| Post 1 made on Thursday November 28, 2002 at 15:25 |
Jack Pollack Founding Member |
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I have a plasma 16:9 wide screen TV. I have been told that prolonged watching of 4:3 format programs can burn the black bars into the screen.
How long is considered 'prolonged'? Should I be concerned when watching 16:9 and the commercials come on in 4:3?
NBC's widescreen broadcast does not fill my entire screen, there is a .5" black stripe. Should I be concerned about burn-in with this?
What about letterbox movies (black bands on top & bottom)?
Thanks
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| Post 2 made on Friday November 29, 2002 at 11:52 |
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Like the story of Plasma's "bleeding" don't believe everything you hear.
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| Post 3 made on Monday December 2, 2002 at 09:03 |
Rob Grabon Founding Member |
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Believe this though. I have seen the results of 4x3 burn in on a F****** plasma. You will end up with shadow bars on the side. How long before, don't know, customer had set for a year watching satellite in 4x3 and only a few dvds in widescreen. Alledgedly I have heard you can run a white screen for a number of hours? to try and even the picture but how that will affect longevity is anyones guess.
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