Aaaarrrgggghhhh!!! This is just the kind of crap that drives me insane!
This is yet another example of some idiot consumer who obviously didn't read his manual (I have a Sony and it clearly explains the issues of burn-in and describes why there are stretch modes and how they prevent that type of permanent damage), doesn't understand a lick of the technology he has sitting in his living room, and is desparate to find SOMEONE ELSE to take the blame for his stupidity.
If he's experiencing problems this quickly, he most definitely has his picture set to the factory settings (which, admittedly are set dangerously high) and has likely NEVER even experimented with stretch modes.
Now I certainly don't expect everyone who buys a TV to have a copy of AVIA or DVE laying around, however I don't think it's too unreasonable to expect anyone who is going to spend thousands of dollars on a piece of electronics to at least have the common sense to learn SOMETHING about it, try to understand it and how it functions.
As a matter of fact, if this guy watches so much 4:3 material, what in the hell was he doing buying a widescreen set to begin with? Didn't he think it was odd that he has this widescreen set, and the "wide" part is nothing but gray all the time!?!?!?!?!
The more I think about it, with all the insane and often overblown panic floating around regarding burn-in, I find it amazing that this guy bought a widescreen RPTV and had no idea this was a possibility.
And as far as adding this to the reason Sony's suck, if anyone were to treat their Panny, Tosh, Mits, or what have you with the same idiocy as this guy, you'd experience the same problems.
This is in no way a Sony problem, and if you understand the technology and take a few simple steps, it's not even a problem at all. It's known as preventative care. Would you drive your brand new car for 5 years without changing the oil and then sue Toyota when your engine blows up? "But no one TOLD me I had to change the oil..." Of course not!
It's uninformed and uneducated consumers who do STUPID things and then find someone else to blame that drive me nuts. As far as I'm concerned, this guy has only himself to blame for wasting his thousands of dollars. If this lawsuit actually happens, it won't quite rank up there with McDonald's being sued for actually serving "hot" hot coffee, but it'll be close.
Thank you - now I have to find some way to get my blood pressure back to within a normal human range.
-Jason
This is yet another example of some idiot consumer who obviously didn't read his manual (I have a Sony and it clearly explains the issues of burn-in and describes why there are stretch modes and how they prevent that type of permanent damage), doesn't understand a lick of the technology he has sitting in his living room, and is desparate to find SOMEONE ELSE to take the blame for his stupidity.
If he's experiencing problems this quickly, he most definitely has his picture set to the factory settings (which, admittedly are set dangerously high) and has likely NEVER even experimented with stretch modes.
Now I certainly don't expect everyone who buys a TV to have a copy of AVIA or DVE laying around, however I don't think it's too unreasonable to expect anyone who is going to spend thousands of dollars on a piece of electronics to at least have the common sense to learn SOMETHING about it, try to understand it and how it functions.
As a matter of fact, if this guy watches so much 4:3 material, what in the hell was he doing buying a widescreen set to begin with? Didn't he think it was odd that he has this widescreen set, and the "wide" part is nothing but gray all the time!?!?!?!?!
The more I think about it, with all the insane and often overblown panic floating around regarding burn-in, I find it amazing that this guy bought a widescreen RPTV and had no idea this was a possibility.
And as far as adding this to the reason Sony's suck, if anyone were to treat their Panny, Tosh, Mits, or what have you with the same idiocy as this guy, you'd experience the same problems.
This is in no way a Sony problem, and if you understand the technology and take a few simple steps, it's not even a problem at all. It's known as preventative care. Would you drive your brand new car for 5 years without changing the oil and then sue Toyota when your engine blows up? "But no one TOLD me I had to change the oil..." Of course not!
It's uninformed and uneducated consumers who do STUPID things and then find someone else to blame that drive me nuts. As far as I'm concerned, this guy has only himself to blame for wasting his thousands of dollars. If this lawsuit actually happens, it won't quite rank up there with McDonald's being sued for actually serving "hot" hot coffee, but it'll be close.
Thank you - now I have to find some way to get my blood pressure back to within a normal human range.
-Jason