Plasma and IR

PlatinumLiam · 18 Jul 2013 at 16:31

Is image retention still a big problem now a days ? :confused:

I tend to leave things paused and go away for hours or if im watching a movie at night then it will finish and the ps3 displayes a black screen with a pause logo and of course i don't want things burnt in to the screen.I keep getting told plasma is dead and its better to get LED but im not sure as all people ever bang on about here is the image quality of plasmas so im now stuck. The X60 to be quite frank is a piece of crap so i feel theres no point i have posted too many threads here about different tvs and enough is enough so i really need help on which route to go down and what are the best models. I like the look of the ST60 but its not in the budget.

Any Help will Be Appreciated

| Liam |

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2013 at 17:39

the X60 is a bottom of the range plasma, quite literally the worst model sold by panasonic.

£ for £ plasma pee's all over LCD, so if you think a £400 plasma looks terrible a £400 LCD is going to look horrific.

Again you have to be an idiot to pause things for hours and leave the tv turned on, why not turn the tv off and leave your box on pause? That's what I do.

Also after the movie has finished why are you leaving the tv on? why are you leaving the ps3 on also?

First of all your problems can be solved by turning the tv off.

Second of all IR is not an issue if you use varied content.

Third of all the tv has functions built into it to stop IR, pixel orbiter, lowering contrast and brightness for the first 400 hours of use, scrolling bar, as well as auto standby.

My tv is set to turn off automatically if I have not pressed a button for 2 or 3 hours. Therefore even if something blank was left on screen it would automatically turn off before any permanent damage is done.

Stop making threads, if you want quality you have to pay for it. Get a ST60 or put up with your X60.

PlatinumLiam · 18 Jul 2013 at 17:50

Psycho Sonny said:
the X60 is a bottom of the range plasma, quite literally the worst model sold by panasonic.

£ for £ plasma pee's all over LCD, so if you think a £400 plasma looks terrible a £400 LCD is going to look horrific.

Again you have to be an idiot to pause things for hours and leave the tv turned on, why not turn the tv off and leave your box on pause? That's what I do.

Also after the movie has finished why are you leaving the tv on? why are you leaving the ps3 on also?

First of all your problems can be solved by turning the tv off.

Second of all IR is not an issue if you use varied content.

Third of all the tv has functions built into it to stop IR, pixel orbiter, lowering contrast and brightness for the first 400 hours of use, scrolling bar, as well as auto standby.

My tv is set to turn off automatically if I have not pressed a button for 2 or 3 hours. Therefore even if something blank was left on screen it would automatically turn off before any permanent damage is done.

Stop making threads, if you want quality you have to pay for it. Get a ST60 or put up with your X60.

We'll done I think I'll email the dons and vote for you to be **** of the year you're well known for your lack of knowlage and also for your stupid tone I'm sorry I don't have £800 to ******* throw at a TV I liked on the looks maybe you Can afford to chuck money at stuff like a millionaire. So of course I'm gonna make threads and think it over 40 ******* times before I chuck money at a TV which will be in my house for the next 5 maybe more years :rolleyes:

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2013 at 17:54

then why are you making threads if you already know the answers?

seriously you have asked the same question several times now.

for your budget the best plasma is the X60.

google avforums and ask over there what they recommend for your "budget".

you do not need to be a millionaire to spend £800 on a tv btw

PlatinumLiam · 18 Jul 2013 at 17:56

Psycho Sonny said:
then why are you making threads if you already know the answers?

seriously you have asked the same question several times now.

for your budget the best plasma is the X60.

google avforums and ask over there what they recommend for your "budget".

you do not need to be a millionaire to spend £800 on a tv btw

I didn't say you did have to be a millionaire to buy an £800 TV I said you would be one to chuck money at an £800 TV on looks alone

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2013 at 17:57

PlatinumLiam said:
I didn't say you did have to be a millionaire to buy an £800 TV I said you would be one to chuck money at an £800 TV on looks alone

i base most of my tv decision making on the reviews over at avforums.

maybe you should look into their forums and do your own research? especially since you don't seem to be learning after your questions have been answered several times on here.

PlatinumLiam · 18 Jul 2013 at 17:59

Psycho Sonny said:
i base most of my tv decision making on the reviews over at avforums.

maybe you should look into their forums and do your own research? especially since you don't seem to be learning after your questions have been answered several times on here.

You are seriously ******* me off now how have they been answered if they were my problem would be non existent

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2013 at 18:07

PlatinumLiam said:
You are seriously ******* me off now how have they been answered if they were my problem would be non existent

this is your thread right?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18520416

look at this post

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24463864&postcount=6

which asks the same question you ask

and this answer

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24507151&postcount=37

as well as this answer

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24598823&postcount=51

which basically answers everything regarding IR

Nymins · 18 Jul 2013 at 18:23

Whilst the X60 is a budget plasma, I would wager that it would look better than most LCD/LED screens.

Read avforums for advice on settings and how to set it up correctly. Remember, whilst plasmas may give a duller looking picture, they are actually more accurate.

I always make the comparison when watching football matches. If the pitch looks really vibrant green, then it's not accurate as it doesn't look like that in real life.

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2013 at 18:23

post in the below section with your budget (which should have been posted in OP tbh, how do you expect people to recommend tv's with no budget?)

http://www.avforums.com/forums/tv-should-i-buy/

you say the ST60 is too much but the X60 is crap

there is no TV in between them in the current panasonic range, therefore you need to look at Samsung then and see if they make a model in between for your budget.

or it quite simply might be for your budget that is the best you can get "brand new" therefore go second hand

-Ad- · 18 Jul 2013 at 18:36

PlatinumLiam said:
You are seriously ******* me off now how have they been answered if they were my problem would be non existent

Sort your stinking attitude out for a start.

People are helping you out here and all you seem to be doing is getting annoyed for no reason at all.

Now get off you backside, take the advice and go and do your own research.

Nymins said:
Whilst the X60 is a budget plasma, I would wager that it would look better than most LCD/LED screens.

Read avforums for advice on settings and how to set it up correctly. Remember, whilst plasmas may give a duller looking picture, they are actually more accurate.

I always make the comparison when watching football matches. If the pitch looks really vibrant green, then it's not accurate as it doesn't look like that in real life.

Well said.

PlatinumLiam · 18 Jul 2013 at 20:46

-Ad- said:
Sort your stinking attitude out for a start.

People are helping you out here and all you seem to be doing is getting annoyed for no reason at all.

Now get off you backside, take the advice and go and do your own research.

Well said.

Okay i have done my own research and im glad i did as i now found a few other places where im likely to get pure advice rather than be called an idiot for falling asleep if im watching a film late at night or for not turning the TV off when i only went to get a drink or something and end up distracted doing something else maybe some people can sit at a TV and play games without interruption but quite a few folk cant.

Kei · 18 Jul 2013 at 21:12

I've left my Panasonic UT50 on paused for a few hours with no problems. My panel automatically dims itself after a prescribed period followed by switching itself off. Leaving the screen on paused and getting distracted happens to the best of us.

PlatinumLiam · 18 Jul 2013 at 21:14

Kei said:
I've left my Panasonic UT50 on paused for a few hours with no problems. My panel automatically dims itself after a prescribed period followed by switching itself off. Leaving the screen on paused and getting distracted happens to the best of us.

Hmm will bear that in mind thanks

Ev0 · 18 Jul 2013 at 21:31

My V10 gets left with a ps3 menu or the pause thing up for periods of time now and again, never been a problem.

At worse you may get a little bit of IR for a minute or so once doing something else with it, but shouldn't get any screen burn from it.

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2013 at 21:37

i said the exact same thing as that post yet he gets a thank you, and i got told im getting a vote for **** of the year

lmao

MagicBoy · 18 Jul 2013 at 21:39

My Panny (2011 G30) has an auto standby timer option. If you don't press a button on the remote for a specified period (2 or 4 hours) then it pops up a warning before going into standby. It's a decent enough safety net.

I got a bit of stubborn IR from playing *a lot* of Forza 4 which has a bright white HUD. It's a worst case scenario and disappeared with a couple of months of normal TV watching. It won't put me off buying another one, the picture quality is streets ahead of LCD/LED.

thecremeegg · 18 Jul 2013 at 21:40

For once I agree with Psycho Sonny

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2013 at 21:58

MagicBoy said:
My Panny (2011 G30) has an auto standby timer option. If you don't press a button on the remote for a specified period (2 or 4 hours) then it pops up a warning before going into standby. It's a decent enough safety net.

I got a bit of stubborn IR from playing *a lot* of Forza 4 which has a bright white HUD. It's a worst case scenario and disappeared with a couple of months of normal TV watching. It won't put me off buying another one, the picture quality is streets ahead of LCD/LED.

if your tv has a scrolling bar, then what i sometimes do is turn the scrolling bar on, then look for IR, if i see IR i leave the scrolling bar on then go and do whatever i want, i know after 2-3 hours the auto standby will kick in.

it's a good way of getting rid of IR, or even running the set in whilst brand new, by turning on the scrolling bar and just leaving it whilst not in use.

PlatinumLiam · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:22

Psycho Sonny said:
i said the exact same thing as that post yet he gets a thank you, and i got told im getting a vote for **** of the year

lmao

except you called me an idiot for not switching off a tv and leaving things on for hours