Most movies and TV I watch have some sort of letter boxing either to the side or up &amp; down. Will this be an issue for burn in for the first 100 hours?
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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!
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I can't answer 100% but my kids do watch some shows that are in the 4x3 for a few hours at a time and I have not noticed any difference. After watching a couple to 3 hours of 4x3 with the black borders then I am usually watching sports which is full screen. Hope this helps you out. I still think in order for any of it to bother the tv you would have to leave it on a static image for 6 to 8 hours before anything would happen. Just my opinion. I have watched stations that have the logo and played games on it with static HUD with no problems. So I would really doubt a 4x3 screen would hurt as long as your not watching that 100% of the time. I can't answer 100% but my kids do watch some shows that are in the 4x3 for a few hours at a time and I have not noticed any difference. After watching a couple to 3 hours of 4x3 with the black borders then I am usually watching sports which is full screen. Hope this helps you out. I still think in order for any of it to bother the tv you would have to leave it on a static image for 6 to 8 hours before anything would happen. Just my opinion. I have watched stations that have the logo and played games on it with static HUD with no problems. So I would really doubt a 4x3 screen would hurt as... » Read More I can't answer 100% but my kids do watch some shows that are in the 4x3 for a few hours at a time and I have not noticed any difference. After watching a couple to 3 hours of 4x3 with the black borders then I am usually watching sports which is full screen. Hope this helps you out. I still think in order for any of it to bother the tv you would have to leave it on a static image for 6 to 8 hours before anything would happen. Just my opinion. I have watched stations that have the logo and played games on it with static HUD with no problems. So I would really doubt a 4x3 screen would hurt as long as your not watching that 100% of the time. « Show Less
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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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I believe what you are referring to is local dimming. Parts on the screen that have content are lit up and parts without content are dimmed down or even turned off. I've noticed that when turning on the TV the bottom left corner is brighter than others which may appear like bleeding but I'm guessing it's related to local dimming. I wouldn't worry about it. I watched dark movie scenes and I don't notice it, the picture is perfect.
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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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You know TV's are square or rectangle? HD vs standard def? That's the difference. One is widescreen. One is a box.
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Only had TV a couple months and have never seen that effect, but will watch closer and see if it happens. Thanks for the info.
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That depends a little on the individual, I guess, but I'm well past my prime, and I can read it. I would not call the screens "well lighted." The lettering is easy to read. I wouldn't mind if they were a little brighter. The background is green, as in the picture, and the lettering is black. My eyesight is not as good as it once was.
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I have not had any problems with them at all. Most of the problems that I have are with the program that you are using to burn with. Windows is not good for burning for me. There are faster & easier programs to use if you just search, of course, it's a tedious task. For under 2 hours I use a program called Converter Lite, but have not had really good luck with the programs above 2 hours. Sometimes, this program will go above 2 hours but not very often.....
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I bought the TV Box for my wife who is Chinese. All the stations are shown in Hanzi and I unfortunately I cannot read them. My wife says that there are too many to write down. Perhpas you should consult with the Himedia webiste in China.
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So does this mean my "WIDESCREEN" dvds will be stretched? I purposely bought WIDESCREEN versions of my DVDs because I like them exactly as the theater and I don't mind the top/bottom black bars even when viewing them on my widescreen HDTV (37" panasonic plasma). Any more info would be great. Thanks!
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Yes, it fades very badly when viewed from the side. This is not an issue because of the tv location, but if it's off center for you, I would not recommend it.
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It will depend on your TV. Most "digital and some late model analog" TV have settings, such as fill, stretch and zoom for this purpose. If it is an old analog TV, you will get exactly how the original program was recorded so you will get borders on the side.
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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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It's not possible for burn-in to happen because the TV screen saver kicks in after some time of inactivity. I think it's only possible if you use this to play games where a scoreboard or weapon always shows up at the same spot, but there is no way I will use this for games!
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I don't experience the video dropout when viewing the same scenes via a recording of the same movie via DVD player. Only using the satellite receiver hooked to the 806 with composite video and then uploaded to the TV via HDMI cable. I think it has something to do with the quality of the satellite video and/or inability of the receiver to "keep up" with extreme video changes.Secondly, as to the "S" at the end of the serial number, doesn't that stand for "silver".....whereas the black receiver doesn't have the "s".
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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.