[Techmonkey01]

I did some searching to see if there was already an thread about burn in on a Sony widescreen CRT (34HS510) when viewing standard definition TV, but didn't see one. So my question is should I strech or zoom when viewing 4:3 content to prevent burn in? I know it can be an issue for RP and Plasma televisons, but I wasn't sure how likely it was for a CRT televison. Thanks for any answers you can give me!

 

[mdanderson]

Use the stretch or zoom mode. The stretch will keep the side bars from appearing and the zoom is for watching letterbox material on a widescreen.

 

[ThumperBoy]

Its not an issue with CRTs if you calibrate the set properly don't use 100% contrast for example. But I prefer stretch mode mostly for 4:3 programs anyway - just mix up the viewing modes don't do 4:3 for months at a time and nothing else!