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how hot is your screen??

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lomarica

Discussion Starter · Nov 9, 2010

I am shopping and in the stores some of the screens are very very warm to the touch. I know they are probably "turned up" to make them brighter thus hotter

in real life how warm are your screens. I plan on getting a 63 inch sammy but don't want a heater in the house during the summer

I know electricity will be a bit more but how about the heat output

thanks to all

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ELVATO

· #2 · Nov 9, 2010

I think my 46 puts out something in the 90s after hours of use. It's nothing the AC can't take care of. I'm about to use it for a couple hours, so I'll give you a reading after that

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AK1997

· #3 · Nov 9, 2010

My 42S2 doesn't get that hot at all. The metal on the back top of the unit gets warm to to the touch.

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ROMAN O

· #4 · Nov 9, 2010

My PIo is HOT so no need for a heater in my bedroom

I do think you will be fine with Sammy since Pioneer is the hottest IMO

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ELVATO

· #5 · Nov 9, 2010

Just got done with 2.5 hours of gameplay. IR thermo says the front is at 78, with the rear being a little hotter (some spots more than others). The house right now is at 71 (love me some FL winters

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The "90s" measurement I said earlier must have been a rear measurement on a longer usage day?

All in all, I wouldn't worry. I too was worried about heat when purchasing, but that is not the case.

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RandyWalters

· #6 · Nov 9, 2010

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Originally Posted by lomarica /forum/post/19457792

I am shopping and in the stores some of the screens are very very warm to the touch. I know they are probably "turned up" to make them brighter thus hotter

in real life how warm are your screens. I plan on getting a 63 inch sammy but don't want a heater in the house during the summer

I know electricity will be a bit more but how about the heat output

Larger screens use more watts, and watts equals heat whether it's an electric space heater or a computer power supply or a TV set. A TV is less efficient at outputting heat than a space heater, but i would say the net effect would ultimately be the same amount of heat output if all these devices were using say 300 watts each. Tube TVs put out a lot of heat too - my old 32" Tube TV had a higher watt rating than my Plasma and the room temperature didn't increase when i upgraded to the plasma as far as i could tell.

The upper rear area of the cabinet on at least four of my flat TVs (3 Plasmas and 1 LCD) gets warmer than the screen does. I pointed my 3M IR Gun at a few of my TVs last night - my 26" LCD's screen is 103F and the upper rear cabinet is 112F at it's hottest point (it was on for about an hour before i took readings). My 46G10 Plasma screen was 89F and the upper rear cabinet was 98F at it's hottest point.

Another thing is when i had a Tube TV i tended to watch with some table lamps turned on but now that i have flat panel TVs i tend to turn the lights off or just have one or two of them on and dimmed down so that reduces the amount of heat in the room as well.

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purplerain

· #7 · Nov 9, 2010

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Originally Posted by ROMAN O /forum/post/19457922

My PIo is HOT so no need for a heater in my bedroom

I do think you will be fine with Sammy since Pioneer is the hottest IMO

Pistol HOT

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dlplover

· #8 · Nov 9, 2010

They do output heat, but compared to my old DLP, plasmas are an icebox. That thing was unwatchable in the summer except late at night.

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BSN

· #9 · Nov 9, 2010

In my experience, the really big screens (58"+) from Samsung are the warmest of all to the touch followed by Panasonic and then the LG's.

But, of course, none of them compare to my front projector that runs too hot to touch. But then again, none of the plasmas/LCD's compare to an 8 foot screen.

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Ozymandis

· #10 · Nov 9, 2010

My 500M is in an enclosed room. Between the TV and the amps in my receiver and subwoofer, the temperature in the room will easily climb to 78-80 degrees when, right outside the room, the temperature is around 68-70. This is after 3-4 hours of use mind you.

It's not as bad as my old Panasonic but it's still a pretty hot display.

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PhilipsPhanatic

· #11 · Nov 10, 2010

Look, I've never had to change into shorts and a T-shirt because my 42" or 50" were heating up the room. I have the Philips 9631's from 2006 so they probably put out alot more heat than today's models.

Yeah, I can feel the heat if I approach within 2 feet or so but unless you have a 60"-plus model and are going to be viewing from 6' or less, I can't believe you're going to notice anything.

And I've had my 50" on 8-10 hours straight and if it raised the temperature 1/2 degree in my 400' sq. foot living room, I'd be surprised. Global warming probably raised my temperature more.

The newer models probably put out 50-75% less heat, I'll wager.

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