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How to stop burn-in on your Plasma screen TV.
Break in your plasma-screen television. Newer screens are more susceptible to burn-in than older screens. Run your new television in its "theater" or "movie" mode for a while before you start gaming. To be on the safe side, do this for 100 to 200 hours of total use time.
Use the television's utilities. Most plasma screens have a feature called an "image cleaner," which is designed to prevent and repair the shading of the pixels that causes burn-in. Use this feature every few weeks or months. If your television doesn't have an image cleaner, turning it to an empty channel can help as well--the "snow" has a similar effect. Some televisions will have other settings designed to prevent burn-in damage, so read the manual and see which ones your set may include.
Turn off game consoles and the television when you're not using them. This sounds like common sense--and it is, but it's one of the best ways to prevent burn-in from happening. You'll not only prevent the possibility of a paused image being burned into your screen, but you'll save some electricity and extend the life of your components as well.
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