Comments on: SED TV and OLED TV possible solutions as Aussie Government to ban “fat-panel” TVs http://www.sed-tv-reviews.com/sed-tv-and-oled-tv-possible-solutions-as-aussie-government-to-ban-fat-panel-tvs.html The Source for SED TV Reviews and News Sat, 30 Oct 2010 07:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Computer Recycler http://www.sed-tv-reviews.com/sed-tv-and-oled-tv-possible-solutions-as-aussie-government-to-ban-fat-panel-tvs.html/comment-page-1#comment-16102 Computer Recycler Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:30:13 +0000 http://www.sed-tv-reviews.com/sed-tv-and-oled-tv-possible-solutions-as-aussie-government-to-ban-fat-panel-tvs.html#comment-16102 This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Have they already banned CRT monitors and TV's? Those are much more common (having been around for decades) and use *much* more power. Even traditional LCD's user fluorescent lighting sources. I would think the real danger would be the mercury from those fluorescent tubes--which is not a problem in the upcoming LED TV's. For some stats on the danger of mercury check out my <a href="http://www.technocycle.com/technoblog" rel="nofollow">computer recycling blog</a>. This doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Have they already banned CRT monitors and TV’s? Those are much more common (having been around for decades) and use *much* more power. Even traditional LCD’s user fluorescent lighting sources.

I would think the real danger would be the mercury from those fluorescent tubes–which is not a problem in the upcoming LED TV’s. For some stats on the danger of mercury check out my computer recycling blog.

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