2014-08-10, 23:00
Hey all,
Been a lurker here for a while, but this is my first post.
I run XBMC with a MythTV PVR plugin for all my TV needs. It is hooked up to my 60" Panasonic plasma.
Never had a problem with burn-in, because I tried to proactively prevent it by turning on burn-in protection on the TV and having a relatively short screen saver.
One thing I never anticipated was having my Mother in law to bee not care if the viewing was in full-screen or not, and use the TV for several days in a row all day in "preview" mode with the channel listings on the left. (see below)
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Because she was actively watching, the screen saver never kicked in, and apparently the burn-in prevention algorithm built into the TV doesn't do shit.
I am absolutely astonished that anyone wouldn't be bothered enough in about 2 seconds by the small preview screen to switch out of it right away. This is an issue that never even occurred to me to address!
So now I have a nice little ghost of the clock from the top right side of the screen...
I'm trying to minimize the ghosting by running screen clearing videos (scrolling bars, etc. etc.) and I hope it will reduce the damage.
Meanwhile, I am trying to figure out how to reduce the chance of this happening again.
Using this guide, I was able to change the clock color to a darker grey rather than a bright white. This should help somewhat. Unfortunately, the date is still bright white, even after changing the color of all white text in that file. (see below)
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Does anyone know how to turn the date grey as well?
Does anyone have any suggestions for anything else I can do to fix the mild burn-in I already have, and to mitigate it in the future?
Spent $800 on this TV only a year ago, I'd hate to see it ruined already...
Been a lurker here for a while, but this is my first post.
I run XBMC with a MythTV PVR plugin for all my TV needs. It is hooked up to my 60" Panasonic plasma.
Never had a problem with burn-in, because I tried to proactively prevent it by turning on burn-in protection on the TV and having a relatively short screen saver.
One thing I never anticipated was having my Mother in law to bee not care if the viewing was in full-screen or not, and use the TV for several days in a row all day in "preview" mode with the channel listings on the left. (see below)
Click for Bigger:
Because she was actively watching, the screen saver never kicked in, and apparently the burn-in prevention algorithm built into the TV doesn't do shit.
I am absolutely astonished that anyone wouldn't be bothered enough in about 2 seconds by the small preview screen to switch out of it right away. This is an issue that never even occurred to me to address!
So now I have a nice little ghost of the clock from the top right side of the screen...
I'm trying to minimize the ghosting by running screen clearing videos (scrolling bars, etc. etc.) and I hope it will reduce the damage.
Meanwhile, I am trying to figure out how to reduce the chance of this happening again.
Using this guide, I was able to change the clock color to a darker grey rather than a bright white. This should help somewhat. Unfortunately, the date is still bright white, even after changing the color of all white text in that file. (see below)
Click for Bigger:
Does anyone know how to turn the date grey as well?
Does anyone have any suggestions for anything else I can do to fix the mild burn-in I already have, and to mitigate it in the future?
Spent $800 on this TV only a year ago, I'd hate to see it ruined already...