CRT Projection TV - Safe for Game Consoles?

[spacelord]

I am considering picking up a CRT projection TV, since I probably can't pass up the price, but are they ok for gaming, as far as burn-in is concerned?

thanks!

 

[Muadib]

Yes, crt tvs suffer from burn in.

 

[BD2003]

Theyre fine, as long as you dont do anything stupid...practically all I do is game on my RPTV.

 

[MustISO]

Make sure it's properly calibrated and you'll be fine. When you get the TV, turn the contrast down to 50% or less.

Make a point to vary what you watch too. Don't leave the CNN ticker on the TV all day, everyday. The only people who have issues are people who don't adjust the settings from the factory and have static images on the TV for a long time.

 

[BD2003]

Yep exactly...CRT burn in isnt some sort of defect, its just the natural aging of the CRTs. The higher the brightness of the guns (which is contrast, white level, not "brightness", black level), the more work theyre during.

If theres a certain area that gets used in a certain way, its going to age in exactly that way. If you watch the same thing all day, every day, anything static on it, station logos, tickers etc, will burn in. If you all do is watch widescreen movies, the black bars are going to burn less than the actual movie area, so when you watch regular tv, itll will be brighter than the "movie area" of the screen.

This of course, is only an issue, if thats ALL you do. If you watch/play all sorts of things, and dont leave games paused overnight etc, no problems at all.

Just dont worry about it.

 

[spidey07]

turn your contrast down and don't play for hours on end with a high contrast health bar and you'll be fine.

I've been gaming on mine for over 3 years.

 

[Amused]

Keep your contrast down under 40% and don't leave a game paused for hours and you'll be fine.

 

[spacelord]

Thanks. Is Contrast at 40-50% plenty bright?

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: spacelord
Thanks. Is Contrast at 40-50% plenty bright?

Dunno, I can't stand my desktop CRT's at anything less than 100% contrast

I got in on the $65 tv deal so I'm the wrong person to consult on projection TV

http://slickdeals.net/#p5652

 

[spacelord]

thats kind of what I was thinking, but I hope TVs are a different story...