My monitor started sparking the other day. There was an all out light show on my desk coming from the bottom of my screen until i was able to push the power button. I've never had a piece of electrical equipment malfunction that severely on me before. It was quite shocking.
Luckily, i happened to have an old, spare monitor lying around. It''s much smaller than the other one and is a bit fuzzy; however the worst part is that the picture keeps drifting to the right. You know how you can se the horizontal position on the monitor? Well, every few minutes i have to adjust it back to the left. It's really annoying. It's funny how worthless a machine is without a display.
I plan to put up with the backup until i buy a new machine. That means i'll probably be using the computer less at home. I'm just waiting for the shock of my tuition bill to wear off before i make that purchase. Now i have to find a way to properly dispose of the obnoxiously-large CRT whose time has come. Am i just supposed to throw it in the dumpster?
Posted by Matthew at August 25, 2005 09:45 PMThey have places where you can recycle computer monitors. You'd have to look up a recyling company in the phone book and call to ask where.
Posted by: Kristi at August 25, 2005 10:05 PMI looked around the Comprenew site but it didn't look as though i could just drop off my monitor there. It looked to me as though they only catered to the business market.
I did come across another company called Valley City Environmental Services. They told me they would recycle my monitor for an $8 fee. I could drop it off at any time. However, because they actually do contract work for Kent county (in which i live), i can drop off my piece of used equipment at the Kent County Recycling Facility at the corner of Market and Bartlett, downtown Grand Rapids. I can give it to them without incurring a fee. I'm not sure when the KCRF is open and whether or not they do accept drops-off, but at least i now have some clear options.
For recycling options all over the county, the website www.earth911.org has a great listing of local resources.
Posted by: Matthew at August 27, 2005 07:58 PM