Mark Abrams
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- Feb 13, 1999
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Just came away from having a DLP TV for 10 years, and have replaced it now with an LED 4K set (Samsung UN55JU6500). When watching non-HD broadcast TV, the TV automatically puts gray bars on the left and right, as well as (smaller) black bars on the top and bottom of the image, unless
I manually stretch the image top to bottom and side to side to fill the whole screen, but it definitely degrades the picture sharpness of the already less clear non-HD programming. Am just wondering how much I need to worry about bars on either side, top & bottom, gray and black, causing a lasting image? Also, more importantly because it can't be altered, many 16:9 movies from DVD and streaming have black bars top and bottom - how long exactly can you safely leave those bars up on the screen without risking a problem? Most movies are anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
There isn't much in the way of guidelines in the e-manual for the TV, except to mention the problem of pixel burn in and that it's not covered by warranty... I know this was more of an issue with CRT and plasma TVs, but since I just got this TV, I'd certainly like to make it last a few years! Any input would be greatly appreciated - I never had to be concerned about this stuff with DLP, although the TV cost me technical headaches and repairs over the years.
I manually stretch the image top to bottom and side to side to fill the whole screen, but it definitely degrades the picture sharpness of the already less clear non-HD programming. Am just wondering how much I need to worry about bars on either side, top & bottom, gray and black, causing a lasting image? Also, more importantly because it can't be altered, many 16:9 movies from DVD and streaming have black bars top and bottom - how long exactly can you safely leave those bars up on the screen without risking a problem? Most movies are anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
There isn't much in the way of guidelines in the e-manual for the TV, except to mention the problem of pixel burn in and that it's not covered by warranty... I know this was more of an issue with CRT and plasma TVs, but since I just got this TV, I'd certainly like to make it last a few years! Any input would be greatly appreciated - I never had to be concerned about this stuff with DLP, although the TV cost me technical headaches and repairs over the years.