Burn-In issues with FPT5084 when used for gaming Hi All,I was wondering whether someone has faced a permanent burn-in on their samsung plasma when used for gaming?Any suggestions to prevent the burn-ins? Burn-In issues with FPT5084 when used for gaming Hi All,I was wondering whether someone has faced a permanent burn-in on their samsung plasma when used for gaming?Any... » Read More Burn-In issues with FPT5084 when used for gaming Hi All,I was wondering whether someone has faced a permanent burn-in on their samsung plasma when used for gaming?Any suggestions to prevent the burn-ins? « Show Less
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i bought this t.v. strictly for gaming... and no i haven't had any burn in's. I play for more than 3 hours at a time also. One thing, is that if i do pause the game to do something else i will turn the t.v. off just in case.
1121397
Burn-in will only happen if there is a static image on the screen for a VERY long time. This is also more likely if the TV is newer, once the TV has had a good amount of hours on it there is less chance for burn-in. Most games don't have static images, so I doubt you would have any problems. And FYI, this TV is great for gaming, I have absolutely loved it!
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Hi Michael,burn in is pretty much a thing of the past now.Panasonic tvs move the image slightly a row or two of pixels (you can't notice it) to keep burn in at bay anyway.Just don't pause the game for hours on end and you should be right.If you notice the effect put the tv on an analogue station that's untuned and the snowy picture will clear it .Mpst tvs have a widget called an orbiter that puts a small image on the screen and it moves around if it detects a paused picture after a certain amount of time.I hope this helps and enjoy your new Plasma.
270687
Yes....I have. Local news logo in bottom right corner from simply watching the news that is on only a half hour with many commercial breaks. Very upset this happened and for everybody out there saying its a "myth" about modern day plasma not burning in, you are wrong. It happened to me and I even had my settings turned down in contrast, cell light. And what's more upsetting is Samsung will not cover it under warranty.
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I have had this TV since January and love it. No problems with anything. Panasonic has something called pixel orbiter that you can enable to help prevent burn in from fixed image items such as logos. This TV is without a doubt the best I have ever owned. Hope this helps.
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I like mine so far. I only bought it for the price. I don't hear any buzz so far, but it's only been used about three or four times. I have a Samsung 46" lcd 1080p in my bedroom and I think the picture on this 50 inch holds up well against it. Someone in one of the reviews I read on this plasma tv says that there is a chip that prevents "burn in" on these newer plasmas. Well not on this one. The manual clearly states that burn in is an issue and to turn down brightness and contrast while playing video games or dvds. We'll see what happens I guess.
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"Burn in" is pretty much a thing of the past. It baffles me why belief in it persists. "Image retention" is more common, which is a temporary faint "ghost image" of a static image that will fade quite quickly and will not be noticeable except when viewing a uniform grey screen or something similar. You'd have to go through some pretty extraordinary measures to get true burn-in in any plasma from the last several years. Go the tech site CNET.com and search for their articles on plasma and "burn-in" for some expert writing.
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It's not possible for burn-in to happen because the TV screen saver kicks in after some time of inactivity. I think it's only possible if you use this to play games where a scoreboard or weapon always shows up at the same spot, but there is no way I will use this for games!
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This has happened to me on a samsung plasma they came out the first time to replace the main board that wasn't it so they brought out a hole new panel two weeks later so if you can just exchange this one before you have to warranty it
170673
Well one thing to consider is if you play vidoe games. I have done some research myself and there has been a lot of talk about "burn in" with the plasma tv's. If you play video games and there is something on the screen that doesn't move or change very much then that image could burn into the tv screen. Just something else to consider.
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That's good to know Bridger. I have this one (Samsung plasma PN50B450) as well and the manual states that brightness and contrast should be reduced to prevent burn in while play video games. Also appreciate the first hundred hour rule-mixing tv with games.Thanks. The only thing I'm worried about is my kids walking away from a video game and a screen just sitting there. But hey, for the price you could buy another one and not spend what you can for a 1080p lcd 52 inch. I know that defeats the purpose but isn't that why you would be interesed in this tv anyways? for the price?
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I can tell you I have been amazed at how much of a non-issue burn-in has been with this TV. On my 6 year old Samsung Plasma it was highly noticeable and I would set the screen wipe function for 30 minutes or more at the end of the day. When I set the screen wipe on this thing I don't see a thing. In fact I don't think I've seen any ghosting since I got this thing.
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Thanks for the info - unfortunately, and go figure - our very expensive and only 3 y/o plasma tv just died. Fortunately, we bought the extended warranty but still have no tv. Hopefully this will be resolved in the very near future - keep me posted for any other deals.
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I believe that while this TV has less of a burn in sensitivity than the first plasma TV's, it still has some sensitivity to burn in from long term display of a stationary image. The manual for the TV states:"If a fixed image displays on the TV screen for a long period of time, it will be imprinted and become a permanent disfigurement on the screen. This is "image burn" and not covered by the warranty."In my case I have seen no evidence of burn-in, but I do not play electronic games - some of which can be problematic.
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Just out of curiosity what do you consider to be high response times? I use this with my 360 all the times and have not really noticed anything out of the ordinary. The thing I really don't like about this LCD is the overscan issue, which is noticeable with games. Do you have that with your DLP?
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I have been playing my ps4 and is not bad for a plasma tv, of course picture on a LED would be much cleaner. Overall I think that it has a great picture for gaming.
2016408
ack.. was wondering what the heck was happening with my tv. This guy posted a video on the jumper clip fix for the 46 and 55 variants of this tv. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZwQ0gRQ9sgI'm wondering if this isolated to only the panels made in china or all panels? Assuming that the boards are manufactured from different places. I'm going to call this into Samsung just to see what happens if not I'll be trying this jumper fix.
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I am utilizing the image burn in protection, which is set to "on" as the default setting anyway for this tv. I haven't seen any burn in issues even though i have watched movies close to 2 hrs long with the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.