I am curious why video games such as playstation come with warnings about projection tv's, if it was a burn in issue from having the same image to long that seems like it would affect all tv types, so what is the worry with a projection?

I have been selling projo's for some years now and my best explanation is this, the tubes in a projection TV are usually about 7" in diameter, they have to be a higher intensity than a regular tube tv to give an adequate brightness for the screen size, so to answer your question, it is not so much that regular TV's cannot get burn-in but it is more likely on a projo. My best suggestion is just make sure you turn down your brightness and contrast settings as much as you can and try not to play too much of one particular game if you suspect it might have graphics that will cause burn-in.

P.S. do not rely on built in screen savers in DVD players to prevent burn-in, most will not kick in on the interactive menus and you can still get burn-in on from the text.
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most RPtelevisions these days have done away with the problem of burn in. unless you leave your TV on a pause screen for 2 weeks straight, you wont see any burn in. i have my XBOX, PS2, dreamcast, and shamecube hooked up to my 61 inch toshiba. worried? heck no. burn in is a thing of he past. hell, panasonic RPTVs even have a "game" setting built in!!!

Besides, most video games these days have just about nothing in the image remain stationary.

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I really must object to beonedge's post. I worked in a big box electronics store for four years, and we had started putting DVD on display with the projo's, and unless we were imagining it we were getting some pretty major burn-in. But you must bear in mind we had the projos on about ten hours a day, seven days a week, with that kind of use we had burn-in in a couple of months. With normal use it will take some time but burn in is still a possibility, maybe less likely but not impossible.

I agree with namdas, if it is a CRT then it is subject to burn in. Monitors have come a long way and are less subject to burn in, but for rear projection it can happen.

Both beonedge and Larry are incorrect. There ARE lots of stationary images in games still. Not as many, though. And burn-in sure does exist.

There are people with 2001 model year RPTVs who got burn-in from channel logos in less than 3 months. I don't believe they had them on 10 hours a day, either.

It is easy enough to avoid by turning contrast down to where it should be in the first place. And by not pausing (and leaving) games or anything else. And by not watching certain channels that refuse to fix their obvious problems. Fox News is still much-maligned for its logo, even after altering it.

Also, monitors can have burn-in as well. It is more difficult than projection guns, but it is a real possibility. Probably not in a home setting, though.

i guess if you have your contrast settings screwy it could happen. I set up my TV with video essentials and haven't had a problem any my TV is now a year old. maybe the contrast thing WOULD cause the problem but other than that, the only places you'll find burn in are stores that run there sets hard, bars, and arcades.