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Old 07-20-2006, 01:43 PM   #4
stchman
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Originally Posted by wtsheff
I have heard that you must incorporate the entire viewing area of a tv screen(ie:no bars anywhere-top or bottom)or else the screen will be damaged over time.This occurs because part of the screen is constantly being used and part is not when you have bars present-thus the part that is used/colored gets worn out sooner.Supposedly,this is why ESPN puts grey coloring in there bars when broadcasting in HD.Is this true with all new tv sets or just a certain format-DLP,LCD,CRT,PLASMA?Can anyone confirm or deny this rumor?I personally dont like the zoom and stretch philosophy of viewing in Hi Def.
This whole burn-in thing is getting ridiculous. I have had more TVs(CRT) than I care to count and NONE have ever had burn-in. It takes literally months of the same image being on the screen 24/7 for the image to burn in.

BTW, RPTV LCD, DLP, LCoS do not burn in. They use a lamp. RPTV CRT can burn in, but only over a very long time. Plasmas are the same way as. People are stressing about something that will probably never happen.
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