> > > Interesting point, and since I'm always in the mood to buy a > new TV, this is something to reconsider. Anyway, what I do > now is treat it like a TV. I don't leave it on all the time. > Granted, this is a bit of an a****le statement, but the > reality is that my TV is kinda an electricity hog, so I turn > it off when I'm not using it. Also, if you always leave it in > TV playback mode, even if you leave it on for hours, you > don't run all that great a risk for burn in. The big scare is > if you switch to the menu and fall asleep. Anyway, based on > previous issues with TV burn in (I have an RP, and had a past > RP burn nice yellow bars on the side cause my roomate would > fall asleep watching TV in normal 4:3 mode), it's just a > matter of being judicious with the time you use it. Smart > outweighs any program options. > > That said, what's the expected time for burn in to occur? Are > we talking minutes, hours, days, weeks? My RP started showing > the yellow lines about 500 hours into using it (or roughly a > year), but will this happen much faster with the plasma? >
I don't think this is an a****le statement at all, if your not using it, turn it off. Simple, no burnin, greener and cut down on your lecy bill as well :) Greg
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