[Jeffhs]

Yes, people certainly are getting rid of the old CRTs left and right in favor of flat screens, although in my small northeastern Ohio town I haven't seen many CRT sets on curbs for some time (the last ones I saw were a 1978 RCA ColorTrak 25" console on a treelawn down the street from me, about ten years ago, and three table models several years later, not to mention a 1980-vintage RCA b&w portable just up the street from here). This is probably because folks are turning to recycling (by choice or by law) of worn-out sets, even flat panels, when these sets finally show their last program and quit.

There is no other choice but to buy a FP to replace a traditional CRT, since no one makes the latter anymore. With new large-screen HDTVs available now for very reasonable prices, it doesn't make much sense to be putting money into an old CRT TV (unless you are doing it just for the fun of getting an old set to work again, as do many VK members).