Old TV recycling

[Annna]

Hi , I have two ordinary portable TVs a few years old each, which came out of bedrooms, they are not perfect but function ok, they are not digital.
Are they any good to anybody, or are they useless because of the impending switch over? Would charity shops appreaciate them. Or is now time for the dump?

[Ethel]

Try freecycle:

http://www.freecycle.org/

Don't forget these can still be used for playing dvds, which makes them very suitable for children's rooms where the parents don't want their youngsters watching late night tv.

[Buenchico]

Most charity shops don't accept electrical goods (because they haven't got a qualified electrician to carry out the necessary safety test before they can be sold).

However the British Heart Foundation have over 50 large 'Furniture & Electrical' stores across the country. Even if you've not got such a store in your area, your local 'ordinary' BHF shop should still be able to accept the TVs, which will then be passed on to the nearest shop which sells electrical goods.

BHF usually have little difficulty in selling analogue TVs which have Scart sockets. Those without Scart sockets are harder for them to sell (because it's impossible to directly connect an ordinary Freeview box top them). However they can probably still get a few pounds for them.

Enter your postcode, here, to find your nearest BHF Furniture & Electrical shop (or, alternatively, their nearest 'ordinary' shop):
http://preview.multimap.com/clients/places.cgi ?client=heart

Chris

[Dusty Bin]

Don't dump them!

Someone will want one - I did last year.

I found one by looking on the customer ads board in our local supermarket.

If you want to get rid of your TV quickly, just put up an ad saying "free portable TV" and you'll soon be shot of your surplus telly, plus whoever wants it will no doubt be prepared to collect it saving you a trip to a charity shop or your local refuse tip too!

[Annna]

Thanks for the advice. I will recycle. x

[wideboy]

As well as BHF, our local Debra charity shops take electrical goods.

[romko]

despite the aggressive marketing and the half truths peddled in the high street and in the press, you can connect ANY Tv to a freeview box. All you need ( for sets with no AV inputs) is a RF modulator (available from places like maplin, or online) or an old vcr, which does have a scart or other AV input, and go through that. ;-)

I agree with other posters : I have seen old tvs snapped up on. freecycle, so give it a whirl!