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Feb 16, 2009 | 11:44 PM

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mxracer49

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Originally Posted by alomar

Burn in can happen but very unlikely for the average viewer. You can get IR (image retention) which looks like burn in, but it goes away in a day or two generally. For burn in you would have to have a still image on the screen constantly for quite a long time.

Like the station logo that is in the corner of every channel now days?

Feb 16, 2009 | 11:48 PM

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HalfBreed-150

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I love my 50inch HD Plasma Panasonic, but I must admit the one drawback is the Blacks.

Feb 17, 2009 | 12:36 AM

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alomar

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Originally Posted by mxracer49

Like the station logo that is in the corner of every channel now days?

Yeah, but the logo's go away during commercials and such. You would need a static image on screen for at least 48 hours or more constantly to actually do any damage.

Feb 17, 2009 | 04:39 AM

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Strikeswiftly

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42' Vizio, I love it. Just installed a 42 philips for a couple few weeks ago. Sitting there watching it, it is surely a nice tv for the money. I would say Walmart, for a nice Vizio or Philips. I don't think your really going to tell that much of a difference in most of the tvs other than there exterior components i.e. screens.

Feb 17, 2009 | 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mxracer49

Folks are usually pretty brand loyal when it comes to electronics. Myself, Toshiba has been my brand of choice for TVs. I've purchased 4 in the last 20 years. The newest being a 37" LCD. Biggest that would fit in our armoire. The CRT was moved to the basement for the kids' gaming consoles. The other is in our bedroom. The other is in the kitchen. They just keep going. I've heard and read that plasmas lose picture quality or develop burn in over a relatively short life. I haven't researched TVs forever. Any truth in that?

My Hitachi plasma has never had any issues with image retention, even when playing video games. My son's LG plasma will show image retention after only a few minutes of playing a video game. You really can't make broad statements about them, since it seems to vary greatly by brand and model.