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Projection TV's And Game Consoles?

Posted by Cliff on from the should-you-be-doing-this? dept.

mbadolato asks: "I'm hearing that it is a Bad Thing (tm) to run a game console unit through a projection TV. What are people's experiences with this? We recently got a Toshiba 61" television, and I have a Sega Dreamcast connected to it through one of the s-video ports. I don't play the Dreamcast all that often, but I'm worried that, from what I have heard, it could still be bad for the TV. Any opinions?" This is odd, I would think that if the game console in question was compatible with the signal (NTSC/PAL) on the projector then all is kosher. Could someone clear up this confusion?

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  1. I think it still applies by redled · · Score: 2
    I have noticed that even the newest arcade games that use a projection display still have this problem. If you go to the arcade you will see some games only 6 months to a year old that are already starting to show signs of burn-in. Maybe the average consumer projection TV is of higher quality, however, I wouldn't count on that.

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  2. I've always heard by JohnZed · · Score: 2

    that the danger wasn't a signal conflict, but rather the fact that games tend (or at least tended in the 1980s) to have more stationary images than regular TV programs. Projection TVs have a risk of "burn-in" like older monitors, so putting a game on pause for a while, for example, might leave you with a permanent image of Mario's face etched into your screen.
    'Course, that was in the 80s, and I'm not sure if the problem still exists.

    1. Re:I've always heard by Coward,+Anonymous · · Score: 2

      'Course, that was in the 80s, and I'm not sure if the problem still exists.

      It does not. If it did, there would be people with Disney or C-SPAN burnt into their tv's since those networks always have their logo on the screen.