I purchased the Panasonic 42PX80U plasma tv about a week ago. Immediately out the box I turned down the settings to less than 50 on picture & brightness. The first thing I watched was the Dark Knight on Bluray then I believe I watched just some regular standard DSS tv. (Coincidentally, the Samsung BR player I used (BDP1500) died about almost 2 hrs into the movie after owning it just 1.5 months. I just sent it to warranty repair today!)
But now about a week later I noticed I have thin strip, about half an inch thick, beginning at the very top of the screen that is darker than the rest of the screen, from I assume the black bars from the Dark Knight movie. You can only see it when watching darker scenes. In brighter screens, you cannot see it at all. It's just a thin band that is slightly darker than the rest of the screen. When a thick black bar is shown on regular tv, the thin strip on my tv is noticeably blacker or darker. When I get real close to the tv on a dark background, the the thin black strip does look embedded into the picture. It does not look like regular image retention. I am familiar with regular IR.
Now I don't recall if I had stretched the screen enough when watching the Dark Knight right out of the box. The cabinet on this Panasonic is black and so it sometimes hard to see if you've stretched the screen enough to eliminate ALL the black bar. If that was the case, it was just carelessness on my part. I guess I was too excited in unpacking this tv for my bedroom.
This is my 2nd plasma. I have a 50 inch Samsung I bought in 2007 that a carefully broke in from info from AVS (full screen image for the first 100 hrs). I am fully aware what Image Retention looks like. On my Samsung, I have had various kinds of IR from ESPN, TNT, ABC and other static images. Some were more pesky but they eventually came out with either time or the anti-burn in feature of the tv. Now I can play Xbox 360 for extended periods of time & static programs at relative lengths and have no problems.
My question is if the thin, dark band I have on my brand new Panasonic is just a case of bad image retention or actual burn in. I know about the break in disc, but I don't think it will help much in this case. Also, I've tried the scrolling Anti-burn in feature on this Panasonic with no success. Oddly enough, it is different from my Samsung. The scroll is set to a black background and my Samsung is a black scroll set to a white background. Weird.
After reading a multitude of posts on AVS, I still don't have an idea of what actual permanent burn in looks like as opposed to really bad Image Retention. In my case, the darker strip only appears on darker programming. You cannot see it in brighter backgrounds. Actually, I really only see it at night and not in the daytime. Nevertheless, it is noticeable and does not want to come out.
Can anyone provide some concrete feedback? Do you think the thin, darker area will eventually go away? If so, since this has happened when the tv and likewise the phosphors were brand new, could it be permanent burn in? If it is indeed a bad case of image retention, do you think it will go away after a long period of time? A month or so or shorter? Should I use the break in DVD or Anti burn in scrolling feature of the tv for long periods of time or just watch regular tv stretched normally and hopefully it will eventually dissipate. What do you all think? I appreciate any feedback.
But now about a week later I noticed I have thin strip, about half an inch thick, beginning at the very top of the screen that is darker than the rest of the screen, from I assume the black bars from the Dark Knight movie. You can only see it when watching darker scenes. In brighter screens, you cannot see it at all. It's just a thin band that is slightly darker than the rest of the screen. When a thick black bar is shown on regular tv, the thin strip on my tv is noticeably blacker or darker. When I get real close to the tv on a dark background, the the thin black strip does look embedded into the picture. It does not look like regular image retention. I am familiar with regular IR.
Now I don't recall if I had stretched the screen enough when watching the Dark Knight right out of the box. The cabinet on this Panasonic is black and so it sometimes hard to see if you've stretched the screen enough to eliminate ALL the black bar. If that was the case, it was just carelessness on my part. I guess I was too excited in unpacking this tv for my bedroom.
This is my 2nd plasma. I have a 50 inch Samsung I bought in 2007 that a carefully broke in from info from AVS (full screen image for the first 100 hrs). I am fully aware what Image Retention looks like. On my Samsung, I have had various kinds of IR from ESPN, TNT, ABC and other static images. Some were more pesky but they eventually came out with either time or the anti-burn in feature of the tv. Now I can play Xbox 360 for extended periods of time & static programs at relative lengths and have no problems.
My question is if the thin, dark band I have on my brand new Panasonic is just a case of bad image retention or actual burn in. I know about the break in disc, but I don't think it will help much in this case. Also, I've tried the scrolling Anti-burn in feature on this Panasonic with no success. Oddly enough, it is different from my Samsung. The scroll is set to a black background and my Samsung is a black scroll set to a white background. Weird.
After reading a multitude of posts on AVS, I still don't have an idea of what actual permanent burn in looks like as opposed to really bad Image Retention. In my case, the darker strip only appears on darker programming. You cannot see it in brighter backgrounds. Actually, I really only see it at night and not in the daytime. Nevertheless, it is noticeable and does not want to come out.
Can anyone provide some concrete feedback? Do you think the thin, darker area will eventually go away? If so, since this has happened when the tv and likewise the phosphors were brand new, could it be permanent burn in? If it is indeed a bad case of image retention, do you think it will go away after a long period of time? A month or so or shorter? Should I use the break in DVD or Anti burn in scrolling feature of the tv for long periods of time or just watch regular tv stretched normally and hopefully it will eventually dissipate. What do you all think? I appreciate any feedback.