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|    Repurposing TVs    |
|    14 Dec 25 12:26:58    |
      From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid              I repair a lot of LCD/LED TVs -- to keep them from the land fill.              But, there are only "so many" people/places you can find who       are willing to give a home to said rescued kit (free).       Particularly as screen sizes get more and more outrageous!       Inside the home, there aren't many places for a second       (or third or fourth) "big screen". And, garages and back       porches pose similar limits.              [I could probably find homes for 30 inch screens (e.g., bedrooms)       a lot easier than 85 inch screens! Sadly, the latter are now far       more common in the scrap pile! :< ]              So, looking to the mantra "Reuse, Refurbish, Repurpose, Recycle",       I'm looking for ideas on how to repurpose them to give them       more life (they almost ALWAYS die due to power supply issues;       simple fixes that almost make the effort to do the repair seem       "inconvenient" -- why not "works-in-a-drawer"?).              But, as the screen is the most significant part of the product,       any such "new-purpose" would need to make use of that!              I'm at a loss. *Projectors* I can find homes for (XMAS       decorations, "outdoor theaters", etc.) but screens are too big       or nowhere near large enough (e.g., for "decorations")              I thought of just using them as large "light panels" but       LED lamps are cheap and ubiquitous and much easier to       mount than a large screen!               |
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