/vr/ - Retro Games

I picked up two random CRT televisions today. Both RCA. One is a 27 inch and the other is a 20 inch "Truflat"

The big 27 inch seems to have a much better picture, but I noticed something a bit odd.

Whenever I have it plugged in with the power strip on there's a very very feint hissing sound coming from the TV. When the TV is actually on it goes away completely. Google is giving me conflicting answers and most people who report a hiss noise have it happen when they turn ON the TV.

Would there be any way to silence this? I know nothing about these TV's and don't feel comfortable opening the thing up. I'm guessing it's just slowly on it's way out and being a cheap RCA it's probably not worth the hassle.

Could it cause any major damage if I keep using it? Or should I just go and recycle it now?

I would just use the 20 inch but it only has S-video and a slightly crooked picture. The big guy has component for my wii emulators and seems perfect besides the slightly annoying sound.