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Originally Posted by Skippman  Well, actually it's NOT a simple question. What are you going to be using it for? If it's for TV/Film then plasma is still the best picture you can get. If you're using it for a monitor then plasma isn't very good as image retention, even in the current generation of high end Panasonic's, is still something of an issue. This wouldn't matter for gaming, but your desktop may cause image retention. This is not the same thing as burn is as eventually the image will fade from the picture. |
^^^^^ This. All of it.
FYI I used "burn" as a generic term for the lasting impression made by a still image. Ex. say I hit pause to grab some food from the microwave real quick (3 mins tops) and I un-pause and feel like I just took a bong hit ;)