> "Unlike an arcade monitor, the chasis in a lot of TV's (Especially older ones) are HOT!!!"
Actually, (most) arcade monitors DO work on hot chassis, and that's why you MUST connect them through an isolation transformer, which then of course makes them "unhot", with respect to earth ground that is.
I will post more later, as I've cracked numerous TV's and computer monitors.
However in summary, unless you're working on it with it plugged in, don't worry about it being hot or needing an isolation transformer. Also, unless you're separating the tube from the electronics (chassis) board, don't worry about discharging the monitor.
Your greatest problem decasing a TV is GRAVITY. The tube is heavy and has a very strange center of balance and wants to tip and tug where you don't want it to. Your second biggest problem is of course the vacuum and related implosion/explosion if you don't handle it well and you could at least break the tube neck and ruin it, or worst, break the bigger side or front and suffer a very bad implosion and flying glass.
Think about those things BEFORE you even worry about voltages and stuff. (not that they're not important, but you have to consider more than just that)
I'll post more later, but you won't need anything more than screwdrivers, perhaps a socket set, a wire or two and gloves, at the most.