Plasma Burn in switched to LCD

[wasabichondro]

I purchased a plasma TV, turned the brightness sharpness and contrast way down right away. After a week I decided to set up the reciever on screen menu to tell it which HDMI was for what source. As I was setting up the menu I was ghosting the hell out of the TV. Could have been a permanent burn or a temporary image retention. I DONT CARE! I returned it ASAP to get an LCD.

I knew this was possible if the screen was "abused" but not in 15 minutes of setting up the on screen menu. I am surprised I do not hear these stories more often. I wanted this plasma and enjoyed the deep blacks for about a week in my dark room, but that was all it took for me to change my mind.

[Kevin P]

What model TV? How long were you in the on-screen menus? Most likely it was temporary, modern plasmas are a lot more resistant to permanent burn-in than the earliest models.

If it seemed to be "instantaneous" burning, it was probably a shadow effect created by a graphical OSD on your receiver. In that case the shadows/ghosts should disappear immediately when you exit the OSD.

[Hdale85]

Yeah that doesn't sound like burn in. I've left OSD's up on plasma's for 30-45 minutes or so before and never had an issue with burn in. Heck in racing games you get items on the screen that sit longer then that.

[wasabichondro]

It stayed on in the background of interview with the vampire for 15-20 minutes and that is when I decided to return it.

I was told the newer plasma that are more energy efficient have more sensitivity to cause ghosting especially in the first 100 hours of using them. I know there are sweeps and other features to help reduce or "repai" temporary ghosting but I was very surprised it was soeasilly done.

[joetama]

Back in the day when I got my Pioneer Pro-940HD watching Kingdom of Heaven with all the blue sky shots I realized the idiot store I purchased the TV from like to watch QVC. But, I gave it about a week and the burn in was gone. Had the TV now for 5? years maybe and have never looked back. Except when my brother got a PDP-5010, but its a few years newer and a lot larger than mine.

[aud19]

Seems a bit knee-jerk but as long as you're happy with what you got.

[wasabichondro]

I am happy with the LCD. I had to act quickly since my friend was there with his truck and I did not want to get stuck with it. Mini Coopers are not got for transporting 50" plasmas.