How much of a concern is "burn in" of this technology? I am confused by the many different replies from users as well as sales reps.
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The "burn in" problem with plasma sets has been much improved over the years. You'd probably have to leave the same image on screen many hours for their to be any danger of burn in. Better hurry if you want this set. Panasonic is getting out plasma production and closing that factory early next year.
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I have had a panasonic plasma TV for years. The kids play their games all the time on it and you know how there are parts of the screen that never change with multiplayer split screen stuff. No burn in noted. Don't expect any problems with this TV either.
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i have this tv and if you leave the tv on with the same pause screen it will start to burn in. like the golf channel it put a golf logo at the button of the screen at it has burned a logo on my screen.
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I've had a Panasonic 58" plasma for about 4 years. It gets a heavy dose of ESPN Sport Center fixed borders and a steady diet of Role Playing Games with static screen elements from the Xbox 360. I have never had any problems with burn in or image retention. The only problem I see with my plasma is that it can suck enough power to set off the alarm on my A/V power conditioner on games that use white loading screens (solution - turn off the alarm).
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I have not had a problem at all with "burn in" with my Panasonic 60" plazma and I have been using it a lot. I don't use vivid on the picture mode. We are really enjoying the sharp picture on this TV. Check out this on line article: http://hometheaterreview.com/plasma-burn-in-is-it-still-a-cause-for-concern/
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I have had Panasonic Plasma TV's for over 10 years. Never a problem. Currently have a 54 and a 42. 65VT60 on order. Picture quality has been outstanding.
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Hi TB, It is my understanding that the same image has to stay on the screen for many hours over a course of a very long time before burn in takes place however, at least on my TV set, the TV will turn itself off after so long. If you are still watching the TV when the warning flashes you have the option to push the OK button or let it turn off. Burn in happens only when the same image is left on the screen for a great number of hours not when using the TV for normal viewing or use.
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I've had the TV for a few months now and I don't notice anything - there is a program on the tv to clean this - I did use it once and it worked.
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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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Sounds like if the one I purchased would have worked out of box, which it didn't, or they had warrantied it, which they wouldn't, I might not have all that good of products based upon your experience. These people really love to purchase and pay for adverse advertising. Guess they simply do not care. Sell what you can, while you can, and find something else to sell when that stops selling. Don't warranty anything. All good business motto's.Dennis Johnson
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Your question is totally valid. It's a red flag, and I wouldn't think of buying from a company or individual who displays such carelessness. CARELESSNESS -- how can that not spill over to every aspect of their business principles, and their product?
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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.
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I take a different point of view than most of the other responders. I would NEVER buy a refurb as my primary computer, but if you're looking at a system for gaming or music, then a refurb is fine. I do agree, though, to stick with a manufacturer-refurbed unit.
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Keep in mind here that this is nothing but my own understanding. If you have a thousand bucks worth of data on the stick and it goes bad, they will only cover the cost of the stick itself, not the cost of the data lost on the stick.
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I know its ridiculous. I had been trying to hunt one down also and finally got my hands on one. My suggestion would be to try Newegg and J&R because both have options to request an automatic notification when the product comes in stock. Both retailers had units in stock last week but sold out very quickly. Last I checked Newegg had an ETA of 11/22 and J&R told me last week they'd be getting more within 1-2 weeks but they allow you to add it to cart and pre-purchase now which will ensure one of the units in that next shipment will be yours. Between these two choices I'd go with J&R if at all possible only because there'll be no tax and free shipping and as a bonus you can use Amex points if you happen to have any and purchase through shopamex.com. The strategy that worked for me was to signup for auto-alerts from both of these retailers and I also created a Google alert to be e-mailed anytime a new post appeared that included "Aspire Timeline AS1810T" as well as a Bountii alert. I know it sounds like overkill but I was concerned it would only get more difficult to get one the closer we got to X-Mas so I chose to cover all possible bases and it worked-got one of these puppies in my hands in less than a week. Anyway best of luck - I assure you its worth the wait it's a great little machine.
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I am trying it out there. No definitive results yet. I think it takes time and persistent usage. I try to be cautious around my eyes.
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Thanks for the info. It really helps to get feedback from another consumer as opposed to the company. I appreciate your taking the time. KV
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Why are there no responses to my question, after 8 days now? I suggest three possibilities:1. Tech savvy shoppers don't feel like wasting their time with such a simple question.2. Many shoppers don't notice there is a product discussion area so far down the web page.3. Nobody else knows what this device does either, even the seller! ; )
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That's a recent development - it's been in stock until recently. So, where is the right location to raise this? Apparently not customer service, who punted to the 'product staff', who never responded. I posted here out of frustration. I understand the economics. I also understand the stated Prime policy, which should have precedence. But I'm done with this - I bought some other speakers elsewhere. Amazon Prime is great -almost- all the time, and despite this incident, I still think it is an excellent bargain.
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Hello I own the p50st30 and am an avid gamer, and I also ran the slides as well for the first 100 hours, I wouldn't even say that is necessary, but I am overly cautious when it comes to expensive toys and investments. Burn-in was a problem with some plasmas in the early 2000's after hours and hours of static images being displayed, but technology has advanced so much and panasonic has especially made an effort to fix this that I wouldn't even think twice about burn in. My friend owns a 2008 panasonic plasma and a few times he will see residual images faintly from long gaming sessions that dissapear instantly when he turns it back on or changes the screen, it also had some white slides that came with the tv settings that could be run to eliminate any apparent "burn in". Plasma offer much better picture quality at a much better value than led or lcd, it is too bad that soo many people have been scared off by burn-in stories from early generations of plasmas, they are truly excellent tvs. I would definately stick with the st30 over an LCD you wont regret it.
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Yes, I did. Twice!!! I bought a unit, it overheated extremely quickly during light to moderate use. I contacted Sony, they sent a replacement. Same problem only worse. Sony techs asked me to test the unit and record my results, which I did (including video documentation.) Suffice it to say, unless Sony has done a major retooling of this model, it isn't a flash you can trust for more than the lightest of use.
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It would be a loss...but contact the manufacturer to be sure. I would not buy this again, as the first one went bad on me, where it would not boot the log-in screen. They sent me a replacement but I am not going to run the risk of losing all my data, so I went with a different method. If you want the one I have I will make you a deal on it...it is still in the blister wrap.
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Well, it's an issue of supply and demand. The product is no longer manufactured, and New Old Stock - which this is - is in limited supply. Most of us who want or need this device will settle for a used or 'refurbished' one for a fraction of that $489.99 price, but sellers of the NOS item are asking the highest price they think they can get - and if you check around, you'll find that this inflated figure (roughly ten times its original retail price just several years ago) is in fact in the ballpark.
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New models and price drops on old ones are all part of company product cycles. I too was afraid to buy my receiver based on the negative reviews but it is an amazing piece of equipment and I do not regret it one bit. I have never experienced any of the handshake issues that the negative reviews describe. Maybe these people are trying to use old equipment with it??? I really don't know
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hello, sorry for the wait. its integrated within the laptop but to tell you the truth, i would prefer another laptop. the motion sensor is very annoying and the only useful thing that i honestly use is the fingerprint sign in and the smart pass for websites. Smart pass is assigning a website to a finger. For instance, my pointer finger pulls up my email webpage, my middle pulls up my amazon webpage and so forth. Also, as we speak i am currently packaging the laptop to send back to hp to fix because after updating windows 8 the whole thing crashed and ive only had it for a few months. Im trying to see if i could return it to amazon and just buy a new one. My theory is, if this is the trouble in gettign this early in the game then i would hate to think of what waits for me down the line. I would suggest you get another laptop period.