What to do with dead monitors

[Marcus Brubaker]

I don't think so. Both of them are old and have taken more abuse than is
reasonable.  The one is a 21" Viewsonic that I bought refurbished about
6 years ago.  It's been moved 4 times (3 of which were half way across
the continent and one of which was done by a freight carrier *wince*)
and taken on a lot of car trips.  (I used it to head a machine I was
DJing with for a short period.)  And beyond that the usage time for it
was significant.

The other didn't completely die, but the sides of its picture became
very "curvy" and the image was shrunk a bit.  It's also fairly old,
maybe 6-8 years and has been moved more than is really healthy.

It's possible that the power is a little funky here.  We're in the
middle of downtown TO, although I guess that doesn't really say a whole
lot.  Any way to figure out whether the power is off and if so, any
suggestions on how to manage?  The power strips aren't the most
luxurious but they're functional.

On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 17:22, teddymills wrote:
> Two monitors toasted in the same week?
> Is the power or powerbars at your place suspect?  
> 
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> Subject: [TLUG]: What to do with dead monitors
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> 
> > Hey everyone.
> > 
> > I just had two of my monitors die within a week of each other.  I've
> > gotten new monitors to replace them now, but I don't know what to do
> > with the old ones.  Does anyone know of a local CRT monitor recycling
> > program?  IBM has a program oriented towards businesses where they'll
> > take everything and recycle it for $30 but I'm not sure if it's
> > available in Canada and I'd prefer free.  Any suggestions anyone?
> > 
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