IR...Burn-in...what's the difference? It's both a nuissance to Plasma.
So is "IR" more common in Plasma than LCD?
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/shift_image_ret.phpThis makes me now think that the Plasma market just invented
the name "Image Retention" simply to replace the same
thing which we "simple folk" call "BURN-IN" - whether it is permanent or temporary.
How long is "temporary"?
http://www.plasmasaver.com/burnin.htmlGood thing we all have this thread to know that it isn't a thing of the past afterall.
"While burn in isn't a problem anymore, your plasma TV will be prone to image retention.if they knew how high-maintenance plasmas can be, might decide to sacrifice a little image quality so they never have to worry about how long they display news scrolls and channel icons.
If you think you might lose sleep over this, you'll be better off with an LCD." It's a mouthful, but it's the truth.
Did you know that if you buy a plasma TV, you're supposed to spend the first 100 to 200 hours "breaking it in" like an uncomfortable pair of shoes? During this period, (around two months if you watch three hours every day), experts advise you to turn down the contrast ratio to less than 50%, turn the sidebars to gray if you're watching material with a 4:3 ratio, watch movies on zoom, and limit your gaming. Glad we cleared that up
Talk about inconvenience...as a "simple" buyer, all I want to do is watch and not have to worry about problems like IR, break-in, burn-in of a Plasma TV. Sure it has the best PQ...but PQ isn't everything
Dead pixels are looking a whole lot preferrable for LCD now
For LCD dead pixel repair:
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/04/lcd-dead-pixels-test-check-and-repair.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjTX4XAoqK8
It still boils down to the buyer's criteria.
- In my case even if Plasma can give the greatest PQ on earth...but if I watch only cable, AVIs, f*ke DVDs... one doesn't really need all that PQ.
I'd rather not worry and get an LCD.
And once again, I have a hard time trying to find anything wrong with the PQ of an LCD, specially after callibration. All I can say is WOW
and no worries even when watching 4:3 for loooong periods on a 16:9 screen
...and that good people is called "research".