Wanna get a HDTV but scared

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
i want an HDTV but probably won't get one for a long time.

 

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Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: N8Magic

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152

regular 4:3 TV looks like sh!t on anamorphic TVs :| my only complaint.

Only if you stretch the image (blech!) to fill the entire screen.

You would be EXTREMELY stupid NOT to stretch the picture. If you run a 4:3 image with the black bars on the screen at all times, you get what's called "Burn In" effect. You will have a faint image of those black bars for ever, effectivly ruining your set. This effect can also be caused by games - leaving them paused too long on one screen, and watching the same station too much where their logo is the same in the bottom right corner of the screen. It too can also burn in if you watch it all the time and leave it showing.

Additionally, despite popular belief, Contrast = white levels, and Brightness = dark levels. Turning up your contrast also causes burn in worse than having your brightness up.

Just some FYI

As I pointed out, if you use the grey bars instead of black and have your contrast (white levels) set well below the "bloom" point, you will not experience under burning of the side bar areas if you view 4:3 content 50% or less of the time. At least, that has been my experience.

There is a lot of hype over burn in because factory settings for white levels are FAR too high.