Gaming on a 52" plasma?

[SearchMaster]

I just hooked up my PS2 to my projector (100" screen). I had about 30 seconds to play GT4 so I have no real opinion on that just yet, but my kids have this Star Wars Lego game (that is just 480i) but the flight scenes are actually breathtaking.

 

[Raduque]

I play all consoles on my 52" rpCRT. only S-video connections for now, I'm saving the HD connection for an XBox360.
I have an HTPC connected through DVI, and I played doom3 and Homeworld2 at 720*480p on it, and DAMN it's nice. My camera sucks at the low-light, so no pics.

 

[TitanDiddly]

I was thinking plasma cutter when I read the title, I was 😕

 

[Koing]

Haven't game on my dads 42" Plasma yet. It is only EDTV but I have watched some divx films and they do look STUNNING imo. Well coded DVD's look great.

Koing

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Koing
Haven't game on my dads 42" Plasma yet. It is only EDTV but I have watched some divx films and they do look STUNNING imo. Well coded DVD's look great.

Koing

DVD/Divx playback on a nice EDTV Plasma looks VERY nice.

 

[Mani]

On my 50" Plasmas PS2 games look...ok. Problem is, the huge screen size really brings out the poor resolution of the games (blockiness, pixelization, blur). I imagine it will look better with the next-gen consoles with the higher resolution games.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

Actually plasmas do still burn in. However it's largely content dependent and somewhat on the panel. Your experiences are definitely not typical - even the latest gen panels can develop burn-in in as little as a few hours with the right content.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

QFT

I'm going to give that post a QFT X 2.

Wow...looks like there's people parroting misinformation on both sides of the debate.

 

[Howard]

http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94426&highlight=high+definition

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

Actually plasmas do still burn in. However it's largely content dependent and somewhat on the panel. Your experiences are definitely not typical - even the latest gen panels can develop burn-in in as little as a few hours with the right content.

Definitely depends on the panel. A few hours is not even close to enough with a good panel, even with the worst possible material (ie. calibration bars). With low quality panels, you get what you pay for.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

Actually plasmas do still burn in. However it's largely content dependent and somewhat on the panel. Your experiences are definitely not typical - even the latest gen panels can develop burn-in in as little as a few hours with the right content.

Definitely depends on the panel. A few hours is not even close to enough with a good panel, even with the worst possible material (ie. calibration bars). With low quality panels, you get what you pay for.

Actually, calibration bars wouldn't be the worst possible material. Due to the fact that plasmas have automatic current limiting dependent on the amount of bright content on the screen, the worst case would be small white images on a black background.

The ultimate stress test for burn-in you can use is a small white box on a black background as it provides the brightest possible sharply defined image on top of a dark background. You would be surprised how quickly even high quality panels with the latest burn-in protection (static image detection, offsetting, jittering, etc.) get burn-in.

Now this is obviously not a case you would find often in everyday viewing, but to say that plasmas don't burn in any more is flat out wrong.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

QFT

Dare I say... Burned? 😀

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

Actually plasmas do still burn in. However it's largely content dependent and somewhat on the panel. Your experiences are definitely not typical - even the latest gen panels can develop burn-in in as little as a few hours with the right content.

Definitely depends on the panel. A few hours is not even close to enough with a good panel, even with the worst possible material (ie. calibration bars). With low quality panels, you get what you pay for.

Actually, calibration bars wouldn't be the worst possible material. Due to the fact that plasmas have automatic current limiting dependent on the amount of bright content on the screen, the worst case would be small white images on a black background.

The ultimate stress test for burn-in you can use is a small white box on a black background as it provides the brightest possible sharply defined image on top of a dark background. You would be surprised how quickly even high quality panels with the latest burn-in protection (static image detection, offsetting, jittering, etc.) get burn-in.

Now this is obviously not a case you would find often in everyday viewing, but to say that plasmas don't burn in any more is flat out wrong.

I don't think anyone here is saying burn-in is IMPOSSIBLE on a plasma, but for all practical purposes, it's highly unlikely. I'd say burn-in is about as likely on a plasma as it is on a traditional CRT monitor.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

Actually plasmas do still burn in. However it's largely content dependent and somewhat on the panel. Your experiences are definitely not typical - even the latest gen panels can develop burn-in in as little as a few hours with the right content.

Definitely depends on the panel. A few hours is not even close to enough with a good panel, even with the worst possible material (ie. calibration bars). With low quality panels, you get what you pay for.

Actually, calibration bars wouldn't be the worst possible material. Due to the fact that plasmas have automatic current limiting dependent on the amount of bright content on the screen, the worst case would be small white images on a black background.

The ultimate stress test for burn-in you can use is a small white box on a black background as it provides the brightest possible sharply defined image on top of a dark background. You would be surprised how quickly even high quality panels with the latest burn-in protection (static image detection, offsetting, jittering, etc.) get burn-in.

Now this is obviously not a case you would find often in everyday viewing, but to say that plasmas don't burn in any more is flat out wrong.

I don't think anyone here is saying burn-in is IMPOSSIBLE on a plasma, but for all practical purposes, it's highly unlikely. I'd say burn-in is about as likely on a plasma as it is on a traditional CRT monitor.

I'd say the comment "Plasmas don't burn in" is pretty close.

I think you and a lot of people underestimate just how likely it is. And I can say with absolute certainty that it's nowhere near as likely on a CRT as it is on a plasma.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Anyone ever done it? 😀

Gaming on a 72" Plasma? Anyone ever done it!? I have... I give it a MEH.

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

Actually plasmas do still burn in. However it's largely content dependent and somewhat on the panel. Your experiences are definitely not typical - even the latest gen panels can develop burn-in in as little as a few hours with the right content.

Definitely depends on the panel. A few hours is not even close to enough with a good panel, even with the worst possible material (ie. calibration bars). With low quality panels, you get what you pay for.

Actually, calibration bars wouldn't be the worst possible material. Due to the fact that plasmas have automatic current limiting dependent on the amount of bright content on the screen, the worst case would be small white images on a black background.

The ultimate stress test for burn-in you can use is a small white box on a black background as it provides the brightest possible sharply defined image on top of a dark background. You would be surprised how quickly even high quality panels with the latest burn-in protection (static image detection, offsetting, jittering, etc.) get burn-in.

Now this is obviously not a case you would find often in everyday viewing, but to say that plasmas don't burn in any more is flat out wrong.

I don't think anyone here is saying burn-in is IMPOSSIBLE on a plasma, but for all practical purposes, it's highly unlikely. I'd say burn-in is about as likely on a plasma as it is on a traditional CRT monitor.

I'd say the comment "Plasmas don't burn in" is pretty close.

I think you and a lot of people underestimate just how likely it is. And I can say with absolute certainty that it's nowhere near as likely on a CRT as it is on a plasma.

And it's nowhere near as likely on an LCD as a CRT, but it's also still possible. On any of these three, it takes a seriously SERIOUSLY boneheaded move to cause burn in. It's still possible on all 3 technologies though.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
gives you nice burn in function too

what does that mean? plasmas dont burn in. im so tired of idiots parroting that misinformation. ive left mine on the same screen overnight several times by accident and it never burns in at all. sometimes its been on the menu of a dvd (no animations) for 20 - 25 hours and it has absolutely nothing burned in.

and before some moron says plasmas dont last very long, the 50 - 60 thousand hour ratings are way more than enough. thats like 8 hours a day for 20 years or something absurd like that.

Actually plasmas do still burn in. However it's largely content dependent and somewhat on the panel. Your experiences are definitely not typical - even the latest gen panels can develop burn-in in as little as a few hours with the right content.

Definitely depends on the panel. A few hours is not even close to enough with a good panel, even with the worst possible material (ie. calibration bars). With low quality panels, you get what you pay for.

Actually, calibration bars wouldn't be the worst possible material. Due to the fact that plasmas have automatic current limiting dependent on the amount of bright content on the screen, the worst case would be small white images on a black background.

The ultimate stress test for burn-in you can use is a small white box on a black background as it provides the brightest possible sharply defined image on top of a dark background. You would be surprised how quickly even high quality panels with the latest burn-in protection (static image detection, offsetting, jittering, etc.) get burn-in.

Now this is obviously not a case you would find often in everyday viewing, but to say that plasmas don't burn in any more is flat out wrong.

I don't think anyone here is saying burn-in is IMPOSSIBLE on a plasma, but for all practical purposes, it's highly unlikely. I'd say burn-in is about as likely on a plasma as it is on a traditional CRT monitor.

I'd say the comment "Plasmas don't burn in" is pretty close.

I think you and a lot of people underestimate just how likely it is. And I can say with absolute certainty that it's nowhere near as likely on a CRT as it is on a plasma.

And it's nowhere near as likely on an LCD as a CRT, but it's also still possible. On any of these three, it takes a seriously SERIOUSLY boneheaded move to cause burn in. It's still possible on all 3 technologies though.

I wouldn't say it's quite that difficult on a plasma. If you don't believe me, try leaving a DVD menu up for say, 6-8 hours, particularly if it has block letters and a dark background with a stark contrast between the two. Almost a certainty that it will burn at least short term on most SDI, Matsu/panny, or LG panels let alone the no-name brands. Yet you could probably do the same with a CRT for days before seeing the slightest hint of burn-in.

THis may sound boneheaded, but think about how often people (particularly kids) have inadvertently left TVs with their DVD menu up after a movie in the basement for hours at a time or even overnight.

 

[Coquito]

My uncle uses a 42" samsung(I believe) on his media center. The green start button isn't that obvious, but it is there. Not much color, but the whole outline & the word "Start" are etvhed in. It took about 10 months of surfing probably 3 hours every other day.

 

[randumb]

i play games with my pc + 1080p 37" lcd tv

pretty sweet, although my comp has a hard time playing some games @1080p

 

[EvilYoda]

So...I'm late to the conversation and drunk...what topics have we covered so far? First off...I'm wondering what manufacturer that you bought that has a 52" panel. After that...well, I guess that's my only question at this tpoint. 🙂