What to do with old tv's?

kibbegirl

Sep 23, 2015 at 5:15am

We have a few old Sony tv's that are stored in areas around the house. SIGH. They all still work and when in vogue, were top of the line sets. I don't want a yard sale; I just want to rid of them. If I can sell them, fine. Don't even know what they could be used for as their pre-HD and have "fat backs" as I call them.

Ideas?

oots

Sep 23, 2015 at 5:17am

electronics recycle?

mjh

Sep 23, 2015 at 5:20am

32" or less can be recycled at Best Buy

RobB

Sep 23, 2015 at 5:44am

Yeah, Best Buy. I think you're limited to 3 at a time.

unicorn33

Sep 23, 2015 at 6:12am

We donated a couple of big-screen TVs to Goodwill Industries.

mumstheword

Sep 23, 2015 at 6:15am

I had a working TV set (one of those "kitchen" TVs from days of yore) that I literally couldn't give away to anyone, including charities. I was told to bring it to recycling -- in my town there's a special section for electronics that still work (I don't know what they do with them, sell them for parts?)

PetuniaBird

Sep 23, 2015 at 8:05am

I dropped mine off at the Goodwill Express in Springfield

smurfette

Sep 23, 2015 at 8:44am

Left ours on the curb - picked up in minutes oh oh

jmitw

Sep 23, 2015 at 8:55am Edited

I believe Unique thrift stores will still take them...they are affiliated with a Lupus foundation so you get a tax deduction. There is also furniture assist in Kenilworth.

you can also just try freecycle

I don't think goodwill takes old style TVs anymore...only the new flat panel

The_Soulful_Mr_T

Sep 25, 2015 at 10:15am

I had one of those old rear-projection TVs. It was ancient, it was HUGE! and the picture was no good anymore. I wasn't sure how to dispose of it. I wasn't even sure how I'd get it out of the house; I think it took three guys to get it in. So, I took a Philips screwdriver and a speed-wrench (aka a hammer) and spent two hours taking the damn thing apart. It was actually fun. I must have removed 120 screws. It had a big mirror in it that projected the image from the three colored projectors onto the screen. Finally I had it broken down to its electronic, glass, metal and plastic components in separate piles on my living room floor. I hauled them down to my car and couldn't fit them all in so I made two trips to the dump and recycling center and threw each pile into its respective recycling area. In the end it was very satisfying.