Plasma TVs and burn-in

Factual Questions
1

I’ve been following the developements in flat-panel video displays for a while (damn, those things are sexy-cool), but I can’t seem to make heads or tails out of the issue of potential burn-in with this technology if you watch a lot of 4:3 programing.

(I don’t think I could live with the “fat & squashed” picture of standard 4:3 programs “stretched” into the 16:9 display.)

Since it seems that most of the latest units display grey side-bars instead of black, is burn-in still an issue in plasma displays?

Additionally, my impression of LCD flat-panels is that the burn-in issue is eliminated with this technology. Is this true?

2

It seems to be but not a major one.

From the Plasma TV Buying Guide

3

Plasma TVs has absolutely no burn in issues, as they are impervious. Even a regualr TV can burn, not just projection.

plasma = no burn in

google it plasma burn in

4

I’m wrong.

LCD can’t burn Mea culpa.

Mitsubishi recommends no more than 25% viewing be in letterbox or with bars.

5

Uh-oh Philster. Looks like we have a contradictary Google result simulposts. I Googled plasma display burn-in and got the hit above.

Hmmm… Maybe we can GoogleFight it?

6

I’ve taken to watching my 4:3 shows/videos in 4:3 expanded mode, which on my Hitachi 16:9 leaves teh middle proportioned correctly and gradually stretches the picture Silly Putty style to fill the screen. And really I have no complaint with it. It’s worth it for the ability to watch my dvd’s the way God intended me to. :slight_smile:

7

The folks at The Screen Savers use a plasma display as a big screen to do their computer demonstrations. This means that it’s usually just sitting there displaying a Windows desktop with a giant “The Screen Savers” logo as the wallpaper. They say in their April 4 show notes that one of their plasma TVs suffered burn-in after only two months of use.