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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    12/01/09

    In reply to The Truth About Plasma Screen Burn-In
    This is a great post. I'm currently in the process of looking at a new TV and the recent posts about the best HDTV's along with posts like this one really help to educate me and help me make a better purchase. I was shying away from a plasma just because of things I heard such as burn in but it's good to hear something like this.
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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    12/01/09

    In reply to The Truth About Plasma Screen Burn-In
    I don't know about current generation models, but our first HDTV was a plasma (this was about 4 years ago), and after less than a year it was definitely showing signs of burn in. You could see faint impressions of menus and other things that were always displayed in the exact same spot. (This wasn't a low-end, no name TV, either.)

    We finally replaced it with an LCD, due to unrelated issues that couldn't be resolved through warranty repair. (Ended up getting a refund on it after almost a year.)
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    Image of FerroMancer FerroMancer
    12/01/09

    @Hank Scorpio: I have to agree here; this must be an improvement over old technologies. I worked in a NOC where they had server info (a set table, most of the time) up on a plasma monitor. You could see the burned-in image when the screen was OFF. I'm glad they've improved this so much.
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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    12/02/09

    @FerroMancer: Actually, I completely forgot about the old (cheap) plasmas that we used to have for running announcements where I work (it was a repeating PowerPoint presentation), and those had really, really bad burn in!
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    Image of urch urch
    12/01/09

    In reply to The Truth About Plasma Screen Burn-In
    I can see faint sidebar burn-in on a pale image, say a pale sky or something, but the picture on my per-Kuro Pioneer Elite crushes any LCD I've ever seen. I forget how good it looks until I go watch another TV.
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    12/01/09

    In reply to The Truth About Plasma Screen Burn-In
    This is good to hear and will help me overcome my dread of watching 4:3 movies on my plasma. Yojimbo on the plasma tonite, baby... TONITE!
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    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    12/01/09

    In reply to The Truth About Plasma Screen Burn-In
    Not to mention the fact that plasma displays don't leak down over time. Plus, I've seen temporary image persistence on LCDs too. Generally speaking it's always cleared up by changing Desktop background (on a computer monitor) or switching to a dead analog channel on an LCD and let the snow show up fullscreen for a while.
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    Image of blash blash
    11/27/09

    In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
    What about computer monitors? Some of us watch this stuff on our computers but would rather use free programs than pay for a disc.
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    Image of techguy78 techguy78
    11/27/09

    @blash: i am sure there are programs for that. i would give you a list but i am too lazy . :D
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    Image of blash blash
    11/27/09

    @techguy78: pwetty pweaze?

    I'd offer a cherry on top but I hate those and I'm not going to offer what I wouldn't want offered to myself.
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    Image of zeroprime zeroprime
    11/27/09

    In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
    Thanks for posting this on Black Friday, perfect timing to link to the previous articles with some updated info. I know it's going to be useful for me this weekend :)
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    Image of heruluingul001 heruluingul001
    11/27/09

    In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
    Halo 3 Limited and Legendary came with an optimization program I think. You could get the blue-filter free from bungie.
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    Image of elryry elryry
    11/27/09

    In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
    Doing your own TV calibration via this THX method is by no means a legit way of doing it. You'll probably see no difference from this stuff..
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    Image of pettiblay pettiblay
    11/27/09

    @elryry: I thought the same thing when I got my TV. It really depends on the set, but in my case it makes a REALLY big difference when I'm watching movies or shows. Skin tones are just so much... better-looking?
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    11/27/09

    @elryry: We wouldn't have posted this—twice—if it had no value. Trust me, you can see the difference.
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    Image of elryry elryry
    11/27/09

    @Wilson Rothman: I'm not at all discouraging the idea of TV Calibration. It's just every time I've seen someone do it themselves, it looks worse than it did right out of the box. On the other hand, I have seen it professionally done and had mine professionally done; this is on the other hand very impressive. A lot of people don't even know what contrast or a contrast ratio is (probably explaining why so many people purchased Walmart's Emerson special), yet alone adjusting it themselves.
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    Image of GC GC
    11/27/09

    In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
    Are the blue filter glasses anything special? Could I make my own using some blue cellophane and some frames/cardboard?
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    Image of pettiblay pettiblay
    11/27/09

    @GC: You probably could, but you wanna have a blue that's as close to the glasses as possible. Just don't pick up some azure stuff or w/e.
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    Image of laser712 laser712
    11/27/09

    In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
    I ended up using a cheap DVD I bought off ebay made by Monster Cable ($2.50). It was incredibly corny, but really made a big difference.
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    Next year, you guys need to put this stuff in a spreadsheet...
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    11/25/09

    In reply to Black Friday Deals List Updated

    Ahhh... now that's better.
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    Image of RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
    11/25/09

    @bornonbord: They're coming out with a white Palm Pixi?
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    fakejezuzdiaz promoted this comment RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was starred RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was unstarred
    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/25/09

    @bornonbord: I don't like the doo doo brown.
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    Image of fakejezuzdiaz fakejezuzdiaz
    11/25/09

    @RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?:

    I know, right?!?

    I can't believe that Palm is still firing volleys across the bow of Apple! I'm sure the next update to the iPhone will turn the Pixi back to it's former, black self.

    Will this petty industry bickering never stop?
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/25/09

    In reply to The 5 Best HDTV Deals Under $1000
    This is exactly what I wanted when you posted your excellent reviews of the best five TVs you can buy. Fantastic article.
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    Image of Jacob Gonzales Jacob Gonzales
    11/25/09

    In reply to The 5 Best HDTV Deals Under $1000
    We are gonna have the Panasonic 50 inch X1 for $499 and the 42in for $449 at heb plus in south texas on black friday
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    Image of dingus dingus
    11/25/09

    @Jacob Gonzales: Will other HEB+ stores get this? I'm thinking of heading to the one in Kyle...
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    Image of Jakeyjake0080 Jakeyjake0080
    11/25/09

    @dingus: Yeah the other ones should, we got in 6 of the 50 in and were gonna open at 5am, also weve got a 40in samsung 1080p lcd I think its the 500 series and were gonna have that for $599
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