ITRocks

What screen technology, DLP, LCD, Plasma, etc., HDTV in is better to play console video games? BTW, I am only interested in 40-42" screen size.

TechBoy

For that size I'd only go with a direct view LCD screen. All the others will have burn issues.

Cyborg

No burn issues w/DLPs.

orestes, I don't play games so I can't answer your question. So, if you can, audition the sets on your list using your game console. Look for lag, pixelation, breakup, streaking / trailing (motion artifacts) and ghosting.

Semona

No burn in issues with LCD rear projection or LCoS, for that matter.

TechBoy

I play console games (Xbox360) on a Samsung HL-S5086W (DLP) and it is virtually flawless. I haven't noticed any lag or pixel breakup at all. I am using a VGA cable from the 360 to the Sammy with the console outputting 1280x720 (never have had to use the game mode).

Cyborg

Some LCDs can be slow, which can be an issue with video games.

Semona

I can confirm that LCOS can have burn in. I saw it on a Sony unit that had been running a Sony HD demo loop at a local retailer.

TechBoy

I am within the 30 day return window on the Sammy and had toyed with the idea after the first couple of weeks of returning it for an LCoS unit just to see which one I liked better. I am now right at about a month and am loving the quality of the DLP unit even more than when I first bought it. And, knowing this potential problem with the LCoS sets, I am extra glad I stuck with the Sammy.

For purposes of this thread, I took my 360 over to my parents' house last night and hooked it up to their 60" Sony LCoS to see how well it performed. With the console set to 1080i (figured this was the best setting with the least amount of conversion of the signal for the 1080P set) and I did notice a bit of lag between the controller and action on the screen. It wasn't horrible, but just enough to be annoying.

ITRocks

Not to contradict Gregg, who is clearly The Man when it comes to calibration, but both Sony and JVC state in their manuals that portions of the screen that stay static for extended periods of time can retain an image on their LCoS sets, but that this will quickly fade when other program material is displayed.

In other words the pixels will take longer to return to a neutral state but they will not literally "burn in" the way phosphors will. Hence no permanent burn in. I can see where a set running a demo loop would appear to exhibit the problem, but even after running that loop for days at a time I'd be very surprised if the screen didn't return to normal after at most a couple of hours of running regular programming. Real burn-in does not heal itself this way, and if you don't plan on running static images on your TV for days at a time, I don't see how you'd get into this situation in the first place.

I've had my HD-ILA since last November and have never seen a hint of a problem. Of course I don't leave it sitting on a test pattern for days at a stretch, either. (Actually, I couldn't, since both my DVD players have screen savers. )

I would not consider a fear of burn in a reason for avoiding LCoS as I might with plasma or CRT. If Gregg or anyone else has information to the contrary, I'm prepared to be educated, but I don't see this as being a problem and I love my JVC LCoS.

Regards,

Cyborg

Indeed, LCOS has probably the same chance of burn in as an LCD, which is not much at all unless you are using it for a fixed image for along long long time.

More temporary image retention happens, but is not permanent.