Plasma HD TV's and Travel Channel Poker burn in

noelsarchs · #1 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 10:11 PM

Here's an interesting thing I just learned...for you plasma TV owners...

Of course, the week of the Heads up tournament when I need my TV, the dam thing no longer has a picture....soooooo

I have a nice gray screen now that has no picture....in the background I can now see in the upper left hand corner, the "pot size" graphic and in the lower right corner the Travel Channel logo...burned into my new 42 " plasma TV that does not work

After I called Phillips for assistance, of course they have to send someone out which will not happen for some time...what am I going to do with all this poker I'm going to miss on TV ???? What they told me is that any channel that has a fixed type logo or graphic that it will burn in...same for ESPN's rolling score bar at the bottom...all of this will burn into the screen.

They told me to change channels more often when not in the room so the TV has a chance to refresh...Now why would I turn the channel when Shauna is on during the breaks

boondocker96 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 10:13 PM

So thats the price you pay for super high quality picture?

Do LCD's have the same problems?

(oh, and my condolences on your plasma...)

noelsarchs · #3 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by boondocker96

So thats the price you pay for super high quality picture?

Do LCD's have the same problems?

(oh, and my condolences on your plasma...)

LCD's no problem....stay away from Plasma's at all costs. They are not worth it and all other channels are blurry if not in HD.

boondocker96 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by noelsarchs

LCD's no problem....stay away from Plasma's at all costs. They are not worth it and all other channels are blurry if not in HD.

Word to that!!! THX!!

JM · #5 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 10:24 PM

Yup, I've got a nice Dell LCD and have had it for 1.5 years give or take and no burn in of any sort.

Button Potato · #6 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 10:50 PM

Burn-in can be a potential problem for plasmas that LCD's owners don't have to worry about. Higher quality plasmas (Pioneer, Fuji, and a few others) offer a much better picture than an LCD is capable of reproducing - specifically the color black. I agree that lower quality plasmas look pretty bad in sdtv but you can't beat plasma for hdtv IMHO.

Dissolved · #7 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 12:24 AM

you got a crappy plasma.. unless you run that channel 5hrs+ day for 5+ months, you Shoulda have burn-in.

Tube tvs are still the best for your buck HDTV system.

Once SED comes out then we all will be happy

gwilkx · #8 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 12:41 AM

burn-in is possible on LCD's (and CRT's) as well. i've had my 42" plasma for more than 2 years, and have no burn-in problems at all. earlier poster was right - unless you watch the same channel for literally hours on end, you should never have a problem. also, from my experience, non-HD channels are blurry on LCD's as well.

gw-

grath · #9 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 12:47 AM

I'm shopping for a new tv: is it true that LCDs blur the action when something fast happens on screen? Would hate to see a fuzzy ball for this summer's World Cup.
Thanks in advance for any info.

gramma · #10 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noelsarchs

Here's an interesting thing I just learned...for you plasma TV owners...

Of course, the week of the Heads up tournament when I need my TV, the dam thing no longer has a picture....soooooo

I have a nice gray screen now that has no picture....in the background I can now see in the upper left hand corner, the "pot size" graphic and in the lower right corner the Travel Channel logo...burned into my new 42 " plasma TV that does not work

After I called Phillips for assistance, of course they have to send someone out which will not happen for some time...what am I going to do with all this poker I'm going to miss on TV ???? What they told me is that any channel that has a fixed type logo or graphic that it will burn in...same for ESPN's rolling score bar at the bottom...all of this will burn into the screen.

They told me to change channels more often when not in the room so the TV has a chance to refresh...Now why would I turn the channel when Shauna is on during the breaks

Plasma TV's got the life expectations of a fly. LCD's are good but DLP's are the best. 61 inch Mitsubishi and Samsungs are top of the line right now. You won't be dissappointed. The LCD tv's leave something called a screen door effect which means if your to the left or right of the tv it seems darker,unless your sitting directly in front for the best picture. With the DLP tv's this don't happen ,nice picture from all angles,no shadows. They also tested the longevity of all tv's ,Plasma,LCD and Dlp's. In a room they left all the three TV's running for months straight without shutting them off and noticed that the picture quality got poor on the plasma and LCD's before the DLP's. Hope this helps anyone out who's looking to drop a pretty penny on a HD TV.