On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:54:24 -0700, cdr wrote:

Thanks a lot for everyone's interesting replies. I had a careful think
about all the suggested options, and decided to get a new flatscreen TV.
I got it from a local PC World store, and it cost £250.

It'll be interesting to see if it lasts ten years, I suppose.

I understand that flat screen TVs use less electricity than old tube
based TVs, so perhaps I should think about this as a cost saving
investment.

I'm not sure that it makes much difference - the modern TV might even be
worse.

I'd rather dump it, because if it is faulty and potentially
dangerous, I don't want some unsuspecting person plugging it in and it
catch fire.

Cut the power cable off - anyone with half a brain will take that to mean
that there might be something wrong with it, even if they do end up with
it somehow.

cheers

Jules