The number of televisions estimated that sit unused in closets.
The EPA estimates that nearly 100 million unused televisions are currently taking up precious, beautiful space. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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It's the very short 'life-span' these devices are said to have that puts me off.
If they can fix that and stop degradation during the later life of the unit them I may well have a look when I next change TV
(but seeing as I've only changed mine in the last couple of months that's not going to be for a while).
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OLED tv's at this point do not have very short life spans. There was at one time an issue with blue phosphor life but that has been fixed.
They may not last as long as traditional crts where I have seen them last more than 20 years but they can go at least 10.