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Opinions on DLP TVs

Discussion in 'General Chat Forum' started by LKelly, Jan 22, 2008.

  1. GeauxTigers

    GeauxTigers Member

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    Are you sure burn in is not a big deal in residential use? What about when watching SD broadcasts not in stretch mode (ie, bars on either side)?
     
  2. flynnibus

    flynnibus Well-Known Member Forum Staff

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    Then you have an intensity issue - not a burn in issue. Remember, black is OFF. The problem you'd see if that was used all the time would be the sides eventually would be brighter then the center as the screen aged. But residential use is mixed formats and Pat's fan's case would be rare (most players eventually stop and go to their screen saver if left paused). As he said, even light burn in often can be reversed with showing a high intensity image (like white) for a period.

    In residential use, as long as you were aware of the possibility, you should not really have any issues. Besides, the person who would not be aware of it, would probably be the person who probably watched everything in squishy-vision anyways rather then leave it true 4:3 :)
     
  3. GeauxTigers

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    Is it not still the same concern and effect? The screen is still imprinted with a pattern due to drastically different use of one area verses another.
     
  4. flynnibus

    flynnibus Well-Known Member Forum Staff

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    Not if you want to be technical about it. The other portions of the screen do not burn in - they simply 'wear' more then the side bars. Plasmas lose intensity over their lifetime due to use. The area unused would be fresher, and brighter.

    Burn-in is when steady or repeating patterns cause an image to be retained or 'ghost'. This is not an effect from usage - but rather LACK OF.

    This is exactly why they came up with the 'grey bars' in broadcasts vs just leaving the screen off in that area. To keep the usage of the display more uniform so wear on the screen would be more consistent.

    But you really need to abuse modern screens for this to cause an issue. But it's certainly something people need to be aware of.

    Its way more of a problem in commercial usage - like signs and ad rotation. Its not just static images, but REPEATING images. This is why I always laugh inside when I see all these digital signs put up with Plasma... its just throwing money away. But now prices are much more affordable then they were 3+ years ago as well.
     
  5. flynnibus

    flynnibus Well-Known Member Forum Staff

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    And for those that say LCDs don't burn in... I present exhibit A :)

    The top right corner is burn in, as well as the cooling alert graphic you see ghosted
     

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    There isn't a better movie to be permanently immortalized on your screen. :)
     

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