'Burning in' TV station logos..

[jxnew]

Is this still a major problem with all RPTVs..? Was reading about Mitsubishi models and many owners seems to be totally disappointed by this problem appearing even after just a few months of cable tv viewing. Any inputs..suggestions? Do LCD/DLP RPTVs have the same problem?

[recoveryone]

Is this still a major problem with all RPTVs..? Was reading about Mitsubishi models and many owners seems to be totally disappointed by this problem appearing even after just a few months of cable tv viewing. Any inputs..suggestions? Do LCD/DLP RPTVs have the same problem?

I own a Mitsubishi (WS55805) and have never had any problem in the last 4 years with burn in. Most of the time it comes from having the contrast and brightness up to High. Many people buy these nice RPTV and don't do their homework on how to maintain them. But if they have money to burn let it burn in............

[jxnew]

Thanks for commenting. Other than bringing the contrast and brightness down, do you take any other measures to avoid this 'channel logo' ghost image problem? Do you watch regular cable on ur RPTV a lot or is it exclusively for movies..? If the tv is higher end (Mitsu Gold series or something), do they fare better in this regard or are they all the same when it comes to 'burn in'?

[recoveryone]

Thanks for commenting. Other than bringing the contrast and brightness down, do you take any other measures to avoid this 'channel logo' ghost image problem? Do you watch regular cable on ur RPTV a lot or is it exclusively for movies..? If the tv is higher end (Mitsu Gold series or something), do they fare better in this regard or are they all the same when it comes to 'burn in'?

My Mitsubishi is the Platium line, but I had a Digital Essential disk ready to set it up when I brought it. If it was up to me it would be use only for special events, but the wife and kids out vote me, so it gets plenty of Nick toons and BET/MTV. And they all have TV's in their own rooms I mainly watch news, sports and movies. Now that I have HDTV I watch PBS just for the awesome pictures.

[jxnew]

Does the burn in happen on LCD and DLP RPTVs?

[woodman]

What's called "burn-in" can afflict any display technology other than DLP, which is impervious to the problem. The only way to combat it is to do as has already been suggested ... turn DOWN the brightness AND the contrast, preferably to the levels prescribed by the "setup disc" such as Avia or Video Essentials.

Fortunately, most (not all but most) TV networks are aware of the problem and have adjusted the brightness of their logos to a more benign level. Rest assured that anyone getting burn-in of station ID logos today have NOT turned their brightness and contrast down, but are instead running their sets in what's called "torch mode".

Hope this helps you

[jxnew]

Thanks! That explains it. Also, isnt it true that you dont need to do the occational convergence with the LCD RPTVs.. So does it mean that you will never have an out of focus picture and you will never need to a calibration (yourself or by an ISF technician).