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Plasma Burn in: Movies???

post #1 of 6
11/6/09 at 1:03pm
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I just bought a new Samsung plasma. I'm running it at 50% contrast to break it in right now... But I want to watch a movie right now.


I bought ghost busters for bluray, and for some reason it plays with black bars on the top and bottom of the display. Is this a risk for burn in?

Is there a way to get rid of the black bars?

Will the black bars be an issue after 100 hours of break in???
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post #2 of 6
11/6/09 at 1:16pm
Ghostbusters (like most movies) was shot in a wider aspect ratio than your TV's 16:9. No big deal, and I wouldn't worry about burn in. You might be able to see a faint afterimage after watching a long movie but it should quickly fade. After a few months of owning the set, most like that won't happen anymore.
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post #3 of 6
11/6/09 at 1:17pm
It has black bars because it is in 2:35 aspect ratio. getting rid of them would distort the picture.
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post #4 of 6
11/6/09 at 1:20pm
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Right, I just wanted to make sure the black bars would hurt my "Break In" period.


Are newer movies shot in 16:9???
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post #5 of 6
11/6/09 at 1:23pm
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Originally Posted by gizzygone View Post

Right, I just wanted to make sure the black bars would hurt my "Break In" period.


Are newer movies shot in 16:9???

There is no standard. Some are 2:35 others are 16:9. It just depends. It has nothing to do with old or new.
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post #6 of 6
11/6/09 at 1:25pm
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Got it...



Thanks for the help guys, I'm going to go watch a movie before work...
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