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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joseph R @ Aug 24th 2007 3:16AM
< "Also, the idea that burn-in is most critical in the early stages of a plasma's lifetime is just false." ≥
Really? Your statement is just the opposite of what Panasonic says!
Panasonic's website gives an introduction to plasma use and "break in" of the early stages of your new plasma. They specifically give certain settings not only for the first 100 hours [use lower contrast, keep all content to full screen [1:78:1 with or without gray bar modification], avoid static images, etc, but for the next 900 hours also (similar settings but contrast can be increased some).
Also, you should never use the "dynamic" or "vivid" picture setting on a plasma, unless you have the brightness and contrast at very low settings.
As for anti burn-in protection, I recently learned that all 2007 Panasonic plasmas have the built-in feature with the pixels moving ever so slightly, and never fully stationary.
One guy's recommendation for the first 100 hours, is to play the PLANET EARTH HD-DVD or Blu-ray disc [1:78:1 native ratio] in a loop for about 8 to 10 hours a day, for around 10 days. Then your new plasma is broke-in, and you can increase the brightness or contrast to a mid-setting for the next 900 hours.