Burn In

So you just bought the biggest Plasma set ever. But you are still pondering will the urban myth of burn in come around to curse you? Fear not, technology will save you.

Since the introduction of plasma displays about a decade ago, a lot has changed in the technology that is used to fabricate and design those TV screens. While it is true that at the beginning of the flat panel era burn in was often seen in cases where static or monotone images were continuously displayed on a screen for hours on end, things have changed. In the past, as an example, you may have seen ghost images of the CNN logo if that was your favorite channel during daytime and you then switched to say a movie or other program. This was caused by the first generation of gases and tubing used to manufacture 1^st generation plasma TV’s.

Lucky for us, manufacturers have addressed this issue by designing and integrating tubing and gases that decrease if not eliminate the burn in issue. This allows them to offer projected durability of 60 000 hours of viewing pleasure, which amounts to 6 years and 5 months of non stop viewing, without even turning off the tube. This ensures that under normal usage your new plasma TV will last as long as any CRT set would.