Buying a used plasma?

[Stereoguy]

Hi: I might be able to get a 3 month old plasma,it is a short term rental will get rest of the warranty!(42" Panasonic 720p) the savings are quite a bit over a new one($300+tax) is it ok to do so? Thanks

 

[Alex2507]

That sounds like a great deal. You'll end up with a 9 month warranty. What model is the TV?

 

[bandphan]

Check the hours in the service menu. Also CompUsa was selling new 80Us 42" pannys for 899

 

[Stereoguy]

Buying Used Plasma

Hi: It is this year's entry model the X80(forget the first letters).I'll check the hours thanks.Are the panny's vulnerable to burn in any more? Thanks for the help.

 

[bandphan]

Hi: It is this year's entry model the X80(forget the first letters).I'll check the hours thanks.Are the panny's vulnerable to burn in any more? Thanks for the help.

Check the compusa deal out.....As for burn in, i recommend that you dont do alot of extensive gamming sessions for the first hundred hours. If you run a break in dvd for the first hundred, unless you try to burn an image you should be a ok. You could get ir but thats different and goes away( i havent had issues with either).

some food for thought reading..

 

[annunaki]

If you keep the set in standard mode, you should never have to worry about burn in. Yo can worry even less so if you use Avia and or Digital Video Essentials and even less if you get an ISF calibration.

I have seen Panasonics with a still image in straight up, maxed out, vivid mode for over 6+ hours that never had a burn in issue. They had some image retention for about 15 minutes but nothing permanent.

In all reality, one would have to intentionally try to burn in a set. The reason a manufacturer will not warranty against it is that specific reason, intentional burn in.

Most speaker manufacturers will not warranty burn voice coils due to abuse, the same premise follows here.