Understanding Burn In with HDTV

If you’re like me and researching the possibilities for upgrading to an HDTV one phrase that you might have come across several times is “burn in”. Well admittedly, I’m not too bright when it comes to all this technical stuff so I was looking at the screen with a confused tone; what exactly is burn in? What does it do? Can I get rid of it? My questions went on and on so I set out to look.

What I found is that burn in is evident when parts of the screen develop uneven wear from the rest of the screen viewing area. It’s unlikely that you can eliminate the chances of dealing with burn in unless; of course you purchase a more expensive television that includes its absence. However, if you prefer not to drain your pockets there are ways that you can greatly reduce the chances of it developing. One significant way to do this is to keep your contrast down to a maximum of 75%. Within the first 100 hours after purchase, reducing it to 50% is even better. Eliminate fixed images. This most often occurs with video games or DVD viewing with long periods of freezing the frame. Don’t run your television 24/7.

As you can see, making some adjustments to your television and your life can help ease the discomfort of burn in.