Do I need to worry about electrocution working on a TV?

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I need to replace a couple of ICs following this guide: http://k0lee.com/2011/05/fixing-a-sony-wega-with-6-or-7-blink-code/

The dude who wrote the guide just says to leave the TV unplugged overnight and doesn't mention worrying about being electrocuted, but I've read a bunch of stuff online about capacitors holding lethal charges.

So uh... should I be worried? Do I have to discharge capacitors? If so, how?

Any advice is appreciated.

My TV has been unplugged for a month now fwiw.
 
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=electrocution+from+tube+televisions&pbx=1&oq=electrocution+from+tube+televisions&aq=f&aqi=q-n1&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3453l6953l1l7188l18l13l2l0l0l0l265l2078l0.9.3l14l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=af618726a03bb3e0&biw=1009&bih=455

if you arent sure then you havent done enough research yet. i'd suggest either reading more into it or getting someone with experience handle it for you.

i'm not sure how long the capacitors can store a charge for but its always best to double check them. its not worth the consequences if you dont.