Most movies and TV I watch have some sort of letter boxing either to the side or up & down. Will this be an issue for burn in for the first 100 hours?
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I can tell you I have been amazed at how much of a non-issue burn-in has been with this TV. On my 6 year old Samsung Plasma it was highly noticeable and I would set the screen wipe function for 30 minutes or more at the end of the day. When I set the screen wipe on this thing I don't see a thing. In fact I don't think I've seen any ghosting since I got this thing.
75778
This tv goes to a screen saver after so many minutes so I have experienced no such problems. One can also set the tv to shut off after a certain amount if inactivity. I love this tv!
75779
I am sorry but I do not know the answer to this question. I have not noticed any type of burn issue on our P50S60. Most of our viewing is in high def. with the screen showing picture over the entire 16x9 surface.
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Not really, it takes a long time for any residual imaging to burn in, and it can usually be cleared up by simply leaving the plasma off for 8+hours. I would suggest though that if you're watching mostly letter boxed media, consider a 21:9 ultra wide TV.
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We haven't noticed any burn in. Don't know what else to tell you. We never had an issue with our old Panasonic Plasma.
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Yes there are settings in buried in the menu, you can do a color wash to help with burn in image. I keep ESPN on a bit and play video games and there aren't any issues. The first month there were little issues but would disappear but after a couple months there are not.
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Rufus, Just bought this and love it, but, yes, the text generated from using CC onscreen button is very small. May be a way to get captions from the program source (such as streamed PBS or DVDs) or to increase size of the "default" CC text. Will get back to you if I find a way.Ok I'm back and and the text size isn't as small as I thought. It seems to measure 3/8", which works fine for me at 7 feet away. I think 3/8" is the suggested minimum size for viewing up to about 10 feet away for captioning. There is some variation in fonts, but it mostly seems to be uppercase sans serif something like Tahoma, if that means anything to you. You can also turn on subtitles to DVDs. Hope this helps. Rufus, Just bought this and love it, but, yes, the text generated from using CC onscreen button is very small. May be a way to get captions from the program source (such as streamed PBS or DVDs) or to increase size of the "default" CC text. Will get back to you if I find a way.Ok I'm back and and the text size isn't as small as I thought. It seems to measure 3/8", which works fine for me at 7 feet away. I think 3/8" is the suggested minimum size for viewing up to about 10 feet away for captioning. There is some variation in fonts, but it mostly seems to... » Read More Rufus, Just bought this and love it, but, yes, the text generated from using CC onscreen button is very small. May be a way to get captions from the program source (such as streamed PBS or DVDs) or to increase size of the "default" CC text. Will get back to you if I find a way.Ok I'm back and and the text size isn't as small as I thought. It seems to measure 3/8", which works fine for me at 7 feet away. I think 3/8" is the suggested minimum size for viewing up to about 10 feet away for captioning. There is some variation in fonts, but it mostly seems to be uppercase sans serif something like Tahoma, if that means anything to you. You can also turn on subtitles to DVDs. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Sure, no problem. I often start the wood with miscellaneous paperwork. Always have the screen on top and be aware paper can generate more flying ash than wood.
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I have only noticed a minor motion 'jerkiness' on a couple of TV shows, but I attribute it to my satellite receiver, otherwise Sports in HD and DVD viewing are phenomenal! I will look into the owners manual, to see if I can find anything. You say it is intermittent...for all viewing or on certain shows? Also, are you viewing via cable or satellite?
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With the wide setting in "Auto Aspect" mode, screen size will adjust to the Satellite/Cable content. Letterboxed movies on TCM or premium HD Channels will fill the 21:9 screen. A letterboxed movie on a station such as Starz, may stretch incorrectly because the logo in the bottom corner interferes with the Vizio's calculation of where the picture ends leaving a slight letterboxed and stretched image. I am happy to say that there is a vertical (and horizontal) adjust in the picture control menu that is not mentioned in the manual or any review I have read. This will able you to fine tune any aspect ratio error that the "Auto Aspect" setting encounters. With the wide setting in "Auto Aspect" mode, screen size will adjust to the Satellite/Cable content. Letterboxed movies on TCM or premium HD Channels will fill the 21:9 screen. A letterboxed movie on a station such as Starz, may stretch incorrectly because the logo in the bottom corner interferes with the Vizio's calculation of where the picture ends leaving a slight letterboxed and stretched image. I am happy to say that there is a vertical (and horizontal) adjust in the picture control menu that is not mentioned in the manual or any review I have read. This will able you to fine... » Read More With the wide setting in "Auto Aspect" mode, screen size will adjust to the Satellite/Cable content. Letterboxed movies on TCM or premium HD Channels will fill the 21:9 screen. A letterboxed movie on a station such as Starz, may stretch incorrectly because the logo in the bottom corner interferes with the Vizio's calculation of where the picture ends leaving a slight letterboxed and stretched image. I am happy to say that there is a vertical (and horizontal) adjust in the picture control menu that is not mentioned in the manual or any review I have read. This will able you to fine tune any aspect ratio error that the "Auto Aspect" setting encounters. « Show Less
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I don't think it is small like on an old box tv. It is much bigger than that. It is easy to read. It is the size of print on HLN when they introduce a story. It's just like the big bold letters except they aren't in bold.
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Should not be an issue if you take care and keep contrast setting at 50% or less for the first 100 hrs of use.
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I've had mine now for several months and haven't seen much on this. I did notice in the upper corner a slight burn but odd as it is, it went away. So my screen is perfectly fine. However, I only use mine for my studies in Grad school so usually only have up email, word docs, PDFs, etc. Nothing to intensive on the screen, plus it is set to hibernate every ten minutes off activity. Hope this helps, a lot of this will depend on your usage, how you have the screen settings etc.
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To be honest, the letters are a bit difficult to see with the light off. You end up keeping the light on 24/7, which doesnt cause any problems
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Yes, it appears to be an articaft of the cable network's use of 1080i instead of 1080p. The artifact does not show up under BluRay which is 1080p. (Just in case you didn't know, the "i" is an interlaced picture scan - only every other line is sent for one picture frame. Rapid transitions force the unsent lines to be seen as blank lines. (Very simple explanation, but it'll suffice for now.)
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Hey Amit,I have had the TV for 4 months, and have almost exclusively played my xbox 360 on it. If there are any burn in issues, I dont see them! I think a little common sense with regards to setting the TV to dim after inactivity, or even shut off (mine does automatically after fifteen minutes of inactivity). Anyway, Ive had no problems! Games look beautiful on this TV, by the way.
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+1 to the other two responders regarding network connection and speed. Those are critical. Also, make sure the title you are trying to watch is provided in HD. Not all titles are in HD on either app.
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It depends. Like most HD televisions standard definition looks fine. If it's a tv station make sure your cable box is a HD box otherwise it will be fuzzy. Other devices such as consoles look fine just not as defined
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I was careful not to pause the screen at all or to air a channel for more than fifteen minutes with fixed logos or borders (history channel, CNBC, ESPN). Usually the programming takes care of the situation with commercials. Some people recommend running commercially available burn-in slides before you start using your TV. I chose to just be careful (more careful than I really needed to be) and have had no issues with ghost images. Wonderful TV for the visually obsessed.
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yes somewhat. It seems that the print is usually darker on cd's than it is on DVD's. There should be an option in the Lightscribe software to choose how dark to print. Even at the darkest setting though, it is not really dark.
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For short periods, the answer is yes. I have not had occasion to write upside down for a sustained period (30-60 minutes), so I cannot offer guidance on that.