HOW TO PREVENT IMAGE BURN-IN ON MY HD (PLASMA) TV?

If you are buying a new name-brand plasma (Samsung, Panasonic, etc.), don't worry about burn-in. That has been solved with additional circuitry in all recent models.

The advice in the other answer is good and won't hurt, especially with older plasmas, but you should be okay with a new Samsung.

Most TVs now actually have a menu setting g that will change each pixal every second to prevent it. They also have a setting I tell my customers to rub every 100 hours which is color scheme. Blackest black fading to white. It moves across the screen for about 15 minutes and basically heats the screen and remiss burn in. Very accessible in picture settings. But newer plasma do not have as much of an issue as they used to. Just energy efficiency. Good luck.

Panasonic is the only Plasma tv that is being recommended by Home Theater Magazine. Burn in issue on Plasma tv is not a big issue any longer. But I do recommend not to leave a picture frozen on the screen longer than one hour if pause. Hope this will help you out.

One thing to do is to turn down the Contrast and Brightness to sane levels.

Televisons are set at the factory to 'torch mode' - ultra bright to be eye-catching if the unit is used for a floor display in a brightly lit store. 'Bright' and 'Loud' catch peoples attention as being 'better'. It's not - but unless you are aware of this - the brighter screens on the floor sell the most units.

Pop in a Pixar movie from your DVD or BluRay player and go to the Video setup menu. There are test patterns that will help you properly set the Brightness, Contrast and Color to sane levels.

Then - try to watch a mix of things : different channels, etc so nothing sits in the same spot for hours/days like ESPN logo or ticker-tapes on the bottom of the screen.

Some Plasmas actually have a menu item for anti burn-in. It runs a soft-white image or a moving bar across the screen for 30 minutes to smooth out or erase burn in.

But the other answers are correct that the problem has been solved in most models as long as you dont freeze a game screen for days.

maximum TVs now also have a menu placing g which will exchange each and each pixal each and every 2nd to evade it. they also have a placing I tell my purchasers to rub each and every a hundred hours that's coloration scheme. Blackest black fading to white. It strikes around the reveal for about quarter-hour and actual heats the reveal and remiss burn in. Very available in image settings. yet extra moderen plasma don't have as a lot of a controversy as they used to. in simple terms capacity performance. sturdy success.

As far as i know the best way to keep your television from getting a burn in is to not leave it on with a static shot on the screen. What this means is do not leave the television on with a program paused where one image is sitting there for extended period of time. Always turn off the television when leaving for id say more than 20 minutes. Im not sure how long it takes exactly for an image to burn in although im sure there are different degrees of severity for "burn in"

Best of luck

Newer Plasma TV's have improved phosphor screens and electronic orbiting to eliminate the older burn-in problem.. I would not worry about it. If you still have concern, run in normal mode, not 'vivid'....