🍿 5 Things to Do With Your Old TVs — Ditching Google Search for Perplexity AI

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TODAY'S TOP STORY [5 Things You Can Do with That Old TV You Stuffed in the Basement](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2Fthings-you-can-do-with-that-old-tv-you-stuffed-in-the-basement%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202405071530%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t%26lctg=8010030bea35d8591f3773f7d2e8a0341ae18d86419f6491cd5e79afa285899d/1/0100018f54b2a076-0ec67351-cdac-4be2-8b36-bbb2582ed799-000000/JyYy33EsfORLnHR1EpsyV4o3urE=373) [An old CRT television sitting on a dresser with a static filled screen.](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2Fthings-you-can-do-with-that-old-tv-you-stuffed-in-the-basement%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202405071530%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t%26lctg=8010030bea35d8591f3773f7d2e8a0341ae18d86419f6491cd5e79afa285899d/2/0100018f54b2a076-0ec67351-cdac-4be2-8b36-bbb2582ed799-000000/jKil3rCedxyph7reu6IK_SmJIm8=373) Many people don't know what to do with their old TV after an upgrade, so they store it away for future use. 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