>:( >Does this mean that my tv is going to die sooner than Matthew's? >Or that I'm not getting the best picture? > >Actually..you know what..if I bought a new tv and I had to run 'break in' >patterns for 200 hours I probably wouldn't do it anyways :-) > You only need to do this for plasmas. The phosphors in plasma have a much higher output when new, decrease sharply after the first 150-200 hours, then level off after 1000 hours. You are much more prone to burn in and image retention in the first 200 hours. Most manufacturers recommend you limit movies with black bars and video games to less than 15% for the first 1000 hours.
You can break it in watching full screen tv, but using the images, which evenly cover all the colors, guarantees an even break in and a better picture when properly calibrated. All this comes from reading up at avs forum. Some people disagree on the need to do this, but I figure with the amount of money I just invested, why not? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:293010 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
