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Originally posted by foowigs
Acura this is where I think burn-in can be misleading. I know my neighbor had CNN on 24/7 then wondered why he got burn in. I have never known anyone to watch QVC for a few minutes or even for a few hours. Maybe you are the exception to the rule, but most QVCers have that thing turned on from sunup to sundown. DLP's and LCD's aren't w/o their problems, I mean c'mon look at the posts. CRT problem posts are far and few inbetween, and they are mainly calibration issues. Burn-in happens but not nearly to the extent some would have you believe. |
Foo, I'm not sure really why it happened. Yes, QVC can be left on for a long time ... but shortly after I got the set I personally "calibrated" it with Video Essentials, so I know for sure the contrast setting was never very high (like, only about 25% of max). Could it be that long use on a channel like QVC, even at low contrast levels, caused it? I don't know.
OTOH, I had it repaired a couple of years ago, and when the set came back the guys had really cranked up the brightness/contrast. The set was on for about 10 minutes before I realized it (turned on, made sure picture came on, left the room for a few minutes, came back, said, "whoa that's one BRIGHT picture"). Could that short use on QVC, at a very high contrast level, have caused it? I don't know.
I had never noticed the problem before then.