Discussion
Went into comet and come more confused, looking for a 46in plasma and was recommmended the pz range with 'dual scan'.
Now the only one thing I was a little apprehensive about was the fact that plasmas are prone to screen burn(?), the guy at the store advised me that if a PS3 or Xbox then images can burn onto the screen.
Does anyone has any experience of the PZ range?
Now the only one thing I was a little apprehensive about was the fact that plasmas are prone to screen burn(?), the guy at the store advised me that if a PS3 or Xbox then images can burn onto the screen.
Does anyone has any experience of the PZ range?
Previous model that has now been replaced. Always advise our customers to use the set on standard television for the first 10 hours or so of use. Try to not let any static images sit on th screen within this timeframe. Not a big deal if they do however as can be resolved by taking out aerial input and leaving on 'white' noise. Just bear in mind that the PZ is the previous model but still a good panel
Panasonics tend to be very good when it comes to screen burn, in fact i can only remember seeing 1 or 2 in the last few years where as other makes can even burn in the 'Press red button' message from their own tuner! Dont confuse screen burn with image retention either, screen burn is a permanent burn in where as image retention is a temporaray 'screen burn' that is cleared over 5 mins or so.
Screen burn is actually caused by the 'burnt' pixels not being able to produce as much luminence as before, basically these pixels have worn out faster than the rest of the screen, the only way to fix it is to wear out the rest of the screen to the same level as your burnt pixels! The way you do this is with a solid white test card left onscreen for a prolonged period (or the white bar does the same job on a slower scale)
In short you really dont wanna burn anything in because all you are doing is prematurly reducing the useable life of your screen.
Avoid it by seting up the brightness and contrast properly and not just using the 'Dynamic' setting, a brighter picture isnt a better picture its just generally brighter! and be aware that a still image can burn in so when using a game station dont just pause it and go have your dinner actually turn the screen off. Also if you have sky you can actually remove the 'press red' text by hitting backup.
Screen burn is actually caused by the 'burnt' pixels not being able to produce as much luminence as before, basically these pixels have worn out faster than the rest of the screen, the only way to fix it is to wear out the rest of the screen to the same level as your burnt pixels! The way you do this is with a solid white test card left onscreen for a prolonged period (or the white bar does the same job on a slower scale)
In short you really dont wanna burn anything in because all you are doing is prematurly reducing the useable life of your screen.
Avoid it by seting up the brightness and contrast properly and not just using the 'Dynamic' setting, a brighter picture isnt a better picture its just generally brighter! and be aware that a still image can burn in so when using a game station dont just pause it and go have your dinner actually turn the screen off. Also if you have sky you can actually remove the 'press red' text by hitting backup.
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