Is there any way that "burn-in" problem with Plasma TVs can be avoided?

Question

I wanted to buy a Plasma tv, but this "burn-in" problem that plasma tvs have has really made me think twice. Please advice..

Answer 1

Avoid displaying static/still images over extended periods of time. Do not play video games on a plasma TV because most of the screen is not really moving (i.e., background, score, etc.). There may even be problems with some of the cable TV channels that have a constant logo in the corner of the screen.

Answer 2

For sure newer models have a burn-in protection avoidance feature that shifts the pixels every so often to avoid that problem. Also you can turn on the Timer to turn off after so many hours.

Some great articles on the subject in my reference list.

I would not worry about it. Plasma TV's have many advantages over the LCD's. Such as Lower energy use and better display of colours and speed.

Answer 3

There are 3 articles on Plasma and LCD tvs on http://www.teradeals4u.com/100525/feature.html. Plasma technology is getting better, but there are still problems with "burn-in". They also explain DLP technology. The articles compare the pros and cons of these technologies.
Hope this will help you choose!

Answer 4

None of the solutions is very palatable, to me.

You have to either 1) stretch content to fill the screen (meaning, everyone becomes short and fat); 2) limit viewing of 4:3 content; 3: limit content with fixed graphics (station logo, price boxes, games, etc.).

All tvs should be calibrated, thus this is not specifically for reducing burn-in.

Plasmas use much much more power than LCDs, easy enough to check the specs on any model you're interested in to confirm this.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

yeah you can avoid it by turning off the tv... or running it off of a dvd players video... then the dvd player should have a screen saver... i did this and then the image is aways changing so it doesn't burn in... the always blue screen type though would be dangerous. and never play old nintendo or super nintendo or anything older than a playstation1 really because the back grounds in those consols never change so the back ground of like mario or mortal combat would burn into your screen and that would be lame

Answer 7

If you have a newer model it won't have that problem If older, turn down brightness and don't leave still images on the screen for very long (and that includes banners at top or bottom, etc.).

Answer 8

A lot of the newer models come with built in burn in protection.