Of late, I have observed Image Retention and Burnin being primary reasons for people shying away plasmas.
We are seeing loads of messages in the net educating on how burn-in no longer exist and how TIR is a non issue. But let us try to post our experiences in one single thread to help prospective buyers make an informed decision.
Plasmas I have owned/own
Usage:
No games
Full length movies with black bars
Streched SD content (No side bars)
Extensive DTH usage
LG PQ60:
Age: Till 2 months.
Temporary Image Retention - High
TIR content - Channel logos and Black bars (Visible only when switched off)
Burn in - Did not have the TV long enough to observer burn in effects.
Samsung B450:
Age: 2 months and continuing..
TIR - NONE (Tried hard to create one but could not)
TIR content - None.
Burn in - Did not have the TV long enough to observer burn in effects. But considering no TIR, I would assume burn possibility is less.
We are seeing loads of messages in the net educating on how burn-in no longer exist and how TIR is a non issue. But let us try to post our experiences in one single thread to help prospective buyers make an informed decision.
Plasmas I have owned/own
Usage:
No games
Full length movies with black bars
Streched SD content (No side bars)
Extensive DTH usage
LG PQ60:
Age: Till 2 months.
Temporary Image Retention - High
TIR content - Channel logos and Black bars (Visible only when switched off)
Burn in - Did not have the TV long enough to observer burn in effects.
Samsung B450:
Age: 2 months and continuing..
TIR - NONE (Tried hard to create one but could not)
TIR content - None.
Burn in - Did not have the TV long enough to observer burn in effects. But considering no TIR, I would assume burn possibility is less.