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07-07-2003, 09:49 AM
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Greetings
You should be okay ... just don't do it again or you get a smack on the side of the head. 
If you had gone with another technology ... you would still be facing other issues so there really is no escape for you.
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Michael @ The Laser Video Experience
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07-08-2003, 12:17 AM
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Well, I did it again 
I was watching a show on tivo (damn tivo), and fell asleep on the couch. When I came too, I was looking at the tivo menu...!!!!!! I think it was there for up to 30 minutes, but not 100% sure... I could not have been more than that. I am going to drive myself nuts.. I wonder if there is a way to tell tivo to go to normal programming after a shorter time period.
I gotta set up some ground rules, like no watching tivo if I even think I am going to fall asleep...
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07-12-2003, 03:31 PM
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I only watch dvds on my Toshiba 42H83. I use an old Samsung for my cable. My contrast is set to 45 and I watch about 50% 1.85:1 movies and 50% 2.35:1 movies. Do I have to worry about burn-in from the black bars on 2.35:1 movies?
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07-22-2003, 04:35 AM
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Burn In
I am sure this has been posted alot of times but..............how can you instantly tell if a tube tv is CRT burned or whatever it is called?
Plain and simple please.......
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07-22-2003, 08:42 AM
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Quick burn in question
Hey
Is it "any stagnant image on the screen", or "any stagnant image projected"? ie. Watching a screener tape, that has the "Property of Miramax, 12/15/02"(whatever) at the top... if i scroll the screen up, so that is not being shown, is that safe? or is it being projected to beyond the screen masking, and still poses a problem? -- this is not a bootleging question, these screeners are obtained leagally from the distributor.
also... this may be stupid, but is it safe to fast forward VHS on a RPTV? when you have all the flickering images form the "scramble lines"? (dont know term)
thanks guys, i was watching something last night and got nervous and turned it off....
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07-22-2003, 08:52 AM
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Greetings
If you run the proper test patterns, yes you can tell right away.
100% white or 80% white fields are usually good.
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Michael @ The Laser Video Experience
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07-22-2003, 09:42 AM
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Is it "any stagnant image on the screen", or "any stagnant image projected"?
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Burn-in is usually triggered by static, visible images. If the image isn't visible (because you've scrolled it off the screen) or static (because it's flickering), it's not likely to cause a problem.
HOWEVER, the real cause of burn-in is not the image displayed but the settings (notably, contrast). This is fully covered in the MASTER BURN-IN THREAD at the top of this page. Please ask follow-up questions there. This thread will shortly be merged into the master thread.
M.
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07-22-2003, 01:32 PM
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If you run the proper test patterns, yes you can tell right away.
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What are these white fields you are talking about? like a white screen?
How do you run the proper test patterns? but getting a calibration disk? |
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07-22-2003, 02:03 PM
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Thank you michael
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07-23-2003, 07:10 PM
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I read through most of the 6 pages of this thread, but I had to skip a few posts. Here's what I've just noticed on my Toshiba 42H81 16:9...
I went to test out my new Yamaha HTR-5660 receiver last night w/ LOTR EE. In the beginning/narrative portion, one scene fades to the next so that the screen is dark gray for a few moments. During this period, I could see a subtle thin vertical line running the entire height of the screen, exactly where the 4:3 "graybar" line blends with the picture.
I'm not sure what this line is, but it makes me very annoyed and a bit confused. Annoyed for obvious reasons. Confused because I've had the set for only a year, the contrast has been set to 35 since day 1 (AVIA), and I rarely watch TV -- not to mention 4:3 TV. I'd estimate that the longest the set has ever been on 4:3 w/ graybars is 2 hours in a day. The average is probably 2-4 hours per week in that mode. Usually when I'm watching TV I'm either in a stretch mode or I'm watching HD content or DVDs.
Interestingly, I could only see the line on the left side of the screen. Anyways, could this be burn-in, or could there be another problem that might be solved by a good calibration? If it is burn-in, I'm shocked...given the small amount I use t | |
