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    Old monitors

    I'm looking to but a TFT monitor but I'm not sure what to do with my current flat screen 17" CRT monitor.

    Its too good to just throw out but I really can't think what else to do with it. I'm not sure if I can be bothered sticking it on ebay as the price I'll get for it probably won't be worth the hassle.

    Local free-ads is an option but again I'm not sure if I can be bothered with the hassle considering how much I'd get for it.

    Any ideas people?
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    #2
    Local bargain pages type paper, i got rid of 20 of them that way. Much better than Ebay, though you tend to have to invite the dregs of society into you house to sell.

    The ones i had were all Hewlett Packard HP71 monitors, last year i got ?30 each. This year i'd guess for my product ?20.

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      #3
      A couple that spring to mind:

      1. Sell on Work Intranet (if you work for a big employer)
      2. Give away to a friend or family
      3. Keep and run as a second monitor

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        #4
        I've got a really nice CRT sitting about unused too. Don't want to give it away for peanuts and no one is interested at a fair price. I'll never get rid of it. Bah.

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          #5
          Give it to　charity.

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            #6
            Cheap HDTV?

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              #7
              Charities don't take electrical donations - they have to do electrical safety checks which end up costing more than they'd get for the whathaveyou.

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                #8
                I have 10 or so sat in our server room cluttering up the place, am i allowed to get rid of 'em?

                no

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                  #9
                  Thanks for the help.

                  Originally posted by Mgear
                  A couple that spring to mind:

                  1. Sell on Work Intranet (if you work for a big employer)
                  2. Give away to a friend or family
                  3. Keep and run as a second monitor
                  No. 1 is a good idea - never thought of that. I've tried no.2 and nobody wants it and unfortunately haven't got the space for no. 3.

                  The idea of giving it to a charity had crossed my mind but doesn't look like thats a viable option either.

                  As for using it as a cheap HDTV, how would that work? I'm a complete n00b when it comes to electrical stuff so any help would be much appreciated.

                  Ta.

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                    #10
                    You could use it as a second monitor.
                    You've never lived until you've had two desktops...
                    Honestly.
                    It'll be the time of your life.

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                      #11
                      Balance it on its side, hook up Dreamcast, play Ikaruga as nature intended.

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                        #12
                        I had a nice 17" flat screen CRT to get rid of recently, and gave it to a local primary school in the end. I wasn't keen to chuck it into a landfill, and it's a pain to sell. I hope that it's gone somewhere that it can continue to be useful!

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by mid
                          Balance it on its side, hook up Dreamcast, play Ikaruga as nature intended.
                          Genius! Why didn't I think of that?

                          *runs off to buy a VGA lead*

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