Sony Grand WEGA KDF-50E2000 50-Inch 3LCD Rear Projection Television
Suffers from burn in.
I bought this TV from Best Buy and at the time was assured by the salesmen that this TV was in his words, \\"anti burn in.\\" <br /> <br />I looked online and all the descriptions and reviews for this television say that it does not suffer from burn in, but it most certainly does. <br /> <br />I had this TV for 27 days and had it on for about 10 hours a day. When watching a really cool dolphin show on 'INHD' (a channel that shows only HD programming) I noticed that there were two darkened bars on the left and right side of the screen. It made it appear that the center of the screen was lighter. It took me a minute or two to realize what I was seeing.  <br /> <br />Most programming I watch is 4:3 standard definition, because lets face it, over 90% of all programming is 4:3 standard definition. When you watch a 4:3 format program on this TV, there are 2 dark black bars on the left and right side of the screen. (Of course, this can't be helped, 4:3 shows are not wide enough to fill the whole 16:9 screen.) After using this brand new, factory sealed television for only 27 days, the burn in from watching 4:3 programming has ruined my experience with this TV. Not because it's so terrible, it's not. Thing is, I can only imagine how bad it will become after 3 months or regular use. <br /> <br />Excerpt from the manual. \\"Turn off the TV for a while or let the TV run on another channel. Unlike plasma TV and CRT TV, image retention on this TV is not permanent. It is only a temporary condition.\\" I have not seen any image retention, but I have most definitely seen that the parts of the screen that get the most use become permanently lighter than parts that are used less. This means that when you are watching any TV show or movie that does not fill the entire screen, damage to your screen is occurring. Period. <br /> <br />I wanted so badly for this TV to live up to it's promises, and it did at first. This picture on this TV when you have a good source is extraordinary. It's a cryingshame that it suffers from burn in, however. <br /> <br />Buyer Beware.