Posted by Igor on 11/05/07 17:49

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 18:12:02 -0500, Rita Ä Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04
@aol.com> wrote:

>Igor wrote:
>
>>>> I don't think LCDs are being forced on the masses. I think they
>>>> became more popular than CRTs largely for reasons of convenience and
>>>> ergonomics.
>>>
>>> Really, LCDs are being forced upon the public. LCDs are cheaper to
>>> manufacture and easier to handle, have less longevity for quicker
>>> replacement, and have less of an environmental impact for recycling.
>>> CRTs are almost a nightmare to get rid of since most landfill have
>>> considered them hazardous waste and banned them.
>>>
>>
>> I remember a time not that long ago (2 years?) when CRTs and LCDs both
>> were given equal space on store shelves. My assumption was that if
>> less and less space was being given to CRTs, it was because people
>> weren't buying them anymore.
>
>It's more akin to consumer brainwashing. Here's a good read from the EPA
>site.
>
><http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/2006news/09-crt.htm>
>

I'm all for showing a healthy skepticism towards environmentalists and
the government, but in this case, I really don't see what the problem
is. It's just a set of guidelines for disposing of CRTs.

In the last paragraph, they do encourage people to switch to LCDs, but
it shouldn't be surprising that an agency like the EPA would want
people to switch to a technology with lower power consumption and that
(apparently) contains less hazardous materials than CRTs.
--
"Those of us whose brains did not die in college are
actually stunned by just how stupid academic ideas
are." -- Robert W. Whitaker, http://readbob.com/

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