[Fastlane247]

Hi i was wondering if anyone knows how long it takes to burn an image into a rear projection tv screen. i play video games on my tv and i hear it is not a good idea because of burn in but i know alot of other people who only play video games on theirs and have never seen burn in once. is this a very common issue or is it once in a blue moon that someone will get burn in?

thanks all, i know this is not a computer issue but i was thinking of hooking my pc up to my tv for online gaming on 46"... that would be sweet. any info would be great

again thanks

 

[hewee]

You get burn in when the very same thing is showing all the time.
My older tv that I keep the TV channel showing all the time burned in so I guess if you played the very same game all the time it may happen if there is something on the screen that does not change.

 

[AvvY]

it depends what games u play. older 8bit and 18bit consoles such as NES, Master System, SNES and Megadrive, used contsant backgrounds for 2d game play which had a similar affect to having a stagnent image put on a screen, and if u played for ages it could burn in. the newer 64bit and 128 and above consoles use better 3d graphic which has a always movie image which shouldnt result in burn in, provided u dont leave the one image on for a long time.

i believe the suseptability of tvs to burn in depends on the kind u buy. Rptvs will be different to CRT and LCD and Plasma. i remember reading an article in the paper which discussed these issues... im sure if u googled up some info it could give u a better idea.

Late,

 

[Fastlane247]

thank you for the reply, i basically wanted to play games like mario kart and possibly san andreas on it, mario kart seems ok then because it is always changing the screen but san andreas has still images on the corners for life meters and stuff so i might be causious about that one

 

[AvvY]

mario cart 64bit and above will be fine, im not sure about the whole life meteres thing, i hadnt thought of that, but i think u should probably be fine anyhow because you have to watch short video sequences which breaks this up, and also when u die you loose the images shortly while u respawn,

i dont think u should really need to worry about it too much

Late,

 

[hewee]

Read this here.
http://www.cheap-plasma-tv.com/plasma-vs-lcd-tv.htm
Then Continue to Plasma vs. LCD TV, part II it says...

Screen Burn-In Effect

Here, LCD TVs have a marked advantage. Because of the liquid crystal technology, there is absolutely no risk of images burning in from prolonged viewing, resulting in an after image 'ghost' effect. The lack of burn-in risk of LCD TVs is helpful when watching shows that have a common viewing pattern (such as a news or stock ticker, or video games). However, many Plasma TVs include a screen saver function to help minimize the risk, and some of the newest Plasma TVs include clever technology to very slightly move static pixels to minimize, if not remove, this risk

So a LCD screen would be good to have and there are some real nice ones out there with great pictures.

Also see Plasma? Who needs it?
http://www.technofile.com/articles/lcd_versus_plasma.html

The LCD RPTV (rear projection television) seem to be the best way to go.

 

[kiwiguy]

"Burn-in" relkates to permanent changes in the phosphor on the screen.

RPTV are a "projector" and the screen has no "phosphor" as such, its just opaque screen.
As to the susceptability of the actual imaging device itself, we would need to know what it actually is that gets projected as to any burn-in susceptability. Probably is little or none though.

RPTV's are being "dumped" cheaply onto the market here as they have been overtaken by large format LCD, which are simply superb in comparison, and have a long life. The replacement lamp cost in RPTV can be very expensive and frequent.

 

[hewee]

The replacement lamp cost in RPTV can be very expensive and frequent.

That is not good then.

 

[tdi_veedub]

I don't like the picture on LCD rptv's.. It is generally more faded and blurry. I assume it is the result of taking a really small image and making it really big. I think plasma is still the better way to go if you want big.

BTW, my old RCA rptv has thousands of hours of mario 1,2,3, zelda, link, contra, on it. No burn in whatsoever. Oh, and the lamps are still good, but the power supply is failing so now for the most part it won't turn on anymore Now I am stuck with my 27" Sony. It's not even a flat screen

 

[Fastlane247]

crt i think have to be the best to buy right now for a few resions. 1 they are completely mature, 2 the picture is amazing on them, 3 they do not cost much to purchase, 3 dlp tvs require the bulb to be chaged every 3000 - 8000 hours of use, 4. lcd tvs get burnt pixels and quality of fast moving objects are blurry, 5. plazma tvs are way over priced, have a very short life span and burn in 100 times faster then a crt, 6. dlp tvs have a rainbow effect that many have seen and can give people head achs.

there are a few other resions why but those are the main ones i have found. i really think dlp tvs have the best picture but that whole bulb thing is just too expensive.

 

[AvvY]

Id go for a CRT myself - the tried and true technology. im not satisfied with any of the other, rptv, lcd, plasma or any other futuristic names.
but if you got the cash and SPACE - look into buying a projector - can be even cheaper then buying a tv

Late,

 

[Fastlane247]

My next tv is going to be dlp rptv probably because they do not burnin at all and the picture is awesome but i want to wait until the technology matures a bit more... probably 5 years from now will be good time to buy one