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Eaglesfan27 · 04-03-2010, 08:13 PM

So, my Samsung Plasma TV was delivered today and it looks very good with the default settings, but I was looking for some tuning suggestions and I went to the avsforum (and picked up one very nifty trick.) There, I also read multiple posts saying that any plasma TV should not have any settings above 50 for the first 100 hours or so that it is on, especially brightness or contrast. The default setting for this TV is Contrast 95 and it looks worse to me with contrast at 50. Yet, I want to maximize the life of the TV. Anyone here ever heard this guideline about making sure settings are below 50 for the first 100 hours with a Plasma TV?

Edit to add: They specifically say that lowering these settings helps prevent IR, which I just found out is image retention issues.

04-03-2010, 08:13 PM	#47
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	So, my Samsung Plasma TV was delivered today and it looks very good with the default settings, but I was looking for some tuning suggestions and I went to the avsforum (and picked up one very nifty trick.) There, I also read multiple posts saying that any plasma TV should not have any settings above 50 for the first 100 hours or so that it is on, especially brightness or contrast. The default setting for this TV is Contrast 95 and it looks worse to me with contrast at 50. Yet, I want to maximize the life of the TV. Anyone here ever heard this guideline about making sure settings are below 50 for the first 100 hours with a Plasma TV? Edit to add: They specifically say that lowering these settings helps prevent IR, which I just found out is image retention issues. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen. Last edited by Eaglesfan27 : 04-03-2010 at 08:28 PM.