Proper handling of a 50" plasma TV

[Eric H]

One other thought as to which sets are more environmentally friendly.

40" CRT, weight 250-300 lbs, most of which is leaded glass, eventually winds up on the side of the road smashed to bits.

50" Plasma/LCD, 70-80 lbs, no Lead at all most likely, most of the rest of it is probably RoHS compliant (which probably reduces reliability somewhat).
100% recyclable.

Don't forget the fuel used to ship a 300 lb TV across the Ocean and then Truck it around the Country, you can also fit a lot more Flat Screens in the same shipping space.

Not every CRT set was top notch quality that would outlive a flat screen, in fact I would say a large majority of the sets made in the last 15 years of CRT's were low end BPC.

Hundreds of millions of sets were made in the tube powered era, 98% of them are in the landfill now, the majority went there because the died and the owners bought another tube set to replace it.