I don't know if I'm in the right forum to ask this question, but here goes...

I just bought a new Samsung LN-S5296D LCD TV. One reason I went with LCD was because of the Screen Burn issue with Plasma TV's Everywhere that I read informed me that Screen Burn was not an issue with LCDs. Then the first thing that I saw in the TV owners manuel was NOT to let images display on the screen for a long period of time as it may cause Burn. In addition, If you show a 4:3 picture, a DVD or a game for a long period of time, it could also cause Screen Burn. Should I be worried about this? Should I avoid watching 4:3 pictures?

My understanding is that it's not an issue with LCD - the liquid crystals either align or not and therefore either allow the light to pass or block it. But with Plasma and CRT there are phosphor dots that degrade with use and hence the burn-in.

My guess is that the statement is just a holdover from the past or maybe just something in common with their plasma TV manuals. I have an LCD RPTV that is about 2 years old that displays 4:3 99% of the time (it's in the bedroom and only my wife watches it). I see no burn in at all.

Ed

Apparently there is possibly an issue with LCD's. It's not called screen burn, but image persistence. So it's best to avoid static images for long periods of time. Nevertheless, webblogs indicate that if it happens, it's easily correctible with a bright image displayed for a long time or something similar.

I experienced burnin on one of my sets years ago and vowed that I would never have to deal with it again ...since it was a real pain in the ass to deal with, an unnecessary expense, and easy to avoid with proper care and attention.

I would be careful, turn down the settings, and avoid long durations of use in this mode.

who the hell knows with this new technology . it is better to be safe then sorry.

"image persistance"..great play on words :) for the same friggin thing.

"image persistance"..great play on words :) for the same friggin thing.
To me burn in has the connotation of permanent whereas image persistence sounds like a temporary condition.

Ed

To me burn in has the connotation of permanent whereas image persistence sounds like a temporary condition.

very true...I would not want to have to deal with either....burn in or image persistence.

it is better to be safe then sorry.