TV tubes repairable?

Off topic I know, but maybe someone here knows. My 9 year old 32"
Sony TV made a pop tonight and the picture quickly turned to a spot of
green in the center. Sounds like a tube issue to me?

First, are these even repairable? If not, are there people who will
take it off my hands, for recycling, or perhaps hobby repair?

I have to admit that my wife and I did high five each other when it
died as we've been eyeing 42 and 50" plasmas recently :)

Thanks,
Jason
Received on Sun Jul 15 21:22:31 2007