Plasma Break In Period??

[link_of_hyrule]

Just bought the Samsung PN58B850 and was wondering about the break-in period. I would like to start enjoying my TV now and not have to wait 100 hrs..
Q...if I only watch 16:9 content, with no static images and no black bars, etc...do I need to break it in? There will be no static content, therefore nothing to burn in, right? Am I right?

[Buddy Christ]

SHENANIGAN'S

That is a myth. Just get your Display (hate to call them TV's anymore) calibrated and you're off!!

Have fun but the 300 you spend to get it professionally calibrated is worth it IMO

[link_of_hyrule]

Hey Thanks

Have it professionally calibrated? Can't I do the same thing with just adjusting/playing with all the settings?

[Buddy Christ]

Originally Posted by link_of_hyrule

Hey Thanks

Have it professionally calibrated? Can't I do the same thing with just adjusting/playing with all the settings?

Sure you can like I did at first but as you become a more serious enthusiast you want it to look the best as is intended

Bur in and break in are often confused

[b00st]

breakin discs all the phosphers to age the same and display the same color as opposed to any other content. when the screen is all white, the blue, red, green, grey, etc etc. this allows for maximum display consistancy and allows for a better calibration IMO.

[SDon1969]

I got a 50" plasma a couple weeks ago and I have not been worrying at all about break-in. I watch whatever I want (ESPN vertical bars, 2.35:1 horizontal bars, sports tickers, console games) and I am not having any issues whatsoever.

[thePope666]

Originally Posted by link_of_hyrule

Just bought the Samsung PN58B850 and was wondering about the break-in period. I would like to start enjoying my TV now and not have to wait 100 hrs..
Q...if I only watch 16:9 content, with no static images and no black bars, etc...do I need to break it in? There will be no static content, therefore nothing to burn in, right? Am I right?

I have the exact same TV and I waited almost 300hrs to have it calibrated. the pro iSF tech that did mine recommended a minimum of 150hrs.

[thecardman23]

i noticed a bunch of you mention that you have samsung plasma b850+ model tvs. thats also one im looking at picking up. given that youve had it for a while.. how is the performance on it? notice any loss of blacks like the 09 pannys? also during the 100 hours im suppose to be 'breaking it in' before calibrating.. what settings am i suppose to use, the default ones? one of the preset modes.. ie: echo, movie?

[acleftguard76]

Yeah, man, for the break-in I have used the color images from this website http://www.webapalooza.com/plasma/ and I run it for three hours at the end of every night. Until that point, I was just using the standard movie mode on my TV. When the slide show runs, I have the TV set to run its hottest torch mode...helps it break in faster by running the TV harder. Be sure you get a warranty with it.

[Grif32]

"Break-in" will not prevent IR or Burn-in. The reason for Break-in period is to age your set faster to get it calibrated. If you don't want to get it calibrated there is ZERO reason to do the Break-in slides.

Just enjoy your TV.

[link_of_hyrule]

Thanks for the settings - I do prefer Standard Mode, though - Movie mode seems too dull...
Q: How do you log your hours? Does the TV have some sort of memory or just pen and paper??

[acleftguard76]

Originally Posted by Grif32

"Break-in" will not prevent IR or Burn-in. The reason for Break-in period is to age your set faster to get it calibrated. If you don't want to get it calibrated there is ZERO reason to do the Break-in slides.

Just enjoy your TV.

I'm really not trying to be argumentative, however, break-in will prevent IR. See, before the phosphorus material in a plasma screen fully hardens, it can take on whatever shape is easiest for it to retain. Logos, for instance, are easy to retain in the early hours of a Samsung or LG plasma because they don't move...they are static...so the phosphorus material in that area will begin to harden in the shape of that logo. Permanent burn in, which I have achieved to a very small degree, is achieved when the phosphor material fully hardens to a shape or area of the screen. My permanent burn in was caused by anamorphic movies before I began using the break-in slides. And yes, aging a panel will help your calibration become more stable, but some say you should still calibrate as many as 5 or 6 times in a year because of the continuous aging of a plasma panel. And please, do enjoy your TV...after all, that's why we're all here making these comments.