~Hopping to replace your analog TV with a new hi-definition one?

The Bite
Even if you aren’t, the Fed’s phasing out traditional analog broadcasts (RIP, ol’ Rabbit Ears) in favor of digital ones, so millions of TVs will become obsolete in 2009. But don’t eco-freak out: You can either get a converter box or recycle your old set – no lucky rabbit’s foot necessary.

The Benefits

*Less trashy TV(s). Electronic waste is multiplying faster than rabbits can breed – specifically, at three times the rate of other municipal waste – but it really doesn’t have to.
*Saving the rabbits (and other critters). Analog TVs contain toxins like chromium, lead, and mercury, so it’s important to recycle them. If video killed the radio star, just think what it does to our groundwater.
*Easier than a Playboy Bunny. Converter boxes are available at big retailers like Best Buy, and listing your old set for pickup online or taking it to a drop-spot is so easy, one of The Girls Next Door could do it.

Personally Speaking
Now that the Hollywood writer’s strike’s over, we’re looking forward to watching something other than reality programming; but ’til our fave shows return next Fall, we see a lotta Netflix and iTunes in our futures.

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