Is it ok to play my ps3 on a plasma tv?

Question

i just bought a ps3 and i have a pioneer elite 50 inch plasma tv and my friend says that my tv will get all messed up if i play my ps3 on it. he says its ok to watch blu-ray discs on it but not play blu-ray games. i think he is just bullshitting me, but i cant be sure. can someone please gimme a clear answer? sources please

Answer 1

It is fine to play PS3 on a plasma, especially a plasma which is a newer model(less than 2 years old) from a quality brand(i.e. Panasonic, Pioneer, etc.)

Newer plasmas incorperate pixel shifting technology which moves pixels inpreceptibly so that the image will be much harder to "burn in". When I use to work retail, we left the plasma TVs on stations with a 4:3 aspect ratio, tickers on the bottom, company logos in the corner...etc. Never once did I ever see a permanent case of burn in.

Some plasma TVs may exhibit some image retention. That is, if you leave an image on the screen for a while, when the screen does finally switch over you may notice the outline of the old image when the screen is dark. This is not an issue to worry about as once the TV begins to display new material, the retained image will gradually fade away.

My recommendation is as always. Feel free to play the PS3 on your plasma. However, take care of the screen. Do not walk about for hours at a time with the screen paused, turn off the screen instead. Take a moment to calibrate the picture and turn the contrast down. The video settings a TV ships with are pretty much always highly inaccurate. Buy a calibration disc such as AVIA or Digital Video Essentials or have it professionally calibrated. This will greatly extend the life of the display. Lastly, try to change up the material once in a while. If you find yourself always playing a certain game, try to watch some TV for a while, or a DVD. Things like health meters in games could burn into the screen if shown on the screen consistently for many hours. Changing what is played on the screen every so often will prevent this.

This may seem like a lot to keep in mind. But really most of it is common sense. Leaving your TV on while you are gone is wasting its life. Turn it off.

Enjoy your TV

Answer 2

plasma tv's are fine for ps3 and other video game consoles and there is pretty much no chance of burn in if you are using a recent high quality plasma (eg. pioneer) But common sense is still needed, so no leaving a game on pause for 10 hours man :P
lcd tv's are usually better for gaming, using as a computer monitor and static images, but lcd's can't compete with high end plasma models for watching movies and sport due to the better contrast ratio and no motion blur issues commonly found with lcd still...

Answer 3

He is correct.

Do NOT play video games on a plasma television. Hi-def games should be played on a LCD television. The video game system can damage the plasma screen!

If you like to play a lot of video games, plasma screens have traditionally been known to have a lot of problems with burn in. Recent plasma releases have made strides to decrease this problem, but you still run the risk of burning an image into your screen if you play video games with constant graphics often. If you are an avid video game player you may want to consider purchasing a LCD screen television instead of a plasma, or consider hooking your video game system up to another television in your home, so as not to run the risk of damaging your plasma screen.

Plasma also has a good deal of difficulty producing pure black, while recent releases have also started to correct that problem darker areas of the screen will often lack the minute detail that you will be able to see on other televisions.

Answer 4

yes it can but not if u dont play it too much. i play my ps3 om my plasma tv all the time and it has been fine. but it is true that if u play it to much it can screw up your tv. i mostly play my tv on my lcd tv. u get the same picture but u dont have the risk of messing up your tv

Answer 5

i find that plasmas that cant play games bogus. plz sum1 explain to me how then get messed up. the only thing that plasmas have wrong wit them is that if u leave the same image on them for a long time they can get burn in.