On Oct 24, 2008, at 5:55 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: > Ummm, why would you want to scrap out perfectly good usable monitors > just so you could spend money on an LCD?
Sometimes spending money actually saves money. In the case of LCD monitors, the payback period in electricity saving is enough to pay for the monitor. While Bruce may have pointed out that health concerns over EMF are not statistically proven, the converse is also true, they are not statistically disproved. It is a fact that most forms of electromagnetic radiation DO have biological effect, and large, statistically valid samples have shown that cancers such as skin cancer ARE correlated DIRECTLY to exposure levels. We know the inverse square law applies, and that people tend to sit very close to their monitors. The EU computer safety whitepaper has studied this subject recommended a safe viewing distance of 86cm, which is substantially further away than most CRT users sit. I've inherited an old 1970's Ford LTD with a big 500 ci engine that gets about 6 mpg. It too is "perfectly good usable", but it wastes money in gas, pollutes the air, and carries enough momentum to kill people driving more fuel efficient vehicles if there were an accident. I can't justify ever using this vehicle again, and I don't feel comfortable selling it, so it's headed to the recycler even though it's "perfectly good". Your free, disposed of, CRTs are not an example of a efficient use of recycling. Rather it shows the laziness of the average citizen, placing a CRT in a dumpster rather than recycling it. And you, to cheap to do yourself a favor, there are new LCDs for less than $100, buy one, IT PAYS FOR ITSELF! Society as a whole is better served with your CRTs in the landfill than with them in use. They're digging coal in Wyoming and shipping it on a smokey diesel train to Missouri and burning it releasing tons of CO2 into the atmosphere so that you can waste energy with an antiquated CRT monitor that possibly harms your health in other ways. There was a reason the monitor was in the trash, and it has nothing to do with whether or not it's "perfectly good usable". It's always about money. They're saving money by throwing the CRT away. You're wasting money by using it. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
