Believe it or not, LCD and LED televisions don’t dominate new television sales worldwide, as a strong international market remains for traditional cathode ray tube televisions and related components like remote controls.
While the CRT TV has been supplanted in the U.S. by LCD and LED televisions, with CRT sets increasingly ending up in landfills or being recycled for components, overseas markets still have a demand for old-style sets.
Worldwide, sales of CRT sets peaked in the mid-2000s, with about 130 million units sold in 2005. Since then, sales have declined to about 90 million, but analysts predict sales to remain steady for years to come.
The CRT sets are mostly manufactured in Asia and are very inexpensive, compared to more costly LCD and LED sets. For many people in developing nations, a CRT television is the first luxury item they buy once they obtain a little disposable income.
One positive impact of the developing world’s demand for CRT sets is that it creates demand for recycled components, from American CRT sets being discarded by homes upgrading to more modern devices. E-waste is a growing environmental concern, and finding ways to keep electronics out of landfills is a key priority for environmental advocates.
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