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Does anyone know of a tv channel which is logo free? If you do I would use it to speed up my break-in time whilst breaking-in a plasma tv. I Have a Sky box.
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You may find some image retention on occasions, especially if left on a static image for a considerable amount of time, but you should have a feature built into the TV which gets rid of any retention, this could be called whitewash or something similar, the manual should mention this.
Just sit back and enjoy your new TV and try not to get too paranoid about screen burn, plasmas are more robust than what you think.
I have only just realised that Sky page 999 is a short advert which continually repeats itself and it is completey free of any static logos. Do you think that this will be suitable for me to use to get a few hours on the clock while I am otherwise engaged.
http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/howmanywatts.html
C4 HD has a logo. BBC One/Two may have (animated) logos during kids programmes, and ITV channels now all have them.
Digital Onscreen Graphic, DOG for short.
DOG, logo, onscreen graffiti, they all refer to the crap certain broadcasters place on our screens, some more than others.
Incidentally: 'Mute' is regarded as a static logo and someone had IR damage as a result of leaving 'Mute' on for an excessive period so I reduce the volume to 0 instead.
You're really been a bit OCD over this
Screen burn is fairly rare, and sensible normal usage for the first few months is all that's required. One thing to avoid is prolonged 4:3 viewing, with black bars down the side - best to watch in 'fatty vision' for the first few months 'burn in' period.
Incidentally: Got my Sky+HD box by free post today and I am not sure whether the lady said free for twelve months or £5.00 per month for the same period; then £10.25 per month. I finally managed to set it up and also to marry-up the two remotes, but I have a little to do yet to understand it all. This is so much better that my old Sony 32 Trinitron which weighed nine stone and which faded quite fast of late.
Fattyvision is where you have a 4:3 image stretched out to fill a 16:9 screen, everybody looks fat - Yuk.
I don't think it's necessary. I watched 4:3 and 2.35:1 from the start on my plasma and never had any problems. If your TV allows it then it may be a good idea to have grey bars for the side panels rather than black.
Sounds like you may have got a deal on the HD package which is usually £10.25/month in addition to your basic sub.
But it'll be wise to check