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MADMAXAMUS · 25-11-10, 10:17 PM

Hi All,

I have a samsung lcd TV and over the last 12 months it has developed a large black burnt in smear on the left hand side of the screen.

Found this thing called a pixelprotector DVD

do these things work or are they a waste of money?

BL4K3Y · 25-11-10, 10:22 PM

It sounds to me like your TV has developed something known as screen "burn-in". This is where a permanent imprint of a specific part of an image "stains" the screen. Find out more about it here.

MADMAXAMUS · 25-11-10, 10:29 PM

thanks blakey but I know that my screen has burn-in... Just wondering would the pixelprotector DVD help to get rid of it or is the TV f##ked?

BL4K3Y · 25-11-10, 10:31 PM

I wouldn't use anything like that but it's up to you. If it's cheap then you could take your chances. Your TV isn't knackered, you probably won't even notice the burn-in after a while. I only notice the one on my screen whenever a black image is displayed.

MADMAXAMUS · 25-11-10, 10:38 PM

this mark is not a small one... it is about 20cm long (vertical) and 5cm wide. The mark doesnt seem to be the remenance of a program logo or anything like that and is also visable at all times not just when image is black.

It really does my head in...

Ah well, think I will give the DVD a try and see how it goes...

Thanks for your help anyway!

25-11-10, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
MADMAXAMUS Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 35 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Pixelprotector DVD Hi All, I have a samsung lcd TV and over the last 12 months it has developed a large black burnt in smear on the left hand side of the screen. Found this thing called a pixelprotector DVD do these things work or are they a waste of money?

25-11-10, 10:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Pixelprotector DVD It sounds to me like your TV has developed something known as screen "burn-in". This is where a permanent imprint of a specific part of an image "stains" the screen. Find out more about it here.

25-11-10, 10:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
MADMAXAMUS Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 35 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Pixelprotector DVD thanks blakey but I know that my screen has burn-in... Just wondering would the pixelprotector DVD help to get rid of it or is the TV f##ked?

25-11-10, 10:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Pixelprotector DVD I wouldn't use anything like that but it's up to you. If it's cheap then you could take your chances. Your TV isn't knackered, you probably won't even notice the burn-in after a while. I only notice the one on my screen whenever a black image is displayed.

25-11-10, 10:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
MADMAXAMUS Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 35 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Pixelprotector DVD this mark is not a small one... it is about 20cm long (vertical) and 5cm wide. The mark doesnt seem to be the remenance of a program logo or anything like that and is also visable at all times not just when image is black. It really does my head in... Ah well, think I will give the DVD a try and see how it goes... Thanks for your help anyway!