On my RPTV, if I know it will be paused for awhile, I turn the tv off, and leave the receiver on. Don't think there is anything to do for the existing burn-in.Dan The Man said:
Tom in TX
Screen burn-in of "Pause Bar"
I did a search for screen burn-in issues and only saw one about the screen saver logo. However, my issue has become the pause bar. I have only had the 622 for 6-8 months, but I've started to develop a really bad burn-in of the pause bar at the bottom of the screen.
Is there any way to send the machine to screen saver almost immediately after being paused?
Is there anything I can do with my tv (Hitachi Rear Projection) to lessen the degree of the existing burn-in?
Thanks,
Dan
Is there any way to send the machine to screen saver almost immediately after being paused?
Is there anything I can do with my tv (Hitachi Rear Projection) to lessen the degree of the existing burn-in?
Thanks,
Dan
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After you pause your program just hit the skip-back or skip-forward button on the remote and the pause bar goes away. It's best to turn your TV off if you're going to be paused for 20 minutes or more.Dan The Man said:I did a search for screen burn-in issues and only saw one about the screen saver logo. However, my issue has become the pause bar. I have only had the 622 for 6-8 months, but I've started to develop a really bad burn-in of the pause bar at the bottom of the screen.
Is there any way to send the machine to screen saver almost immediately after being paused?
Is there anything I can do with my tv (Hitachi Rear Projection) to lessen the degree of the existing burn-in?
Thanks,
Dan
Don't know of a way to rid your CRT of an existing burn-in.....
To bad about the burn in. There is not much you can do about it now though. But, if I plan on pausing someting for more than a few minutes I use a macro button on my programmable remote. I hit it and it pauses the DVR and lowers the contrast and brightness of the TV to zero. I have another macro button that I hit to unpause. It also puts the TV back to the proper video settings.
Sorry to hear about the burn-in. Not sure how/if you can get rid of burn-in what I am assuming is a CRT RPTV. I know on a plasma if it shows up it's usually image retention more than anything and typically you can put an all white picture to get rid of it or sometimes it will fade over time.
How much and how long were you typically leaving paused shows up? I'd think it would have to be quite a bit to cause burn in. Maybe your contrast and brightness are too high? Have you tried calibrating your TV with something like Digital Video Essentials, or even the THX test patterns found on a lot of DVDs? If not you might want to do that.
I've had a DVR hooked up to my plasma since the day I bought it and pause all the time, though usually not more than 15 minutes at a time. If it's going to be longer than that I usually turn off the TV power. On occasion though I know I have left it like that for up to 45 minutes to an hour. I've seen some very minor image retention in the past but it usually disappears a couple hours after I resume watching TV, and it's probably been a year since I've seen that.
How much and how long were you typically leaving paused shows up? I'd think it would have to be quite a bit to cause burn in. Maybe your contrast and brightness are too high? Have you tried calibrating your TV with something like Digital Video Essentials, or even the THX test patterns found on a lot of DVDs? If not you might want to do that.
I've had a DVR hooked up to my plasma since the day I bought it and pause all the time, though usually not more than 15 minutes at a time. If it's going to be longer than that I usually turn off the TV power. On occasion though I know I have left it like that for up to 45 minutes to an hour. I've seen some very minor image retention in the past but it usually disappears a couple hours after I resume watching TV, and it's probably been a year since I've seen that.
That had occurred to me as well. Any idea where could I find a pure white screen?Rob Glasser said:typically you can put an all white picture to get rid of it or sometimes it will fade over time.
Dan
Good question. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, though if it were me I'd probably hunt through my DVDs and and just pause a DVD at a point where the screen is all white. There might be white screens on some of the calibration DVDs too, can't remember if there is one on Digital Video Essentials or not. Another option would be to hook up a computer to your TV, if possible, and display an all white screen. I don't know if this will work though on a CRT.Dan The Man said:That had occurred to me as well. Any idea where could I find a pure white screen?
Dan
Now that's an idea!Rob Glasser said:Another option would be to hook up a computer to your TV, if possible, and display an all white screen. I don't know if this will work though on a CRT.
Is it CRT rear projection, DLP rear projection or LCD rear projection? I guess it must be older CRT technology since burn in is not really an issue with DLP based TV's.....
CRT - and screen burn has been an issue for me throughout the life of this TV. I can still see a faint "Panasonic" burned in the upper right from my old "Panasonic Showstopper."
You are correct, I have a Samsung DLP and this technology prides itself on not having any issues with burn... I certainly have not had any.mark069 said:Is it CRT rear projection, DLP rear projection or LCD rear projection? I guess it must be older CRT technology since burn in is not really an issue with DLP based TV's.....
Wow, you must be leaving things paused for an unreal amount of time. I have a Hitachi RPTV that has no issues at all. Also, have you calibrated the TV at all? You should always adjust a RPTV settings from the original "out of the box" settings.
Keeping your contrast settings at sane levels is usually the best way to prevent burn in. I own a plasma (two years) and CRT RPTV (six years) and not a hint of burn in on either. Both TVs calibrated with Avia then fine tuned a bit more for personal preference. On my plasma, picture is set at +12 and and brightness is +5. The scale is -30 to +30. If you pushing your settings that govern brightness near max, you should think about what you're doing (unless you have an older TV where brightness naturally decreases with time).
the only way to get rid of burn in is the replace the CRT's. My dad had the same issue with his 4+ year old Hitachi 57" widescreen, had the annoying lines where the 4:3 ended and the 16:9 continued. It never really bothered him but did me so i told him to call CC and have them repair it since he had the warrenty. 1800 later and the tv looks new. Thank goodness for the warrenty cause those CRT's are expensive.
To get a white screen, you could save a white jpg to a thumb drive, then plug that into your 622, and view the picture, right?
Watch a Christmas movie on DVD and then zoom in on some snow????
I like that idea, but the only problem is that I've never seen the 622 display pictures in full screen.pbrown said:To get a white screen, you could save a white jpg to a thumb drive, then plug that into your 622, and view the picture, right?
OK a shot in the dark and a more sensible option than my last one - but does depend on whether your TV have a usb photo in? I have an Hitachi and mine does - so you could just take a picture of a white piece of paper and try that.
Keep in mind that the white-screen solution WILL shorten the life of your CRTs. It may not matter that much, but you should realize that is the end result. Normal viewing will eventually fade it out, so you might just let nature take its course.
Have you tried the pause and skip forward idea. It works great. I usually use it when I want to read subtitles.
Have you tried the pause and skip forward idea. It works great. I usually use it when I want to read subtitles.
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