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Old 07-29-2005, 09:49 AM   #1
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Plasma Burn-in Issues

About a month ago I installed an NEC 42" Plasma screen at work. I ran the Marine Aquarium screen saver for about two weeks in the mode that cycles from day to night. I was surprised to see image burn-in from the coral and gravel (which do not move). None of the fish were burned in because of their constant motion.

Do you think that the 3D background could resolve some of these issues? Perhaps some kind of shrimp or crab could be included that would move around and over the stationary objects. Could this also help prevent burn-in?

I've heard that burn-in is a particular problem with plasma screens, but as they drop in price, more and more people will be using them as a great saltwater fish tank alternative!
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Old 07-29-2005, 11:06 AM   #2
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Plasma screens do indeed suffer from burn in as you have found out. LCD's do not, and are a better choice for the money IMO. As far as the 3D background it is planned to be about 2 times as wide as your screen and have a scrolling option. I am hopeing that this will alleviate any burn in problems.
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Old 07-29-2005, 11:34 AM   #3
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LCDs over 32" are just too darn expensive. The Biggest LCD: Samsung's LT-P468W 46" is 10 grand!
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Old 07-29-2005, 11:37 AM   #4
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The 3D background will have the ability to scroll back and forth.
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Old 07-29-2005, 01:04 PM   #5
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I have no idea why they want so much for that one. Sony makes a 70" one thats been out for at least 5 years now and should have all the bugs worked out of it. I've personally looked at these and the picture is awesome. Sony says the retail is 6,999.00, but even Crutchfield sells it for 5,999.00 now, and you can find it at other places for down around 4,200.00 or 4,300.00 plus freight. If I was going to buy one right now this would be it.
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Old 07-29-2005, 11:20 PM   #6
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Probably the same reason a BMW usually cost more than a sililarily sized Chevy...
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Old 07-30-2005, 10:46 AM   #7
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The Sony 70" is an LCD rear projection TV, which uses a far smaller LCD panel to produce the image. The image from the LCD panel is projected on to a much larger viewing surface. The Samsung looks like it is one HUGE panel that is direct view, not a projection. Direct view will typically give you a better picture quality than a projection monitor.

I would still opt for the Sony projection unit for the money. Even if the Samsung has a better picture quality, I would never spend that much for a television.
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