BamaPanda
01-27-2007, 10:28 AM
Here is something I put together that might help those dipping their first toe into HD and considering PDP.
When phosphor based CRT's were the thing - we were warned not to allow games to remain static on the screen or there was the possibility of burn in. It seemed to be more of a problem (but still rare) when we saw big screens first come out. Seemed the larger screen CRT projo made burn in more of a possibility.
That said - there was still only a few instances that I would see, and we sold a lot of sets. Most of the time, there was never a problem.
Now we have phosphor based PDP's - in the 16.9 format - starting at 42" (excepting a couple of 38"). We buy these sets and there is still a lot of 4.3 content out there - plus the PDP's have a really bright screen at full tilt at the outset from teh factory.
Note here. The Panasonic guide to aging a set properly is great to follow.
I really don't think we have any more problems with burn in today with these PDP's than we did when we had large screen 4.3 CRT projo's. - AS LONG AS THE SCREEN IS FILLED UP during the aging process, and games are used with reason. With a bit of time it will be less and less of an issue - as the pixels will age appropriately and evenly.
The thing that has really changed is that the new sets are 16.9, and there is still a lot of 4.3 content. If someone buys a new PDP and watches tons of 4.3 in torch mode to start with or does the obviously bad thing with games & static images, they will have problems.
To me - the sales people who slam PDP are just lazy and don't know their facts. One day it will all be 16.9 content, and the problems with IR will more than likely disappear completely for the most part. I just hope PDP's can stand the storm of mis-information and negativity till then.
When phosphor based CRT's were the thing - we were warned not to allow games to remain static on the screen or there was the possibility of burn in. It seemed to be more of a problem (but still rare) when we saw big screens first come out. Seemed the larger screen CRT projo made burn in more of a possibility.
That said - there was still only a few instances that I would see, and we sold a lot of sets. Most of the time, there was never a problem.
Now we have phosphor based PDP's - in the 16.9 format - starting at 42" (excepting a couple of 38"). We buy these sets and there is still a lot of 4.3 content out there - plus the PDP's have a really bright screen at full tilt at the outset from teh factory.
Note here. The Panasonic guide to aging a set properly is great to follow.
I really don't think we have any more problems with burn in today with these PDP's than we did when we had large screen 4.3 CRT projo's. - AS LONG AS THE SCREEN IS FILLED UP during the aging process, and games are used with reason. With a bit of time it will be less and less of an issue - as the pixels will age appropriately and evenly.
The thing that has really changed is that the new sets are 16.9, and there is still a lot of 4.3 content. If someone buys a new PDP and watches tons of 4.3 in torch mode to start with or does the obviously bad thing with games & static images, they will have problems.
To me - the sales people who slam PDP are just lazy and don't know their facts. One day it will all be 16.9 content, and the problems with IR will more than likely disappear completely for the most part. I just hope PDP's can stand the storm of mis-information and negativity till then.
