I just got a plasma hdtv and heard it is best to run the gray side bars for the sd channles instead of the black bars to prevent burn in. Can anyone confirm??
Plasma with gray bars?
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The theory here is that running grey bars instead of black gives more consistent usage of the entire screen, so that any "burn-in" is distributed across the whole screen and not focused on the pillar-boxed content area.
In practice, and according to recent research, modern plasma displays are not very susceptible to burn-in. There is some "persistence of image" if you run, say, a news ticker all day ... but that image dissipates in a short time under normal usage.
Bottom line: Do what looks best to your eye, and don't fret burn in.
Cheers,
- Shane
In practice, and according to recent research, modern plasma displays are not very susceptible to burn-in. There is some "persistence of image" if you run, say, a news ticker all day ... but that image dissipates in a short time under normal usage.
Bottom line: Do what looks best to your eye, and don't fret burn in.
Cheers,
- Shane
