Not only that, but (somewhat contradicting what I said earlier) newer LCD tvs are a lot easier for a common person to repair. Once you get past the main power supply (which I don't think goes bad as often, and can be replaced as a unit fairly reasonably) things are very low-power. Tube tvs, on the other hand, store HUGE electric charges, even when unplugged. If you don't properly discharge it, and touch the wrong point, you can be killed.