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All, there is absolutely NO reason to do this any longer. Plasmas today do not need any other breakin than watching regular material. If you're doing this still, then all you're doing is wasting 100 hrs of TV watching on your new TV. As long as you have the full screen taken up when you watch material, the screen will evenly break in itself. No slides are needed whatsoever.

Notice this thread was created in 2005! Plasmas have come a long way since then. :-)

I have a DVD player that can play the DVD in 1080i. Do I still want to run it in 720p for break-in with this DVD? Also is the gray supposed to go to black? I tested the DVD and I didn't see any black screens. Thanks in advance!

Why do you want to run it at 720p? It shouldn't matter as long as the images are full-screen.

There are black images/slides as well as gray on the flash drive version, but I can't say if the DVD is that way. The DVD version does have many more different colors than the 20 images for the flash version.

How do I make the DVD player run the Evang2 DVD without stopping for 150 hours? It mentions the DVD will go for 24 straight hours. Do I just have to press play again after the 24 hours is up or when the DVD stops??

Guys you don't have to run any break-in procedure, (DVD or flash drive) for ~150 hrs straight.

Unless it's been updated and changed to be 24 hrs long in one run, I don't know where it says the DVD method will run for 24 hrs, it lasts about 42 minutes which would of course have to be looped/repeated.

I'm confused on the DVD length. When I play the DVD version in WMP, it only lasts about ~43 minutes or so......which you mention there. But there you say 24 hrs, and that it has to be on repeat (same as loop?). So I'm confused on that. I don't understand the correlation between the length (which appears to be 43-44 minutes), and the 24 hr time period. Just curious.

I see. I never used the DVD, I used the flash drive method, and I only looked at the DVD method in WMP just out of curiosity and since everyone was saying it had more colors. At the end of the video (43-45 minutes), it just starts over again at the beginning (because I have WMP set to loop, of course if one does not, it won't start over again).

Mine has been running straight for 3 days so far. Just keeps going around and around

Would we still say that break-in is advisable for newer plasmas, since it would in fact make IR less likely?

Will be getting a 101FD KURO delivered on Wednesday and am still on the fence about the whole break-in thing.

And assuming I'll do it, I'll be using my Oppo BDP. I should be able to get the DVD to repeat forever just by selecting "repeat all," correct?

What other safety tips does anyone have specific to the KURO? I think I'll put it on auto shutdown (which it supposedly does if there is no source), for starters. And I'll be using the torch settings, as presented by D-Nice over in that other thread.

Yes, of course some will disagree, but the science is there to support it. Plus I recently watched a video at some HDTV review site, and they even mentioned that break-in can reduce IR/BI.

My KURO is currently in the break-in process.

I just realized that these slides are 720p, though. I'm going to assume that setting my Oppo BDP-83 to 1080p output is just fine.

To be honest, I'm not sure how long I can tolerate this process. I am paranoid about the thing being a fire hazard for being on for so long, especially with the hot weather.

The images are 1920x1080.



If it's getting that hot, something is wrong. It's normal for it to consume more watts (and therefore put out more heat) during the break-in, but no part of it should be over ~110° or so. (That's just using my 5020 as an example; I used a non-contact IR thermometer and the hottest place on mine I could find was 109° on a white screen).

The rear fans will also come on when things get "too hot" but I don't know what point that is.

You don't have to run the break-in all at once.

I'm curious how five years of progress magically changes the chemical and physical properties of phosphorus.

I just wanted to give a quick shout-out of thanks! I just purchased a 63" Samsung Plasma this weekend, and have started the break-in process. I intend to mix in normal TV/Movie watching while I complete my 100 hours using the break-in DVD. I am convinced that break-in is still needed as I could see a very slight black bars above/below after watching the Dark Knight on blu-ray.

I do have a questions, but I'll post them later. However, I just wanted to say thank you for all the information in this thread. I believe its as relevent today as it was in 2005.

That's a bit troubling. Be sure you don't use high contrast and high brightness settings for the first couple of hundred hours, and after you watch something with bars like that be sure you put some full screen content on it for a few hours after (or just run the break-in images for several more hours).

I ran the break-in DVD for a few hours and its gone. However, I do have 1 question about the break-in DVD... I noticed that the images start with the white slides, then blue, then back to white, then green, then back to white, then red, then back to white before doing blue again. Is all the white slides good for the pixels since there aren't as many blue/green/red slides?

thank you!

Sorry I can't answer that since I don't use the DVD method.

Just past 60 hours of breakin on my new PN50C550. Using the files via an SD card in my USB port. Working like a charm.

With almost all decent HDTVs having either a USB port or a memory card slot, why would anyone choose to go the DVD route?

I'm in the same boat! I'm getting my 101FD next Saturday, so far it seems like it would be a good idea to do some burn in for at least 100 hours in between watching some tv. Some say its not necessary anymore. I guess it can't hurt. I would be upset if i saw black burn in marks from watching a movie. this is my first plasma, so i'm still researching everything. I had to break in my Denon AH-D2000 headphones and i can tell you that it leveled out the sound for sure, so there must be some benefit to such things.

i hope you are enjoying your 101FD.

^^ Re the last 2 posts: Here's something I save for questions such as that: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...6#post16059416

just noting that the burn in dvd site is down - is there a way to get this otherwise? i've sent a pm to evangelos2, but i'd like to get started tonight. even the burn in images would work.

thanks

At 6AM CST it's up for me. Maybe it was just temporary. If you still can't get to it today I can send you the images.

It is up for me too - I got it, but thanks a lot for offering to help.

Sure.

oke, I've read the first couple of pages and last couple of pages of this thread. I understand its not necessary to run it for 200 hours straight, but I'm confused for how long it should run?

I'm getting a LG 50PK250 tomorrow. Should I avoid bars and static logo's?

Thanks!

So I watched the DVD for the entire 45 minutes through until it looped, and I have a question about the timing of the colors. I looked through most of the pages here and didn't find anything regarding this question, so I hope it hasn't already been asked.

Anyway, here's the timing I saw:

Chapter 01 (00:00 - 00:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 02 (00:30 - 01:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 03 (01:00 - 01:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 04 (01:30 - 02:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 05 (02:00 - 02:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 06 (02:30 - 03:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 07 (03:00 - 03:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 08 (03:30 - 04:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 09 (04:00 - 04:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 10 (04:30 - 05:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 11 (05:00 - 05:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 12 (05:30 - 06:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 13 (06:00 - 06:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 14 (06:30 - 07:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 15 (07:00 - 07:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 16 (07:30 - 08:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 17 (08:00 - 08:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 18 (08:30 - 09:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 19 (09:00 - 09:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 20 (09:30 - 10:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 21 (10:00 - 10:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 22 (10:30 - 11:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 23 (11:00 - 11:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 24 (11:30 - 12:00): Shade of Green
Chapter 25 (12:00 - 12:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 26 (12:30 - 13:00): Shade of Green
Chapter 27 (13:00 - 13:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 28 (13:30 - 14:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 29 (14:00 - 14:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 30 (14:30 - 15:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 31 (15:00 - 15:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 32 (15:30 - 16:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 33 (16:00 - 16:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 34 (16:30 - 17:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 35 (17:00 - 17:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 36 (17:30 - 18:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 37 (18:00 - 18:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 38 (18:30 - 19:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 39 (19:00 - 19:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 40 (19:30 - 20:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 41 (20:00 - 20:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 42 (20:30 - 21:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 43 (21:00 - 21:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 44 (21:30 - 22:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 45 (22:00 - 22:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 46 (22:30 - 23:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 47 (23:00 - 23:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 48 (23:30 - 24:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 49 (24:00 - 24:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 50 (24:30 - 25:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 51 (25:00 - 25:20): Shade of Gray
Chapter 52 (25:20 - 26:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 53 (26:00 - 26:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 54 (26:30 - 27:00): Shade of Green
Chapter 55 (27:00 - 27:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 56 (27:30 - 28:00): Shade of Green
Chapter 57 (28:00 - 28:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 58 (28:30 - 29:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 59 (29:00 - 29:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 60 (29:30 - 30:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 61 (30:00 - 30:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 62 (30:30 - 31:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 63 (31:00 - 31:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 64 (31:30 - 32:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 65 (32:00 - 32:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 66 (32:30 - 33:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 67 (33:00 - 33:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 68 (33:30 - 34:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 69 (34:00 - 34:30): Shade of Blue
Chapter 70 (34:30 - 35:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 71 (35:00 - 35:20): Shade of Blue
Chapter 72 (35:20 - 36:00): Shade of Blue
Chapter 73 (36:00 - 36:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 74 (36:30 - 37:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 75 (37:00 - 37:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 76 (37:30 - 38:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 77 (38:00 - 38:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 78 (38:30 - 39:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 79 (39:00 - 39:30): Shade of Red
Chapter 80 (39:30 - 40:00): Shade of Red
Chapter 81 (40:00 - 40:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 82 (40:30 - 41:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 83 (41:00 - 41:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 84 (41:30 - 42:00): Shade of Green
Chapter 85 (42:00 - 42:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 86 (42:30 - 43:00): Shade of Green
Chapter 87 (43:00 - 43:30): Shade of Green
Chapter 88 (43:30 - 44:00): Shade of Gray
Chapter 89 (44:00 - 44:30): Shade of Gray
Chapter 90 (44:30 - 45:00): Shade of Gray

So why is it that Blue and Red get 3:00 each, and Green only gets 2:30? Won't that not age the green as much (causing some things to appear too green)?

Has anyone else noticed this, or is there something wrong with my DVD player?

The DVD method seems to be a bit "flaky". That's why I never used it, but I did download the file and view it on WMP and I also noticed things like that. (In addition to many more colors than that of the thumb drive images), there seems to be randomness as to how often and how long the different colors are displayed. Maybe the R & B "needs to age longer". ?? Only the DVD creator can answer that, so maybe he will.

Thanks for the reply. What did you end up using to break in your plasma? I'm getting a little nervous now... I've been using the DVD mentioned on this site for the last ~40 hours (and counting), and I don't want my colors to be off.