tkc1624705791 Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Hi, I'm new to plasma and I just got a pioneer set recently. When I hook up to scv, all channels have their logo at one corner. Will that cause burn in to the screen? Hope you guys can help. Was worried so didn't watch any cable programmes since I bought it a few days ago. Thanks.
armoury Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Probably not with ordinary viewing. You don't watch the same channel 24/7 after all. Or do you? Be aware that image retention is not quite the same as actual burn-in. Sometimes after a few hours it seems the logo is 'burned in', but that will go away after watching something else for a short while. Burn-in is a little harder to get nowadays with newer plasmas. Don't forget, calibrate properly, and know that the default settings are usually too bright, which can cause burn-in if not careful.
synthesis1624705793 Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 There's also few built in options to reduce the burn in effect. Check your menu/manual.
tkc1624705791 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Posted August 23, 2006 Thanks guys. I didn't know about image retention. Sometimes I can turn on a particular channel (esp Ch16) for 6 hrs!!! I watched some, wifey watched some, in the end 6 hrs man. Will cehck out the brightness and the manual again as well. Read the manual but didn't remember coming across anything about reducing burn-in effect.
luq_skywalker Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Hi, I'm new to plasma and I just got a pioneer set recently. When I hook up to scv, all channels have their logo at one corner. Will that cause burn in to the screen? Hope you guys can help. Was worried so didn't watch any cable programmes since I bought it a few days ago. Thanks. Hi TKC, welcome to XP .. a place where alot of friendly big brothers will give good advice to small brothers .. i'm new too, so I guess the big brothers will follow suit on other advices. FYI, I have a pioneer plasma too, and from the advice and research I've gathered,i've concluded that having a plasma is like having a car .. here are things you should take note of : Plasma Break-In Like a fine new car, the performance of a plasma TV can be optimised by allowing a break-in period. By properly following these simple break-in instructions, you should be rewarded with long-term enjoyment of your plasma TV. Plasma phosphors are most susceptible to image retention in the first hundred hours of use. The panel becomes considerably less sensitive to burn-in after this period. Very often, televisions, including plasma, are shipped from the factory with the contrast control at a high setting to provide a bright picture under typical dealer showroom lighting conditions. In your home, the room light levels are usually one half or less than that in retail showrooms. The contrast control may need to be lowered in your home for comfortable contrast levels that do not induce eyestrain. When the plasma is initially installed, videophiles say it is best to do the following: 1) Make sure the display is in a viewing mode (aspect ratio) that completely fills the screen (there are often three or more settings from which to choose). The panel is shipped in this condition, in what is called the“Just” mode. 2) Turn down the picture control (contrast) to 50% or less. 3) Briefly engage the 4:3 mode to confirm the side bars are set to mid-grey (there is usually an adjustment in the Set Up menu that takes the sidebars from black to grey) to minimise the chance of burn-in. 4) Return the set to a “full screen” (Just, Zoom, Full) position during the first hundred hours of use. 5) During the first hundred hours of use it is best not to view the same channel for extended periods. This should prevent channel logos and other fixed images found on some channels from being retained. 6) Avoid any static images (video games, computer images, DVD title screens, etc.) during the hundred-hour break-in. After the hundred-hour break-in period, during the next nine-hundred hours: 7) Continue to retain the picture setting at 50% or less. 8) Limit the use of 4:3 aspect ratio mode (traditional picture size that does not fill the entire screen) to 15% of viewing time. 9) Limit the use of static images (computer, video games, etc.) to less than 10% of viewing time. After one thousand viewing hours, panels are much less likely to experience image burn-in. I know 1000 hours is abit too long , about 1/2 a year of 5.5hrs daily watching. This was based on plasma technology in 2004. I'm sure this has improved but the basic guidelines are still applicable .. Enjoy ur pioneer ;D
tkc1624705791 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Posted August 23, 2006 hey skywalker, thanks for the welcome tips man!! man...really kind of you to offer the tips. really appreciate it. can't wait to put everything together and have some fun. right now, only set it up for testing. Have not lug all my components back in place for proper movie enjoyment yet. hopefully can share some knowledge with fellow bros here some day.
tkc1624705791 Posted August 24, 2006 Author Posted August 24, 2006 Hi Skywalker, When you mentioned 'extended periods', how long will that be? Like not more than 2 hrs or 3hrs etc. 5) During the first hundred hours of use it is best not to view the same channel for extended periods. This should prevent channel logos and other fixed images found on some channels from being retained. D
armoury Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 Ch16 isn't so bad, at least the logo isn't too bright. Whereas Mediacorp's logo has a bright outline... Pioneer's stretch setting is called "wide", which is what I default set it to for watcing regular TV anyway. It crops a little off the top and bottom, stretches the side of the picture (which usually contains less important information, scenes usually being centred in the middle) more and the centre less, so the overall effect is not as awkward. 3 hrs is, I would consider, borderline "extended". If you really want to watch the same channel for 6 hrs straight, every few hours or so you could switch between "wide", "full", "zoom" and "cinema". These all have different effects on the image, which will also move the channel logo around so that it doesn't keep "burning" the exact same spot. Not ideal, but better than not doing anything at all. BTW, the manual will never say anything about the fact that the factory settings are too high.
luq_skywalker Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 I totally agree with armoury .. totally true, I also do the same thing everytime I watch extended ( > 2 hours) of tv program. You can also 'flush' them by watching the static noise thingy (the one you get when you dun have reception) after every extended activity, for a couple of minutes will do.'Dangerous' activities includes playing game with ur plasma or plugging into the computer also need to be flushed once in a while. I think the most dangerous channels are channel U and channel news asia .. try to limit watchin them, channgel U's logo dun seem to dissapear even during advertisements.
tkc1624705791 Posted August 24, 2006 Author Posted August 24, 2006 Got it. Great advice. Thanks mates!
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