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Phillips HDTV Widescreen LCD burn-in

TrampLineman

TrampLineman

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I bought a 32" Phillips LCD Widescreen HDTV and never had a problem with any ghosting or screen burn-in until I bought NCAA11.

Now I've noticed that the recruiting screen has actually burned into my screen!:mad2: Talk about mad! Its at the very top of the screen where one of the light masts are in the background of the recruiting screen, and what I call the "Saturn rings" that go all the way around the screen have burned in at the top by the light mast. Now I play alot of PS3 but I dont remember being on the recruiting screen that long!!

Of course Phillips said it was out of date (it was made in June 2007) and that I should call a repair shop. Safe to say I could probably buy a new one cheaper than to fix this one. It was $750 brand new back then.

Anybody know how to defend screen burn in? This is NOT a plasma. I heard displaying a white screen on it would help and I let it stay on a good bit last night with the screen like that and it helped some but came back when I played the game again and while recruiting thats when I noticed it.

Sorry for all the questions guys but I know you all would know more about this stuff than me!
 
cbi1972

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If it's happening, there's not much you can do about it other than display a solid or dynamic image in between play sessions.

I concur that the newer televisions are much better about burn-in than the older ones. A repair shop is a total waste of money. If it is not under warranty, get a new TV and don't play games on the old one.

I had a Samsung 720p plasma that got severe burn-in and blue sparkles after showing red in things such as a DVD menu or a desert scene with orange rock, for even moderate periods of time. Burn-in from screen elements of video games looked horrible, but they did go away after a while.

I now have a Panasonic 1080p plasma I got I think in 2008 that plays everything I throw at it without any detectable visual artifacts whatsoever. I can play Final Fantasy or NCAA all day long with no residual image. It is gorgeous.
 
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TrampLineman

TrampLineman

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When it shows up its generally on light colors like the view of the sky while watching a real game in HD. On the game it really shows up. I ran a white screen all night last night that seemed to help and I've heard running different colored screens will help as well so I might try a different color and see how that goes.
 
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CBag4Bama

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Heard yesterday there is suppose to be a lot of good deals on HDTV's this Christmas because of overstock. Might just be a good time to get yourself a big present.
 
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I think the years of keeping the same TV for 10 years are gone. A television used to be a piece of furniture (remember the consoles?), now they are becoming more like computer equipment which must be replaced (or seriously upgraded) every 2 to 3 years for all of the bells and whistles.
 
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