Samsung HLP6163W DLP viewing format restrictions???

[Dave]

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I finally received my HLP6163W DLP yesterday after a months-long wait.
The picture quality is everything I hoped it would be, and is limited
only by the quality of the signal I get from Comcast (we're at the
bitter end of a long path served by aging infrastructure). I also note
that, in spite of the huge screen and crystal clarity of HDTV, it is
still TV, so there has been no improvement whatever in programming,
alas.

I was dismayed to read in the very fine print of an obscure warranty
flier enclosed with the sizeable pile of documentation provided that
Samsung recommends that the amount of time spent viewing letterbox
(black strips at top & bottom) or 4:3 (black strips left & right) not
exceed !!15%!! of total viewing time. From a programming perspective
I'd say this is exactly backward, since the amount of programming in
HD/widescreen probably totals less than 15% of the total programming
available.

Can anybody comment on this viewing format restriction? I thought
burn-in was not supposed to be a problem with DLP, and if this
restriction is not about burn-in, what could it be about? I could
watch everything in widescreen, but 4:3 viewed in widescreen looks
lousy, unless you like fat faces and distorted scenery.

 

[Guest]

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DLP is not affected, the proof_reader and printer disagree on what materials
should be included in RPTV CRT set and the LCD/DLP sets. Therefore they
print basically the same info for all. therefore the clause regarding the
burn_in issue. Seen this in more than one manufacturer's literature.
Normally the high end user is aware of the difference in the technologies
and take these notations as a grain of salt.
BTW you are indeed a rare one, RTFM Reading the Flippin Manual, Eh!!
Congrats, in my service experience almost 85% of the customers do not take
the time to do so!!
"Dave" <dgmoore@erols.com> wrote in message
news:8df3bf59.0408261125.34f03ca2@posting.google.com...
>I finally received my HLP6163W DLP yesterday after a months-long wait.
> The picture quality is everything I hoped it would be, and is limited
> only by the quality of the signal I get from Comcast (we're at the
> bitter end of a long path served by aging infrastructure). I also note
> that, in spite of the huge screen and crystal clarity of HDTV, it is
> still TV, so there has been no improvement whatever in programming,
> alas.
>
> I was dismayed to read in the very fine print of an obscure warranty
> flier enclosed with the sizeable pile of documentation provided that
> Samsung recommends that the amount of time spent viewing letterbox
> (black strips at top & bottom) or 4:3 (black strips left & right) not
> exceed !!15%!! of total viewing time. From a programming perspective
> I'd say this is exactly backward, since the amount of programming in
> HD/widescreen probably totals less than 15% of the total programming
> available.
>
> Can anybody comment on this viewing format restriction? I thought
> burn-in was not supposed to be a problem with DLP, and if this
> restriction is not about burn-in, what could it be about? I could
> watch everything in widescreen, but 4:3 viewed in widescreen looks
> lousy, unless you like fat faces and distorted scenery.

 

[Guest]

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"Dave" <dgmoore@erols.com> wrote in message
news:8df3bf59.0408261125.34f03ca2@posting.google.com...
> Samsung recommends that the amount of time spent viewing letterbox
> (black strips at top & bottom) or 4:3 (black strips left & right) not
> exceed !!15%!! of total viewing time. From a programming perspective
> I'd say this is exactly backward, since the amount of programming in
> HD/widescreen probably totals less than 15% of the total programming
> available.
>
> Can anybody comment on this viewing format restriction? I thought
> burn-in was not supposed to be a problem with DLP, and if this
> restriction is not about burn-in, what could it be about? I

DLP and LCD projection technology does not suffer from phosphor aging. It's
a oversight on Samsungs part.

 

[Guest]

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"Dave" <dgmoore@erols.com> wrote in message
news:8df3bf59.0408261125.34f03ca2@posting.google.com...
> I finally received my HLP6163W DLP yesterday after a months-long wait.
> The picture quality is everything I hoped it would be, and is limited
> only by the quality of the signal I get from Comcast (we're at the
> bitter end of a long path served by aging infrastructure). I also note
> that, in spite of the huge screen and crystal clarity of HDTV, it is
> still TV, so there has been no improvement whatever in programming,
> alas.
>
> I was dismayed to read in the very fine print of an obscure warranty
> flier enclosed with the sizeable pile of documentation provided that
> Samsung recommends that the amount of time spent viewing letterbox
> (black strips at top & bottom) or 4:3 (black strips left & right) not
> exceed !!15%!! of total viewing time. From a programming perspective
> I'd say this is exactly backward, since the amount of programming in
> HD/widescreen probably totals less than 15% of the total programming
> available.
>
> Can anybody comment on this viewing format restriction? I thought
> burn-in was not supposed to be a problem with DLP, and if this
> restriction is not about burn-in, what could it be about? I could
> watch everything in widescreen, but 4:3 viewed in widescreen looks
> lousy, unless you like fat faces and distorted scenery.

 

[Guest]

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In alt.tv.tech.hdtv, FatDaddy <KillinU@worm.com> wrote:
> http/public.fotki.com/Tejas/


Put a rug down. It must sound like a cave in there.


--
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[steve]

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Dave

As a HD TV viewer,you have nothing to fear. The black bars on either
side of your tv will not burn into your screen. You would have to leave
your tv on that channel 24/7 for 3-5 weeks continuously before you
might,and I say might,notice a problem. If you still are
concerned,inyour preferences should be an option to change the shade
from dark to light so the bars are off grey colour. Again,no need to
fear.Besides you've been watching conventional tv for years and the
logo:ie from CNN which is always on (bottom right) has yet burned in.
As a fellow HI-DEF viewer , my only concern is not the burn in,but
rather the burn out from watching the plant growth in the desert on
the PBS channel..

steve
Dave wrote:

>I finally received my HLP6163W DLP yesterday after a months-long wait.
>The picture quality is everything I hoped it would be, and is limited
>only by the quality of the signal I get from Comcast (we're at the
>bitter end of a long path served by aging infrastructure). I also note
>that, in spite of the huge screen and crystal clarity of HDTV, it is
>still TV, so there has been no improvement whatever in programming,
>alas.
>
>I was dismayed to read in the very fine print of an obscure warranty
>flier enclosed with the sizeable pile of documentation provided that
>Samsung recommends that the amount of time spent viewing letterbox
>(black strips at top & bottom) or 4:3 (black strips left & right) not
>exceed !!15%!! of total viewing time. From a programming perspective
>I'd say this is exactly backward, since the amount of programming in
>HD/widescreen probably totals less than 15% of the total programming
>available.
>
>Can anybody comment on this viewing format restriction? I thought
>burn-in was not supposed to be a problem with DLP, and if this
>restriction is not about burn-in, what could it be about? I could
>watch everything in widescreen, but 4:3 viewed in widescreen looks
>lousy, unless you like fat faces and distorted scenery.
>
>