Plansma TV Screen Burn??

[lambysdad]

Ok, so i've reserved my new Panasonic TX-P42g20 plasma TV.
But i'm getting paranoid now, the guy in the shop kept telling me that if i use my laptop through it or a PS3 then i will get screen burn and should get an LCD instead. It's got me a little concerned now!
Any experience / advice please?!?

[danrc]

I have the same TV and use my laptop and xbox through it, and have done for the past year.

I didn't have any problems until Sunday night when I was playing Duke Nukem 3d (Yes I know) on the Xbox. because it is an old game it was in 4:3 format so there was a border continually on the screen. I played the game for about an hour and a half but when i turned it off there was some retention of the border left on the screen. I turned the tv off and went to bed, when i woke in the morning the screen was fine but it did make me worry i had broken my tv.

I really wouldn't worry though, just stay away from classic 90's games

I have played games like MW2 and Forza, and have worked from home through the tv for a number of hours at a time and have had no problems so don't worry. Be sensible and you'll be fine.

Btw - Plasma>LCD

[lambysdad]

Thanks for the quick reply danrc, i'm not really a gamer anyway, was just gonna get a PS3 for the Blu-ray and wireless internet option (well maybe the odd game ).
It's just that the guy was quite insistant, maybe he just has a large stock of LCD's to get rid of!!

[danrc]

Sounds like you'll be fine then. I know from reading around the subject when I was looking to buy my tv that imagine burn was common on the early plasmas but now it is almost unheard of. Imagine retention (Like i had) can still happen if you're not careful.

You'll be happy with the TV, especially blu rays.

[Deva Link]

danrc said:

..because it is an old game it was in 4:3 format so there was a border continually on the screen.

I don't know how valid it is, but there is plenty of advice saying not to do that.

Also run the screen for a couple of weeks (depending on how much you watch it) at reduced brightness and contrast levels, and reduce the contrast levels when playing games woth static images.

[danrc]

Deva Link said:

danrc said:

..because it is an old game it was in 4:3 format so there was a border continually on the screen.

I don't know how valid it is, but there is plenty of advice saying not to do that.

Also run the screen for a couple of weeks (depending on how much you watch it) at reduced brightness and contrast levels, and reduce the contrast levels when playing games woth static images.

Now you tell me

[Deva Link]

http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatv/plasma...

[headcase]

Its not a problem any more on decent panels although some of the cheaper ones (Samsung) still burn in the 'Press RED now' logo.
There are two similar problems,

Screen burn : This is permanent and is removed by basically burning the rest of the screen to the same level as the bit you have noticed
Image retention : Looks the same but goes away by turning the TV off then on again.

Its not something id worry about, you could buy an LCD but thats a whole new can'o'worms. Besides is quite hard pouring the liquid crystals back in when they seep out

[lambysdad]

Thanks all, i'll stick with me Panny plasma