10" portable for $4.99. Just couldn't say no--I love these little units. They also had two HUGE 50" big screens (way overpriced), and the usual BPC.

Mostly 90's stuff, I almost bought a small (9 or 10"?) 1995 RCA Colortrak with the swoopy areodynamic cabinet just because it looked cool but it was plain white and had some dings on it.

Waaaaahht?! I sure hope not! Who's gonna sell used old and newer CRT's that the "average consumer" doesn't want anymore? I'd hate to see em all going to the trash bin just because they're an "out of date" technology

I think you'll find this interesting:

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=191067

Sorry, it's true. I watched about that.:tears:

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There's an older Zenith 46" PTV at one of the local higher priced thrift stores priced at $190. I suspect it will be there awhile, as well.

A few months ago I saw an old Sony 20" or so trinitron. I really wanted to get it but the picture looked way to bright and washed out even with the brightness and contrast controls all the way down. Is this a common problem with these sets?

Some yo-yo could have turned the G2 control up too high. Or, there could be a problem in the brightness limiter circuit. It's probably worth a shot at trying to repair if you can get it cheap enough.

The Wal-Mart near my house still sells brand new CRT based TVs as well as many flat screen models. I am not sure how long this will last.

Most likely until the supply runs out, I believe most CRTs are out of production now. I think there are some still made in ......yes, china:sigh:.