hey guys i just got a Philips 50inch 50pf9431D/37B and and it says it was made in 2006 and i was wondering is this screen prone to burn in? or was this fixed by the time this tv came out? and this Tv is 720P with a rez of 1366×768 but on my xbox 360 i can also put it on 1080I which one would be better for my 360 720P or 1080I?

also is this tv a very good model? i bought it from a guy online and i got home and it works perfect but i tryed looking it up and i cant seem to fine any reviews or a price on how much this tv cost i got it for 400$

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hey guys i just got a Philips 50inch 50pf9431D/37B and and it says it was made in 2006 and i was wondering is this screen prone to burn in? or was this fixed by the time this tv came out? and this Tv is 720P with a rez of 1366×768 but on my xbox 360 i can also put it on 1080I which one would be better for my 360 720P or 1080I?

also is this tv a very good model? i bought it from a guy online and i got home and it works perfect but i tryed looking it up and i cant seem to fine any reviews or a price on how much this tv cost i got it for 400$

Well I can answer some of your questions.

As far as burn in, its older technology, things have gotten better as of late of what I read. I would just pay close attention. Even on newer Pannys there are burn in issues with gaming usage (esp with madden). I highly suggest reading the Burn-In thread stickyed at the top of the forum.

As for the resolution debate. The TV does a little bit more than 720p (1280x720). Putting a 1080i signal might be able to use those few extra lines of resolution that you, but its an interlaced signal as oppsed to progressive. Interlaced signals renders half the lines per frame where progressive renders the whole frame each time. I would say stick with 720p, as with interlaced I notice shifting and aliasing issues. Also you won't get the benefit of 1080 lines of resolution.

As far as the TV being 400 dollars...... Not to bad, its old technology, so I guess you did alright.

I hope my answers were helpful, and anyone feel free to correct anything if I was wrong.

http://www.hdtvreview.com/Philips-50PF9431D-37-hdtv.html


There are some specs.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/252461/philips-50pf9431d-37-1500-at-costco

There is some pricing info from back in 04.

Google is your friend......

hey guys i just got a Philips 50inch 50pf9431D/37B and and it says it was made in 2006 and i was wondering is this screen prone to burn in? or was this fixed by the time this tv came out? and this Tv is 720P with a rez of 1366×768 but on my xbox 360 i can also put it on 1080I which one would be better for my 360 720P or 1080I? also is this tv a very good model? i bought it from a guy online and i got home and it works perfect but i tryed looking it up and i cant seem to fine any reviews or a price on how much this tv cost i got it for 400$

(1) I believe this is the low-end Wal-Mart version of the 9631. If so, it should have the Pixel-shifting technology.

Best thing to do is to put the game system on and see if it leaves any ghosting images. Turn back to the TV after like 2 minutes. Then try it again after 10-15. Then play the game for an hour or so. If you see ghosting or any IR, then you know you're gonna have that problem and if so, you want to set a limit as to how long the game system can be on before you 'give it a break' by either switching to another game with different outlines, or better yet, switching back to HDTV for a few minutes and getting rid of the fixed images.

(2) Game systems act differently. I have never used a game system on my 9631 but my nephew put one of those $20 plug-in classic games (Pac-Man, etc) that is basically a little box and a joystick into my Philips...I caught him before he could play. Game was on for maybe 30 seconds before I took it out and there was already the white outlines of the Pac-Man board.

(3) Turn the CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS down if you must play games.

(4) As I said, give the TV a break from constant fixed images -- don't play 1 game 4 hours straight or even the video system for that long. When you take a break and PAUSE The games, put the Philips back on an HDTV channel.
FWIW, I have gotten some IR with the clock in the upper right when I leave it on 10-15 minutes.

(5) The resolution is correct for a 720p system -- the larger numbers are corrected for.

(6) I am not a video expert, but since the native resolution is 720p if your Xbox can output that I would think that would be best. But the TV can handle a 1080i signal, too and just converts it.

(7) I think you got a pretty good deal for $400 -- you might want to read the 9630 and 9631 User Threads for tips and safety issues, also, you can enter the SM and see how many hours the set has on it.