Burn-in has always been more of an urban myth then reality with plasmas. It can happen but its really only a break-in problem such as the first 100hrs of the tvs life span.
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burn-in with plasma TVs
Hi all, so is the burn-in problem with plasma TVs totally gone now? or is it just slight these days? If I were to have a still image on the TV (such as a paused movie or the menu of a video game) for litterally days, will it burn in?
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I think most plasmas now do not have the problem, but I would check for sure on any unit you intend to buy. I have a Philips 42" that's over 3 years old and have never had a problem with burn-in. It does have what Philips calls an anti-burn feature, and I have a real bad habit of putting a show on pause for long periods, so it's a good thing it does work.
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Hi all, so is the burn-in problem with plasma TVs totally gone now? or is it just slight these days? If I were to have a still image on the TV (such as a paused movie or the menu of a video game) for litterally days, will it burn in?
I think most plasmas now do not have the problem, but I would check for sure on any unit you intend to buy. I have a Philips 42" that's over 3 years old and have never had a problem with burn-in. It does have what Philips calls an anti-burn feature, and I have a real bad habit of putting a show on pause for long periods, so it's a good thing it does work.
Up until very recently it was much more than an urban myth. I so much so that I dont trust the technology anymore as I have seen a few plasma that I and family have owned with burn.
I cant speak for todays sets but it was a harsh reality not a myth.
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Burn-in has always been more of an urban myth then reality with plasmas. It can happen but its really only a break-in problem such as the first 100hrs of the tvs life span.
Up until very recently it was much more than an urban myth. I so much so that I dont trust the technology anymore as I have seen a few plasma that I and family have owned with burn.
I cant speak for todays sets but it was a harsh reality not a myth.
There are no documented cases other of burn-in after the break in period.
They say burn in is impossible with an LCD, yet I see cases of image retention all the time at work. Plasma still has the potential for burn in.
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There are no documented cases other of burn-in after the break in period.
They say burn in is impossible with an LCD, yet I see cases of image retention all the time at work. Plasma still has the potential for burn in.
I leave my Pioneer on pause all the time, or the PS3 XMB screen...never even noticed any image retention let alone burn in. Sometimes like an hour, maybe longer but not sure, just an estimate. I notice that it goes into a "dim" mode or something which probably helps avoid burn-in. Not sure if this is the TV or PS3 doing this though.
Burn has not been totally elliminated in plasma...we have 2 that were being used for display units one a Panny and one a Fujitsu and both show burn in. Its much more difficult for it to happen with todays sets but it's still possible...otherwise it would be covered in the warranty.
Not covered in Sammy's lcd warranty either, check your owners manual, it is in the LCD owners manuals..............
I've had 3 different plasmas and never even saw IR on them. Pioneer is probably the best in this regard. Samsung and Panasonic are good from my understanding. Not so sure about lesser models. Older models were more prone to issues however.
Again burn in supposedly is only possible during the breakin period of a televison, being a store model I can very well guess this is the case of keeping a still picture on a tv that wasnt actually broken in properly.
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Burn has not been totally elliminated in plasma...we have 2 that were being used for display units one a Panny and one a Fujitsu and both show burn in. Its much more difficult for it to happen with todays sets but it's still possible...otherwise it would be covered in the warranty.
Again burn in supposedly is only possible during the breakin period of a televison, being a store model I can very well guess this is the case of keeping a still picture on a tv that wasnt actually broken in properly.
It was not a normal situation but it still happened. Both displays had over a 1000 hours on them before it happened. It was an offsite homeshow type of setup. Long story short, two days displaying black bars on a Diana Krall DVD. I know its an extreme situation but never the less it happened. That being said it wouldn't keep me from buying a plasma.
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Again burn in supposedly is only possible during the breakin period of a televison, being a store model I can very well guess this is the case of keeping a still picture on a tv that wasnt actually broken in properly.
It was not a normal situation but it still happened. Both displays had over a 1000 hours on them before it happened. It was an offsite homeshow type of setup. Long story short, two days displaying black bars on a Diana Krall DVD. I know its an extreme situation but never the less it happened. That being said it wouldn't keep me from buying a plasma.
Burn in on a 2009 set, very, very unlikely. IR, slight but causes not harm. In case you didn't know LCDs can get burn in too.
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Burn-in on a plasma is just about as difficult as burn-in on a direct view CRT. Yes it can happen but rarely ever do you see it. Unfortunately, I think that the most burn-in you see these days is at stores where the display is taken straight out of the box, set to torch mode (or left in torch mode), and something with a logo a static pattern/image is left on it for a very long time. After about 100-200hrs. a plasma is, again, just about as hard to burn-in as a direct view CRT.
LCD cannot will not does not burn in ever LMFAO. They can under extreme duress get IR which is removable but that is so rare it isnt even worth mentioning.
Now gtfo lol.
Now gtfo lol.
That's not true. You can get permanent image retention (burn-in) at any time if you work at it. People have gotten so carried away with the break-in rituals and myths that it perpetuates because people don't know any better. Some panels may have steeper initial phosphor "burn off" curves than others but burn-in is still very hard to do with a new panel. Has been that way for quite some time. People are so paranoid they never just enjoy their display when the get it and watch whatever they want in any AR. Even in OOTB torch mode it would be hard to get burn-in early in the panel's life. Burn-in is permanent (usually), image retention is a fact of life with plasmas through out its life and most of the time you won't see it unless you look for it.
larry
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It can happen but its really only a break-in problem such as the first 100hrs of the tvs life span.
That's not true. You can get permanent image retention (burn-in) at any time if you work at it. People have gotten so carried away with the break-in rituals and myths that it perpetuates because people don't know any better. Some panels may have steeper initial phosphor "burn off" curves than others but burn-in is still very hard to do with a new panel. Has been that way for quite some time. People are so paranoid they never just enjoy their display when the get it and watch whatever they want in any AR. Even in OOTB torch mode it would be hard to get burn-in early in the panel's life. Burn-in is permanent (usually), image retention is a fact of life with plasmas through out its life and most of the time you won't see it unless you look for it.
larry
I had a Pioneer plasma a few years back, never had an issue, but I didn't play games on it. A friend of mine has an older Sony plasma and has burnin from the bars on the screen when it's not an HD source, the vertical bars, not horizontal. It definitely wan't an urban legend, may be now it's better, but early plasma's definitely had a problem.
Burn in depends mostly on use of the set. If you watch strictly 4:3 material for a long time, you'll likely get some burn in from the black bars on the side. Likewise, if you play a particular game religiously, you'll likely get some burn-in over time.
For regular mixed viewing, the latest generation of Plasma sets have pretty much minimized the chance of permenant burn-in, although IR remains an issue.
If I was strictly a movie watcher, with some HDTV thrown in, I'd feel comfortable with a Plasma set. If I gamed, or had kids that would likely leave images frozen on the screen for long periods of time, I'd opt for some other technology.
The main struggle Plasma has right now is that LCD sets look so much more vibrant in a side-by-side comparison. Even though Plasma may have a more natural picture quality, it looks dull and faded in comparison to LCD.
For regular mixed viewing, the latest generation of Plasma sets have pretty much minimized the chance of permenant burn-in, although IR remains an issue.
If I was strictly a movie watcher, with some HDTV thrown in, I'd feel comfortable with a Plasma set. If I gamed, or had kids that would likely leave images frozen on the screen for long periods of time, I'd opt for some other technology.
The main struggle Plasma has right now is that LCD sets look so much more vibrant in a side-by-side comparison. Even though Plasma may have a more natural picture quality, it looks dull and faded in comparison to LCD.
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