burn in still an issue?

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"bb2004" <beebeFOUR@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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> Looking at a rear projection HDTV purchase (42" Samsung or Akai, for
> example), possibly for the holidays. This will be our "main" TV in the
> family room, where we currently also keep our Playstation 2...
>
> Now, I know that with older RPTV's there was a real issue with
> "burn-in"...is this still a major problem? Will semi-regular PS2 usage
> (say, 10 hours a week or so) do much/any damage? Or should I plan on
> either a) moving the PS2 to a different TV or 2) buying a 16:9 tube tv
> instead. (Like a Phillips 34" )??
>
> (PS: I know DLP's don't have an issue, but that LCD's defintely do. But
> that doesn't matter, because I can't afford either one! )
LCD's don't!
DLP's don't!
Tubes do!
Plasma's do!

But if you properly adjust the set so that it is not too bright and don't
display static images for hours at a time it is less of an issue on newer
sets.

Richard.

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"The Man From Mars" <deaded77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I went through this exact issue two months ago and even ordered the Samsung
> 42" from Sears but as I studied the situation further I decided to buy a
> Panasonic 34" widescreen tube instead because my son would be playing his
> Gamecube on it. I had read about the burn in issue and while technically
> true that tube TVs could get it, it is very rare. I have been playing
> video
> games for the last 25 years and have never experienced burn in on a tube
> TV
> so that is why I decided for the Panasonic (it is very similar to the
> Phillips you mentioned, I do think it is a better TV though) You should
> check it out at Circuit City. I think we got it for $1399. Great, great
> TV. But if you decide to go with a rear projection TV(which are great TVs
> BTW, we have a 55" Mitsubishi that we love but I don't allow any video
> games
> played on it because I think rear projections are little more prone to
> burn
> in) Anyway, get the Samsung over the Akai for their service centers if
> nothing else. The Samsung and Akai are almost identical TVs but the Akai
> doesn't have a good reputation for Customer service and just in the last
> month since we bought our Panasonic I have read about 10 different people
> that have had trouble with the Akai 42" or 47". Enough babble, #1 Check
> out the Panasonic 34" Widescreen or go with the Phillips, #2 If you go
> rear
> projection Go with the Samsung, #3 If you go with the Akai it is about
> $200
> cheaper but that $200 is not worth the problems I have read about, #4 IF
> you
> do get the Akai, buy it at Circuit City BRAND NEW and DEFINITELY buy their
> 5
> YEAR extended warranty. I always buy these and a lot of people don't
> think
> there worth it but definitely get it if you get the Akai!!!
>
> I had to respond because you were in the exact situation I was in 2 months
> ago.
>
> Good Luck
>
> <><
>
>
>
>
>
> bb2004 <beebeFOUR@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
> news:NB0od.4839$gB5.278@news01.roc.ny...
>> Looking at a rear projection HDTV purchase (42" Samsung or Akai, for
>> example), possibly for the holidays. This will be our "main" TV in the
>> family room, where we currently also keep our Playstation 2...
>>
>> Now, I know that with older RPTV's there was a real issue with
>> "burn-in"...is this still a major problem? Will semi-regular PS2 usage
> (say,
>> 10 hours a week or so) do much/any damage? Or should I plan on either a)
>> moving the PS2 to a different TV or 2) buying a 16:9 tube tv instead.
> (Like
>> a Phillips 34" )??
>>
>> (PS: I know DLP's don't have an issue, but that LCD's defintely do. But
>> that doesn't matter, because I can't afford either one! )
>>
>>
>
>

super thanks!

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"Theo" <tasir@sfs-nobs-arch.com> wrote in message
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> > LCD's don't!
>
> Not true.
>
> I have a couple of 6 month old laptops at work that have the
> windows logon box burned in.

I have been using LCD computer monitors since a 15" cost over a grand and I
have never seen that, on my LCD monitors or anyone else's, including some
laptops owned by me and my wife. Neither direct view nor RP LCD TV's are
considered to have burn-in problems.

mack
austin

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"The Man From Mars" <deaded77@hotmail.com>
wrotenews:10q3fal4jdsspbf@corp.supernews.com:

> I went through this exact issue two months ago and even ordered the
> Samsung 42" from Sears but as I studied the situation further I decided
> to buy a Panasonic 34" widescreen tube instead because my son would be
> playing his Gamecube on it. I had read about the burn in issue and
> while technically true that tube TVs could get it, it is very rare. I
> have been playing video games for the last 25 years and have never
> experienced burn in on a tube TV so that is why I decided for the
> Panasonic (it is very similar to the Phillips you mentioned, I do think
> it is a better TV though) You should check it out at Circuit City. I
> think we got it for $1399. Great, great TV. But if you decide to go
> with a rear projection TV(which are great TVs BTW, we have a 55"
> Mitsubishi that we love but I don't allow any video games played on it
> because I think rear projections are little more prone to burn in)
> Anyway, get the Samsung over the Akai for their service centers if
> nothing else. The Samsung and Akai are almost identical TVs but the
> Akai doesn't have a good reputation for Customer service and just in the
> last month since we bought our Panasonic I have read about 10 different
> people that have had trouble with the Akai 42" or 47". Enough babble,
> #1 Check out the Panasonic 34" Widescreen or go with the Phillips, #2 If
> you go rear projection Go with the Samsung, #3 If you go with the Akai
> it is about $200 cheaper but that $200 is not worth the problems I have
> read about, #4 IF you do get the Akai, buy it at Circuit City BRAND NEW
> and DEFINITELY buy their 5 YEAR extended warranty. I always buy these
> and a lot of people don't think there worth it but definitely get it if
> you get the Akai!!!
>
> I had to respond because you were in the exact situation I was in 2
> months ago.
>
> Good Luck
>
> <><


I was looking at Akais and Samsung RPTV because of sales and the price but
when I saw them I was struck by how awful their pictures were.

Sitting side by side with some similar size Sony and Mitsus, it was
glaring!

Salesman told me that that cheap crummy Akai is also made by Samsung, and
you could tell beause they had them side by side and the same exact crummy
picture.

I'll never buy a samsung or an Akai for a long long time.



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