I wouldnt worry too much. Same thing was said when Transistors replaced Tubes, and alot of those people are still around. It just means change, and servicers have to adjust. You will still see the Human Error / Machine Error Factor in production units put out to meet a deadline. IE: Bad Solder , Factory field Bulletin to improve performances etc. I dont think the US populus is ready to ditch their CRT equipment overnight , considering the Pollutant problems at risk. It will be a slow gradual change over many years. Steve Hearns Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Royal19960@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:47 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Old TV's Site (Trivia Only) now old tv repair Hi all. Even worse then any dumping is what is really bothering me, the fact that picture tubes are being outdated. I understand that Thomson is ready to quit crt's when they can make a LCD screen in the 13" size that they can sell for $99.99. The last Zenith school stated that there will be no service center warranty on any tv less then 30". Even through we don't replace many crt's the support devices (vert, horiz, high voltage, power supplies) will no longer be there. If you eliminate those circuits what will we work on? Then you have the sundown of analog tv's on the horizon. WOW. Roy Adams C.E.T./C.A. Bonded TV Service 5158 W Forest Home Ave Milwaukee, WI 53219 414-541-9111 www.Bondedtv.com we have thousands of tubes on the site Webhosting from only 4.95 a month at Bondedhost.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Jokes, complaints, off topics, general chat. Everything other than repair help problems can be found at this new list. No archives and posts will not be found on Google or any other engine!To remove or join, click: mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe%20chat Send to the list at chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx once subscribed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jokes, complaints, off topics, general chat. Everything other than repair help problems can be found at this new list. No archives and posts will not be found on Google or any other engine!To remove or join, click: mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe%20chat Send to the list at chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx once subscribed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/