Since I posted (last Jan) about the problem of getting rid of old TVs and monitors, my (very small) town put me in charge of finding a place to dispose of such things. I called around, and the going rate for a full size TV was $25, for businesses, however I called one place and they said that for residential TVs, that it was FREE! Apparently our state (Maine) forces manufacturers to pay for recycling such things, so they just bill the manufacturer. Haven't tried it yet, and the place that said it is free still has a $25 fee listed. But hopefully, if this trend continues into other states, it may no longer be a problem to dispose of TVs and monitors.
Also, since posting in Jan, I've finally bought an
HDTV. I got an LCD. We went and looked at the various types, and there wasn't a whole lot of difference in picture quality that we could see, at least with the canned video they were displaying, however there was one HUGE difference, and that is reflection of light from windows and lights, etc. We have so many windows in our house, that it's almost impossible to see the screen of any TV with a shiny glass surface, but the LCDs almost completely eliminate the glare from window and light reflection. It's amazing.