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RE: more to consider

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Hornlover

In Reply to: RE: more to consider posted by Gmood1 on July 21, 2008 at 19:41:49

Burn in really isnt much of an issue with plasma TV anymore. The early ones did have a problem, but the ones produced today seem much better in that regard. This is backed up by Consumer Reports, as well.

From Consumer Reports..."(Burn-in might have been more of a problem with early plasma sets. We've seen no evidence of permanent image retention in our short-term tests, and recent anecdotal evidence from our own staffers and online forum participants hasn't turned up any burn-in issues in typical long-term use at home.)"

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RE: more to consider - Gmood1 13:00:47 07/24/08 (2)
Yeah that's what the salesman told me before I bought my unit. It still had burn in...which didn't take long. On a positive note, once I stopped using it with my PC and it sat unused and unplugged for a few days the burn in was gone.
As long as I don't use it this way any more, burn in shouldn't be a problem.
My LCD shows absolutely no signs of burn in... not even a hint.
For people just using the plasma's for watching TV..they should be fine.

Edits: 07/24/08 07/24/08
- RE: more to consider - Hornlover 08:06:31 07/25/08 (1)
  If it went away, then it wasnt really burn in. Real burn in is there to stay. You probably had a type of 'persistance', where a ghost of the image stays for a short time due to the persistance of the phospher. I have even seen this in LCDs (my computer monitors). If I have something on screen for a long time, I can see a ghosting of it afterwards. It slowly fades away after the guilty application is closed. After 10 min. or so, its gone.
  - RE: more to consider - Gmood1 10:36:42 07/26/08 (0)
    Yeah that was the problem with my plasma. Unfortunately the image wouldn't fade away after ten minutes. Not even after several hours. It wasn't until I replaced it with the LCD and completely unplugged it... did it clear up.
    I can leave my LCD on an image for hours..no ghosting or image retention at all...zero.
    
    Edits: 07/26/08

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