See the National Geographic for January 2008; the piece entitled "High-Tech
Trash" deals at length with the abandonment of CRTs and other computer
parts. Not a very pretty story.
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Steinman" <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:09 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Monitor accuracy, was: What Film does your Digital Camera
Mimick
>
>> From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> I have read somewhere that the useful life of a CRT ranges from about
>> 3-6 years... I'm seriously considering another CRT after recently
>> discovering that the NEC 21" is still being made.
>
>
> Don't do it! Environmentally, flat screens are so much better.
>
> Not only do they last longer, but they use less energy.
>
> Yea, there is some cheap crap out there. But the more expensive ones
> are very nice indeed.
>
> Otherwise, you're just going to add several pounds of lead to the
> toxic disposal problem in a few short years, not to mention lots of
> CO2 emitted in the interim for the extra ~100 watts or so you'll be
> using with the CRT.
>
> :::: Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating
> yourself. -- George Bernard Shaw ::::
> :::: Jan Steinman http://www.EcoReality.org ::::
>
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