Plasma screen burn-in

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Does anyone have any information regarding image burn-in on plasma
screens? Specifically, I am concerned about the channel logos and
tickertape border displayed by CNN, because we display that particular
station two-three hours a day.

Any insight gratefully received.

Silbury

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"Silbury Hill" <no-one@home.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have any information regarding image burn-in on plasma
> screens? Specifically, I am concerned about the channel logos and
> tickertape border displayed by CNN, because we display that particular
> station two-three hours a day.
>
> Any insight gratefully received.
>
> Silbury

I work at a tv station, and about a year ago, we integrated a 42" plasma
screen into our news set. It has a logo on it about 5 hours a day, and we
are very careful to keep it turned off when not on the air. The logo
burned in TERRIBLY within 3 months. Then, at about 8 months of age, the
monitor died all together and had to be replaced. It was an NEC, and it
was a major component failure, I can't remember what though. Then the
Samsung we replaced it with had to have some input panel repairs at only 3
months of age. It is now also burned in after 5 months, but not as bad as
the NEC was at that age. These monitors do not get excessive use. They are
only powered up about 6-7 hours a day, and have a logo on them about 5
hours of that time.

I was considering getting a plasma screen for my home until our
experiences at work scared me away, so I went with a large CRT instead,
and I'm VERY happy with it.

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For the most part, you're only going to get long term burn-in if the same
logo/graphic/whatever is in the same place *all the time*. And if that's
the case, you're not going to notice it on the active screen, because that's
where the logo (still) is. . .


"tvserf" <zgirl@mail.com> wrote in message
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> "Silbury Hill" <no-one@home.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1b5472337b3cf668989685@news.newshosting.com...
> > Does anyone have any information regarding image burn-in on plasma
> > screens? Specifically, I am concerned about the channel logos and
> > tickertape border displayed by CNN, because we display that particular
> > station two-three hours a day.
> >
> > Any insight gratefully received.
> >
> > Silbury
>
> I work at a tv station, and about a year ago, we integrated a 42" plasma
> screen into our news set. It has a logo on it about 5 hours a day, and we
> are very careful to keep it turned off when not on the air. The logo
> burned in TERRIBLY within 3 months. Then, at about 8 months of age, the
> monitor died all together and had to be replaced. It was an NEC, and it
> was a major component failure, I can't remember what though. Then the
> Samsung we replaced it with had to have some input panel repairs at only 3
> months of age. It is now also burned in after 5 months, but not as bad as
> the NEC was at that age. These monitors do not get excessive use. They are
> only powered up about 6-7 hours a day, and have a logo on them about 5
> hours of that time.
>
> I was considering getting a plasma screen for my home until our
> experiences at work scared me away, so I went with a large CRT instead,
> and I'm VERY happy with it.
>