PS2 on Big Screen TV???

So I read a warning somewhere about checking with the manufacturer of your big screen TV before hooking up the PS2 to it. Is there some sort of damage that can supposedly occur? Has anyone heard about this?

"burn in"  projection TV\'s dont like static images

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Unless you are playing the same game for hours and hours and hours everyday..  With the same logo, or menu in the same place, then yeahm it will brun in.  But your talking a long time.  I have a projection screen and it been great....


I hope this helps...

It\'s a legal disclaimer basicaly.

Like when you buy a TV and it says not to use it in the bathtub. Yeah, just don\'t leave the TV on with a pause menu for ---like 50 hrs..

yep every thiong posted above explaines it, i woulda posted it, but they got here first lol

[videoholic]

But you still posted....

It takes a very long time to get a burn in.  I remember a guy on hometheaterforum that said he had the cartoon network logo burnt in.  

Dang kids..

that why our compters have screen savers

And If you do get an big screen TV, (if you don\'t already have one) get a WideSCreen..  16:9

Your Playstation will love you for it..  :eyemouth:

kirath,

The wide screen is a scam. You can get a 61" 3:4 for the same price as a 55" 16:9. They give you about the same size picture in the letterbox format but when watching standard stuff (3:4) the wide screen gives you the equivelent of a 32" TV. When compared to the 61 inch screen,,, WOW, what a difference.

[videoholic]

Unless you are talking about a Hi-Def widescreen.  That\'s where you need to go!!  Rock on!!

Originally posted by Videoholic
I remember a guy on hometheaterforum that said he had the cartoon network logo burnt in.  

Haha, you read that post too?  That\'s pretty hysterical.  It would be even more funny if the Spice Channel had a logo and it was burned in on the screen.  Then all his friends/family will think he\'s a perv.

Retro- Why would you want to buy a 4:3 HDTV now?  Everything will be shifting to 16:9, even television shows.  In fact most HD-ready sets are widescreen.  And remember doing 1.77+.1 on a 4:3 set loses over 200 lines of res.  Plus the anamorphic squeeze trick for 4:3 televisions is not the perfect solution since the image is squished, causing geometric distortions.

Yes, I understand all this but the people are getting too carried away with numbers and not considering real world viewing conditions. If you take the diagonal length and multiply it by three, you get the standard viewing distance. Of course this is somewhat shorter during gaming. Anyway, look at my earlier post. A 55" 16:9 is about equivelent to a  61" 3:4 for viewing 16:9 material. That is to say that the image is of the equivelent size, you just have black at the top and bottom of the 61" 3:4 screen. The resolution of the 55" 16:9 set may be higher for this wide screen material but if they are both digital TVs you probably won\'t notice it at a near standard viewing distance. (Remember that there are also digital 3:4 TVs). The really big trade-off is when watching 3:4 material. Then the 61" digital TV kicks ass. And a lot of the stations and material are still 3:4.

Each of these sets sell for about $3,000 (without the digital reciever) so cost is pretty much a wash.

I\'m sorry to argue with the purists of technology but I think they need to re-evaluate. I was planning on getting a 16:9 set until further evaluation disclosed these facts. You might feel like some really cool dude with a 16:9 set but you\'ll be watching a 32" display most of the time and I\'ll be enjoying 61" of pure cinematic beauty, for the same price.

[videoholic]

"Porn Disgusts me."
    "Really, well what is that in the bottom right of your screen."
"What, that logo burnt into my screen?"
    "Yeah."
"That\'s from our local news station\'s id.  They put it up for the whole 1.5 hour newscast."
    "Really?  It looks like a naked chick spread eagle."
"Those dang FOX people are crazy aren\'t they."
    "Actually it looks like the spice channel logo."
"Um, yeah right, spice channel..  Right..  Want some cookies?"

That was funny Videoholic...

And about Widescreen.  I understand what you are saying.  I look both at 4:3 and 16:9 sets..  But when I saw a DVD playing in anamophic, I knew what I had to buy,

And yes Videoholic the 16:9 set I have is HDTV.   So I think its definetly worth it.  But its just a matter of opinion.  This has been argued so many times.  4:3 vs 16:9

Its just like speakers, everyone thinks something sounds better then the next, thats why there are so many different types of speakers.  Everyone enjoys something different.  So peace out

Kirath,

If it were the Matrix DVD, I\'ll have to agree with you. I watched it on a 16:9 screen and wanted to get one right there and then. It looked excellent.