Plasma TV Screen Burn-In: Is It Still a Problem?

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Plasma: Regardless of brand and type of plasma TV you are susceptible to get burn in. The good news is that for the past couple of year’s quality manufacturers have been steadily working on improving plasma technology resistance to "burn in" with some success. One technique used is motion adaptive anti burn in technology, which focuses on moving the on-screen image ever so slightly. A second improvement by some manufacturers is improvement in the phosphor gas itself in order to make it more resistant.

All phosphor based display systems (CRT direct and rear view and plasma) are susceptible to image retention also known as "ghosting, image shadowing, image burn in." This is due to physical properties of phosphor and how it reacts to light and electric impulse.

How to avoid burn-in?

1. Purchase LCD

2. Do not leave static images on your plasma TV screen for more than an hour.

3. Adjust the Contrast setting at or below 50% on your new plasma TV. These days most plasma TVs are preset to very high contrast. This forces phosphors to glow more intensely, which increases the chance for burn-in to occur.

4. When displaying video games and other content which have static images, use your burn-in protection features like power management settings, full-time picture shift (both vertical and horizontal), and automatic screen-saver functions. Check your Owner's Manual for further information.

5. Purchase a plasma display that has really good scaling, so that you can watch 4:3 TV programs in widescreen comfortably. It is better not to display black bars on your TV screen for prolonged periods of time. You will be better off watching most everything in "full screen" mode.

Plasma displays are not intended for use with any static displays such as a static flight schedule in an airport, or an advertisement screen in a store.