Was curious. Because I know you play a lot of games. And I see a lot of user reviews on amazon complaining about it on this display.There is none?
2.First, I know that not everyone's going to encounter this, and it's entirely possible I got a bum screen. But hear me out.
I had this for 3 months without any major issues. I started to play co-op Borderlands 2 with friends a couple hours at a time, a couple nights a week and for a little longer on weekends. And when I wasn't playing, the TV had other exciting dynamic things to display.
Now I have burn-in. On a white or light-colored background, you can see the ghost elements (and once you've noticed them, it's hard to not see).
The quick-start guide in the manual says "avoid displaying the same image for long periods of time" and calls out some things like sports and video games that are problematic. But it never occurred to me it might be something like playing the same game for 10h over a week's time. And I know it was that light because my friends' schedules meant our window was ~9:30-12 or so on certain nights.
If the manual had said anything like "as a general rule, avoid anything that shows the same things for more than an hour without a break" I'd have taken that seriously, and if I didn't, it'd be my own fault. But I had no idea, and there's no guidance.
I talked to Panasonic customer support and said "Hey, what's the scoop, this was pretty light usage, what do I do?" Their response was "Screen burn-in is not covered in your warranty."
That's it. 3-month old thousand-plus-dollar TV having burn-in issues under what I felt was entirely reasonable usage, and that was their response. If you have this TV and don't have this issue, that's totally awesome. But at the very least, know that you're operation without a safety net or a spotter or instruction on how to avoid the fall.
3.I had this tv for 3 mounths and it has Major Image retentions burned on the screen.I watch sports every weekend and has caused the score tool bar outline to burn in the screen. I called Panasonic and they told me its not covered by warranty. They said that on there manual Page 2 that you can not watch any tv content containing a Stationary logo for a long time. Basicly you can not watch any tv at all, because last time I check every channel has there stationary logo on, ext discovery,tnt,tlc,channel 7,espn,nfl network. Avoid this tv and This Brand..
About 20% of reviews are complaining about this, or the display completely failing after 3-9 months. With that said, it's technology. It can and will go bad. But that is why I asked.I bought this TV and did everything they recommended to avoid image retention. After waiting 9 months before playing video games, I finally played one and after 3 weeks the logo was burned in. Used picture orbiting, watched a lot of regular TV, did the wipe bars, and after 2 months it's still there when the TV background is white in that area.
I called Panasonic customer service and they took forever to respond (had to email, phone, and use live chat). Finally when I spoke to an agent he and his supervisor told me burn in was not covered. They actually said that the manual indicates not to watch anything with static images. I'm sure it doesn't say that periodically watching images with a static display, even over a matter of weeks, will cause irreparable damage, and really that should go on the box.
Basically, if they aren't going to stand behind their claim that their technology isn't going to suffer burn-in issues any longer, and you don't want to be paranoid whenever you watch something with a static bar or image, or want to use your TV to play games, get an LCD instead
Well, you did say it was the exact same panel from last year's top of the line models.The display just came out this month (April)... it's impossible for it to have failed after 3-9 months at this point in time. What TV are you reading about?
You do realize the ST50 and the ST60 are the exact same set with a model switch right? The ST50 had glowing reviews for the first couple of months as well. How long have you had the set? A few weeks?The display just came out this month (April)... it's impossible for it to have failed after 3-9 months at this point in time. What TV are you reading about?
Where did you see it has a new panel and different processing board in it?Quote:
Originally Posted by fanbanlo
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-t...5118300-2.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-t...5566952-2.html
ST50:
- better blue
- better 3D on p24 materials
- slightly better motion resolution w/ dejudder off
ST60:
- better black
- better green
- better apps
- 2 free glasses
no mention of improved sharpness.
From reports on here the ST60 has much worse input lag than the ST50 for gamers out there.
This is really the only way out of this, Sean.I'll make you a deal anyway. Throw a wild jersey on, throw the wild Blackhawk game on it, stand in front of it with a thumbs up, take a picture, post it, and I'll admit you have the best display money can buy.
Only recent rumor is that the X720 might be delayed to Spring 2014. Still another 21 days till Microsoft's conference.And here i was thinking for a sec the new consoles were getting compared, dammit.
And if Ut had said a rangers jersey, i would have gladly tossed in to help.
Yeah, but was hoping at first seeing all the stats being thrown back and forth.Only recent rumor is that the X720 might be delayed to Spring 2014. Still another 21 days till Microsoft's conference.