Dmitry
Supporting Actor
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- Nov 30, 1998
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Travis, if your TV is calibrated properly, you shouldn't run a risk of burn-in. Direct view TVs are also succeptible to burn in, but proper calibration virtually eliminates the risk.
Does anyone who watches a lot of 2.35 movies just run 1.85 movies and not watch them to help the situation?Not here. I watch whatever titles I'm in the mood for, regardless of the material's aspect ratio. I've owned a 16x9 RPTV for over 20 months (it's ISF calibrated), and have no problem with burn-in of either 2.35:1 or 1.33:1 material. I always use the DVD player-generated black side bars for 1.33:1 material, not the gray side bars generated by the TV. Still no problems.
As others have said in this thread, if the TV is properly calibrated, burn-in should not be a concern under normal use. Just don't abuse the set by leaving a static image with black bars on 24 hours per day (or something insane like that).