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Nice. Mine is, too, for the most part.
The only part of mine that I bought new was the 32" PC monitor that acts as the "TV". It's a lot more energy efficient (17 watts) than the 32" LCD (120 watts) that I reclaimed from the side of the road. It's downstairs now with all my retro consoles hooked to it.
The power draw is a good point and definitely something to consider - one of my neighbors recently put a meter on his old one and was surprised to find it drew as much power as his air conditioner. I'm not sure how to balance the higher draw against the environmental cost of manufacturing and shipping and disposing of the TV, but I'm doing my best to contribute as little to the economy as I can, so I've settled for being careful to just turn it off whenever I'm not actively watching something. My city has options for sourcing power from green sources so what I do use hopefully encourages more investment in wind and solar in my region. (It seems pretty legit from what I've been able to find anyways.)