How to Deal with Burn-in in a Flat Panel TV

"Burn-in" or retention of an old image is a phenomenon that often happens to flat panel TVs, especially plasma TVs. It emerges from static images that leave a permanent mark on the screen. These permanent marks or "after-image-ghosts" degrade your screen display. This technical problem is faced by almost all branded manufacturers in the TV industry. Companies have spent millions of dollars in research and development (R & D) to deal with this issue. How does a customer deal with it?

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  Switch intermittently between a white screen or image inversion to remove temporary ghosting. Persistent ghosting indicates the presence of a true burn-in which will cause permanent damage.
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  Prevent burn-in situations by taking precautionary measures. Avoid using the plasma screen for video-game display or as a computer monitor since both allow static images such as wallpapers to appear on the screen. These types of displays can burn-in your flat panel TV very easily.
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  Consider buying models of flat panel TVs that have an option called "white-flash" that removes the "after-image-ghosts" formed due to burn-in.
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  Avoid using the "Freeze" or "Pause" options while viewing movies on your flat panel TV. If the time interval is more than three minutes, consider using the "Stop" function on your DVD/VCD/Video Recorder player.
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  Stay away from DVDs which have bad sector data. These DVDs can get jammed while playing and skip frames abruptly, causing static images on your TV.
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  Do not use pirated DVDs or VCDs on your flat panel TV.

Tips & Warnings

Use your flat panel for watching TV or movies rather than as a computer monitor.
Avoid watching channels which have constant news-tickers.
Consider buying flat-panel TVs based on LCD technology, as these TVs do not have any burn-in problems and offer a very high-resolution picture.
Reversing a true burn-in situation on your TV is not possible.
Excessive use of "white flash" can considerably reduce your screen life. Stop using the feature as soon as the burn-in is removed.

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