Plasma TVs: we’re going to burn a panel!

Some of the readers on our French language forum having been having a little debate: they find us overly alarmist when it comes to the principal default of plasma screens: burning. This is the residual image that persists on the display when a fixed image is shown on screen for too long.

So then, what is the truth about burnt panels? Is it an ongoing problem or a thing of the past? And if the phenomenon does still exist, which is what we hold to be the case (and what we note in our tests – we only mention it when we actually see it to be so during the trials), how long does it take to disappear and can it also be irreversible?

It’s summer and everyone is heading for the beach... Instead of beachball, we’re playing at burning a screen!

A poor victim has been designated: the plasma Samsung PS42C96HD. We have just this moment begun the torture session. It is going to go through some tough times and we will let you know how it does and give you the results as they come up. Follow the story in the article we are dedicating to the subject:

A plasma screen: subjection to burning: let the games begin!