elektrified Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Does anyone have any ideas of perhaps an old folks home, I guess even an orphanage, etc. where I may be able to donate a couple of televisions? They are the older CRT type (actually one is some kind of hybrid) but they work fine. I've advertised on a few places and my wife has too - offering them from close to nothing - to nothing, but only got a few smart ass remarks from millennials. I hate to throw them out. The only thing is that they would have to be picked up. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 If you live in a house, just put them outside the front gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Vacuum said: If you live in a house, just put them outside the front gate. Are you crazy?I would be hamstrung if I got caught removing useless pieces of rubbish from the premises.I would have to dismantle and cut into small pieces and smuggle into the bin.They also have people that actually go around and buy recyclable stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Another option would be to donate them to one of the numerous tv-repair shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 why not try sell at an auction house??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Just leave them on the street in town or by the rubbish if it's collected. The rubbish collectors will give to a good home and they might even make a few baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I've only Googled a bit and there are plenty of orphanages. :http://northernthailand.com/a_1.5/en/chiangmai-ngos/orphanges.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcher22 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Please, let's stop turning orphanages into dumpsters. Kids deserve better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 28 minutes ago, searcher22 said: Please, let's stop turning orphanages into dumpsters. Kids deserve better. A CRT may not be an LED but it is better than nothing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Please, let's stop turning orphanages into dumpsters. Kids deserve better.Working TVs are not trash. That is the point.You want to give better, do it. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I have 30 identical CRT 40" TV's with remotes if someone wants them. Pick up only....and all of them. FREE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Put it on the side of the street. If you are fancy then add a cardboard with ฟรี written on it. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 4 hours ago, neeray said: A CRT may not be an LED but it is better than nothing ! Probably not when you consider the cost to operate them and that most will not be able to do the basic TV job of over the air reception (which is now digital). I recall our first TV - a World War II radar that Raytheon rebranded as a 12 1/2 inch round TV is the 40's. That was 70 years ago - time for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Anything we don't want and are prepared to let go for free is happily taken by our maid. We had a damaged flat screen which worked, but had 5 x 2" white spots on the image - the Maid was ok with this (I guess she's either selling them on and making a little extra or is getting fixed and selling it etc), she works extremely hard, is extremely reliable, we're happy that she can offload the stuff we don't want and if she is making any profit in the process, good for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I have 30 identical CRT 40" TV's with remotes if someone wants them. Pick up only....and all of them. FREE.40 inch CRT they will weigh a tonne [emoji39] Hard to pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 1 hour ago, lopburi3 said: Probably not when you consider the cost to operate them and that most will not be able to do the basic TV job of over the air reception (which is now digital). I recall our first TV - a World War II radar that Raytheon rebranded as a 12 1/2 inch round TV is the 40's. That was 70 years ago - time for a change. What a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 21 minutes ago, Vacuum said: What a beauty. Just a Google photo but exactly same model we had - neighbor was senior engineer at plant producing them and got at discount or we would never have had TV so early. Behind the center cover were all kinds of adjustments (any tube change required a lot of time and patience to get the test pattern right (there really was a reason for text patterns). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 19 hours ago, neeray said: A CRT may not be an LED but it is better than nothing ! Nothing wrong with CRT. I still use one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jastheace Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 if you have space and if they are in GWO, hang on to them, trust me, hang on to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 1 minute ago, jastheace said: if you have space and if they are in GWO, hang on to them, trust me, hang on to them y ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 14 hours ago, Tayaout said: Put it on the side of the street. If you are fancy then add a cardboard with ฟรี written on it. Problem solved. Yeah! put a sticker on it - saying '"Half Price!" Of?? No need... you don't need to put an a actual price though, as the sign in itself is the prompt of it being worth something; to see it as a good steal... problem solved one thing about donating an elder CRT Tv to a worthy cause: - make sure it comes with a Digital Set Top Box, at the very least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jastheace Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, papa al said: y ? just got back to the uk, bought a house with contents, 2 14" crt tv's on ebay , both went for 90-100 GBP on auction, I kid you not, havn't put the 3rd one on yet, dunno if its retro gaming related, but when I left Thailand, just gave all mine away. keep in case something like that in LOS ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, jastheace said: just got back to the uk, bought a house with contents, 2 14" crt tv's on ebay , both went for 90-100 GBP on auction, I kid you not, havn't put the 3rd one on yet, dunno if its retro gaming related, but when I left Thailand, just gave all mine away. keep in case something like that in LOS ? could be as they had the Channel 0/1/36 etc RF IN, for the really really retro game consoles my old Z80 computer used that, and recently eBayed it for AU450. The fella was grateful I thru one of my Sony14"ers in with it don;t forget all those elder VCRs commonly had well used RF Outs too - because that was all the likewise elder CRTs needed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 11:06 AM, Bill97 said: Working TVs are not trash. That is the point. You want to give better, do it. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Exactly. We are not putting them on the soi. If it rains they will be ruined. Furthermore, I am not about to attempt carrying them downstairs. They are Sony and Samsung and both work fine. I will give Freebird Cafe a call and see if they have someone to pick them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 We actually bought a second hand one a few years back for the village school. My suggestion is village schools or the like which done have one. I could enquire for you and maybe take it off your hands and deliver to my wife's village if they are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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