The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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I bought a LNT6471. Much better cause it has 120hz.
And plasma does NOT < LCD. Your comparing last years models at a store? Top of the line LCDs beat plasmas now. + I just left my halo 3 on the menu screenn for 9 hours last night (fell asleep). Good thing I didnt own a plasma or I would be screwed. Plasma = crap. If they ever 100% fix that burn in issue, and find some sort of way to stop it from losing brightness over time, then perhaps I will consider it as a product some1 might want to buy.
I'm an LCD owner, never had a plasma, but I'm skeptical that LCD is better than plasma at everything. Something like 120Hz just seems like a hack simply because the crystals just can't change anywhere nearly that quickly. And those sets are more expensive than plasma anyway.
Keep in mind that current LCDs lose brightness over time too. LCDs in general still use phosphors in the form of fluorescent lighting, and phosphors just fade over time. I say in general because there are a few extremely expensive LCD panels that use LED backlighting, but they are such a rare exception that they prove the rule.