Panasonic Viera Plasma Screen Burn

[dern]

Hi,

I have a Panasonic TXP42x10b Vierra 42" plasma screen which we've had from new for a bit over 2 years. I've noticed in the bottom left the sky+ pause symbol can be seen faintly against light backgrounds (obviously I mean when the picture isn't paused).

Is there anything I can do to rectify this or is this a fault I need to call on the 5 year warranty I bought from Richer Sounds?

Thanks,

Mark

[talkssense]

I don't see how that's a fault? Surely the manual advises against static images on the screen for long periods of time, and that sounds very much like people have been pausing tv and leaving the image on screen.

The kids sometimes pause our plasmas while they go for dinner etc, but always turn the screen off, otherwise I would fully expect some sort of burn or image retention of the pause symbol.

[_gez_]

It should fade. After this years Le Mans 24hrs I had burn from the Eurosport Hd logo on my G20. It disappeared after a few hours. As said, try to avoid live pausing for long periods - better to do a normal record and watch it back.

[PJ S]

Run the TV with no signal - should give the white noise image.
Leave it for 15-20 mins like that.
Would be useful to know what setting you're using it on - Cinema, Normal, Rich, etc, and brightness & contrast.
Sounds like you've it set too high on brightness and/or contras, if not on Rich.
A setup DVD would be handy, or PC hooked up with the BBC test card image, and tweak the settings to lower more natural levels.

[HellDiver]

Sky+ doesn't have a screen saver?

My Humax Freesat PVR has a screensaver - it dims the picture after a few mins, then after a few more you get a black screen with the Humax logo moving about on it, similar to the old Windows95 screensaver.