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A Question About Projection Screen TV's.

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My friend has a Samsung projection screen TV, and he says that it can't play game systems (like the PS2), but only next-gen consoles like the Xbox 360. He claims a PS2 would screw up the TV.


Now, I think this is a load of bollocks. Is this true?

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I don't see how a game console connected to a tv by normal (s-)video cables could screw up a tv. It only receives a video signal.
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Your friend needs to stop hitting the pipe.
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Well, on some tvs, depending on the type and its age, (especially including rear-projection tvs) there is a posibility of burn-in. However, I'm not sure if the newer game systems have any function that can prevent this. The Xbox 360 will go into screen-saver mode after a few minutes of inactivity, but I still see a pontential for burn-in. Either way there doesn't seem to be any difference between a PS2 and next-generation systems when it comes to screwing up tvs. So your friend is partially right...or partially full of shit.
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I think he's full of it; as long as you don't keep one image on the screen so long it causes burn in, there shouldn't be any problem. And if that doesn't work, you could use the wall, right?

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Well, as far as some things go, I was actually just reading my old Legend of Zelda (NES) manual, and it did say that it would ruin projection screen TVs. I don't know if that applies to anything as recent as the PS2, but there is definitely something in his claim.

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I think your friend is being stupid Nanner. I can't imagine what an ordinary video signal from a PS2 could possibly do to screw up a projection tv in any way that a newer system would avoid.

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Well, as far as some things go, I was actually just reading my old Legend of Zelda (NES) manual, and it did say that it would ruin projection screen TVs. I don't know if that applies to anything as recent as the PS2, but there is definitely something in his claim.


That's because Zelda has the status bar at the top the whole time you're playing the game.

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At the back of all N64 manuals it says not to use them on projection TVs. I have always wondered why that is, but never bothered to look into it. I guess the burn in thing makes sense, but I don't see how the latest gen consoles would be an exeption to this potential danger.

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Hear hear. Everyone agree that video games systems, regardless of the generation, can cause burn in on projection tvs? Yes?

Consider this myth busted.
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Based on the fact that I have a good idea as to who this friend is, I'd say that it's an extreme over-statement. It's true that most of the new generation consoles (at least I know the Wii does) has a "Burn-In Reduction" option, but all it does is dim the screen after a period of non-use. If you don't play it for an extended period of time, I think you should be fine, especially if he's willing to play the 360 on it. Also, if it's an LCD projection, I'm pretty sure it holds no threat.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Well, as far as some things go, I was actually just reading my old Legend of Zelda (NES) manual, and it did say that it would ruin projection screen TVs. I don't know if that applies to anything as recent as the PS2, but there is definitely something in his claim.


That's because Zelda has the status bar at the top the whole time you're playing the game.


Well, I was just using that as an example because it was the most recent NES game I'd been playing. As far as I can remember, they all said that, although that could be a very compelling reason.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Well, I think most NES games, from what I remember, more or less had static backgrounds with little sprites flitting around them. I could see why a game like Balloon Fight could screw up a projection TV.

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Yeah, you certainly have a point. While most NES games didn't have static backgrounds, a lot of them did have everpresent status bars, and even sidescrollers generally had identical blue sky backgrounds no matter where you moved. But even games of today, like Twilight Princess, for example, have portions of the screen that are always there, like the rupee counter and item bar along the right side of the screen.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.