Saturday, November 10, 2007
Member since:
June 2006
June 2006
hoodaguy said -
Well, if you saw burn-in [i.e. image retention] simply from watching widescreen movies, then your picture/brightness controls were obviously set too high (especially for dark-room viewing). Burn-in is way overrated, if you properly "break in" your plasma during the first 100-150 hours, and if you keep your settings reasonable, and also watch using the Cinema/Film or Standard modes (as opposed to any of the "torch" modes, such as Vivid or Dynamic).
On a properly "broken-in" plasma, any image retention is TEMPORARY, and will disappear once you watch some full-screen material, either 1:78.1 programs, or content that's stretched or "Justified" [viewing mode] to fill the screen. Also, all Panasonic plasmas since 2006 (and probably others, like Pioneer) have a built-in, anti-image retention feature - rotating pixels, where the small pixels are always ever-so-slightly moving around.
I've read comments from many on AVS about "burn-in", and that it's preventable (or will disappear when viewing other program material), and that IF it remains on the screen continuously, it was no doubt due to the picture controls set too high to begin with. For LCD, you should also NEVER set your backlight to MAX, as not only will the image look "noisier", but will oversaturate the colors and produce bad black levels for darker scenes, and will definitely SHORTEN the life of the unreplaceable bulb.
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Nov 10, 2007]
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"Plus I'm not a big fan of burn-in either... on one of my older TVs I had burn-in from just the black bars at the top and bottom of movies!"
Well, if you saw burn-in [i.e. image retention] simply from watching widescreen movies, then your picture/brightness controls were obviously set too high (especially for dark-room viewing). Burn-in is way overrated, if you properly "break in" your plasma during the first 100-150 hours, and if you keep your settings reasonable, and also watch using the Cinema/Film or Standard modes (as opposed to any of the "torch" modes, such as Vivid or Dynamic).
On a properly "broken-in" plasma, any image retention is TEMPORARY, and will disappear once you watch some full-screen material, either 1:78.1 programs, or content that's stretched or "Justified" [viewing mode] to fill the screen. Also, all Panasonic plasmas since 2006 (and probably others, like Pioneer) have a built-in, anti-image retention feature - rotating pixels, where the small pixels are always ever-so-slightly moving around.
I've read comments from many on AVS about "burn-in", and that it's preventable (or will disappear when viewing other program material), and that IF it remains on the screen continuously, it was no doubt due to the picture controls set too high to begin with. For LCD, you should also NEVER set your backlight to MAX, as not only will the image look "noisier", but will oversaturate the colors and produce bad black levels for darker scenes, and will definitely SHORTEN the life of the unreplaceable bulb.
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Nov 10, 2007]
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Member since:
October 2007
October 2007
Cool, thanks for the info Love Hendrix. It's good to know all that stuff about plasmas, now I might consider one in the future. 
On my LCD, I noticed the blacks weren't as sharp so I turned down the brightness A LOT a few days after I got it. Seemed to do the trick.
On my LCD, I noticed the blacks weren't as sharp so I turned down the brightness A LOT a few days after I got it. Seemed to do the trick.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Member since:
June 2006
June 2006
hoodabuy said -
Well, be careful when changing your brightness levels, as if it's set TOO low, then your blacks (from scenes) will get "crushed", and you will miss DETAILS in the image - for example the fine (lighter) stitching-design seen on a dark-colored men's suit.
For the best contrast ratio (and deepest blacks), for an LCD it's best to turn your backlight ALL the way down (or right near the lowest setting), especially if you watch in a darker room. Then set your brightness down somewhat (experiment with difference scenes to make sure you can see details in darker areas, as too low will reveal crushed blacks).
Counter this by increasing your TV's contrast/picture control to about 65%-75% of the highest setting. The result is a picture that really "pops", with good shadow detail in darker scenes, and brighter whites in more lighted scenes. <<all of these recommendations are for viewing an LCD TV in a dark room environment. For watching in a more brightly lit room, you should increase your backlight setting (from being all the way down to at least half of the highest setting).
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Nov 10, 2007]
Quote:
"On my LCD, I noticed the blacks weren't as sharp so I turned down the brightness A LOT a few days after I got it. Seemed to do the trick."
Well, be careful when changing your brightness levels, as if it's set TOO low, then your blacks (from scenes) will get "crushed", and you will miss DETAILS in the image - for example the fine (lighter) stitching-design seen on a dark-colored men's suit.
For the best contrast ratio (and deepest blacks), for an LCD it's best to turn your backlight ALL the way down (or right near the lowest setting), especially if you watch in a darker room. Then set your brightness down somewhat (experiment with difference scenes to make sure you can see details in darker areas, as too low will reveal crushed blacks).
Counter this by increasing your TV's contrast/picture control to about 65%-75% of the highest setting. The result is a picture that really "pops", with good shadow detail in darker scenes, and brighter whites in more lighted scenes. <<all of these recommendations are for viewing an LCD TV in a dark room environment. For watching in a more brightly lit room, you should increase your backlight setting (from being all the way down to at least half of the highest setting).
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Nov 10, 2007]
