Letting Plasma screens 'settle'?

el_gringo_3

Does anyone know if its neccesary to let the gas settle on a plasma screen thats been used but moved, and if so for how long? Its been moved carefully and upright at all times.

thanks

aliEnRIK

Dont worry about it, just use it

CHR15

Didn't we have this question a couple of days ago??



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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2478491

totalsolutions

What's going on ? ? There is no gas in a plasma setup. It's a TV not a flipping freezer...

The only reason to keep them upright is purely down to the weight of the glass unit. The internal parts in the screen cannot take the stress and will move and an alignment problem will exist.

aliEnRIK

totalsolutions wrote: »

What's going on ? ? There is no gas in a plasma setup. It's a TV not a flipping freezer...

The only reason to keep them upright is purely down to the weight of the glass unit. The internal parts in the screen cannot take the stress and will move and an alignment problem will exist.

Well technically theres gas involved, and in the past they were even gas charged periodically.
But certainly those gas charging days have gone now (Thankfully )

el_gringo_3

I gave it an hour or two and then turned it on, no problemo.

bcl999

You don't say which make you have. When I bought my Panasonic I found lots of helpful "burning in" settings (i.e. suggestions for the firsrt xxxhours viewing) and other advice on www.avforums.com

tronator

bcl999 wrote: »

You don't say which make you have. When I bought my Panasonic I found lots of helpful "burning in" settings (i.e. suggestions for the firsrt xxxhours viewing) and other advice on www.avforums.com

http://www.avforums.com/forums/hi-fi-systems-separates/587353-what-exactly-does-burning-equipment-mean.html

new cables ... tend to sound bright and lacking in bass

LOL :rotfl:

And "burning in" could refer to an effect you want to avoid on a plasma screen

aliEnRIK

tronator wrote: »

Quote:
new cables ... tend to sound bright and lacking in bass

LOL :rotfl:

Im a hifi nut and can confirm that whether you like it or not, they do indeed sound awful when theyre first fitted
Ive conducted all sorts of tests with cables and amps etc.
I even ran a test using the exact same cable but brand new and it went like this ~
Old cable ~ hifi sounded beautiful
New cable ~ hifi sounded tinny as hell (completely horrible)
New cable 2 weeks later ~ back to how the old cable sounded

This completely discounts my 'ears' adjusting ~ so im all 'ears' as to an explanation if anyone has one

fwor

aliEnRIK wrote: »

so im all 'ears' as to an explanation if anyone has one

If you're a regular viewer of avforums or similar, you'll know that there is no explanation that will satisfy both sides of the debate.

If you're a non-believer, you will point out that - for example:

1. None of the electrical characteristics are changing by significant measurable amounts
2. While estimates of how long a person can ~accurately~ remember sound quality varies a bit, it is widely considered to be in the range of seconds to minutes - not weeks.
3. "Cable burn-in" is reputed to have been invented by the Marketing departments of expensive audio cable makers to reduce the number of people sending cables back under their "try it and return it if you don't like it" offers.

If you're a believer then you will just say "but I can hear it change".

Barring a bit of extra detail, the discussion never goes much further than that, and it never (in my experience) ends on common ground.

aliEnRIK

fwor wrote: »

If you're a regular viewer of avforums or similar, you'll know that there is no explanation that will satisfy both sides of the debate.

If you're a non-believer, you will point out that - for example:

1. None of the electrical characteristics are changing by significant measurable amounts
2. While estimates of how long a person can ~accurately~ remember sound quality varies a bit, it is widely considered to be in the range of seconds to minutes - not weeks.
3. "Cable burn-in" is reputed to have been invented by the Marketing departments of expensive audio cable makers to reduce the number of people sending cables back under their "try it and return it if you don't like it" offers.

If you're a believer then you will just say "but I can hear it change".

Barring a bit of extra detail, the discussion never goes much further than that, and it never (in my experience) ends on common ground.

(this new looks a bit weird to me!)

Cant disagree with any of that

Just to add though, all the cable sceptics also said that mains cables cannot affect hifi components so long as the cables are thick enough

Its since been 'measureably' proven that braided mains cables do in fact reduce mains bourne RFI and that it 'measurably' affected an amp it was tested on