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I think Today Tonight's fat 'tt' watermark is HUGE and UGLY and GROSS
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#152
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 12:08 AM
QUOTE (trompettiste @ Jan 22 2006, 07:33 PM)
I think Today Tonight's fat 'tt' watermark is HUGE and UGLY and GROSS
- Not that original, is it... - I think thats a logo they need to cull, just because it looks stupid.
#153
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 09:20 AM
win's 2004 poomark
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#154
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 09:42 AM
I read in The Advertiser this morning that many plasma screen owners are very unhappy with Nine and Seven because their static watermarks on the cricket and Aus Open are burning into their TVs.
#156
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 09:56 AM
TV logos make their mark
January 23:
TELEVISION cricket and tennis coverage is making a lasting impression on plasma screens.
The logos used by Channel 7 and Channel 9 during long days of sporting action are burning themselves into the delicate digital monitors.
With the hi-tech TVs costing thousands of dollars, some owners have threatened legal action saying their screens have been ruined.
Viewer Wayne Spiers says he bought a $3000 plasma screen on Christmas Eve. It now bears Nine's logo in the right-hand corner, a legacy of the Boxing Day test, which his family watched on and off for five days.
It was matched by a Channel 7 logo last week, which appeared after one day of watching tennis.
Mr Spiers, of Melbourne, said: "It was silly of me to assume Channel 7 and 9 would care enough about their viewers to ensure their logos wouldn't damage our TVs."
Screen burn occurs when onscreen graphics - displayed in one spot for a long time - become seared into the plasma.
A ghost image then lingers on other programs, even on rival stations.
Stations can avoid the damage by using a watermarked logo, in a transparent shape that adopts the colours on screen.
A Seven spokesperson said: "Turning down the contrast on your picture will reduce the problem."
A Channel 9 spokesman would not comment.
Source: news.com.au
January 23:
TELEVISION cricket and tennis coverage is making a lasting impression on plasma screens.
The logos used by Channel 7 and Channel 9 during long days of sporting action are burning themselves into the delicate digital monitors.
With the hi-tech TVs costing thousands of dollars, some owners have threatened legal action saying their screens have been ruined.
Viewer Wayne Spiers says he bought a $3000 plasma screen on Christmas Eve. It now bears Nine's logo in the right-hand corner, a legacy of the Boxing Day test, which his family watched on and off for five days.
It was matched by a Channel 7 logo last week, which appeared after one day of watching tennis.
Mr Spiers, of Melbourne, said: "It was silly of me to assume Channel 7 and 9 would care enough about their viewers to ensure their logos wouldn't damage our TVs."
Screen burn occurs when onscreen graphics - displayed in one spot for a long time - become seared into the plasma.
A ghost image then lingers on other programs, even on rival stations.
Stations can avoid the damage by using a watermarked logo, in a transparent shape that adopts the colours on screen.
A Seven spokesperson said: "Turning down the contrast on your picture will reduce the problem."
A Channel 9 spokesman would not comment.
Source: news.com.au
This post has been edited by scolaw: 23 January 2006 - 09:57 AM
#158
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 10:03 AM
serves them right for being rich and watching sport, they think theyre soooo cool with a plasma, TAKE THAT!
BTW, of course it would appear on rival stations once its burned in, its not gonna change to another burned watermark. Does this happen with the win opaque mark
BTW, of course it would appear on rival stations once its burned in, its not gonna change to another burned watermark. Does this happen with the win opaque mark
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 11:36 AM
I dont think the litigent has a foot to stand on. Because most if not all TV manuals warn you about the burn in effect and that no one should leave there tv on long enough for it to occur.
Yes i know that seems rather ridiculous but thats how these plasma's and LCD's work.
Yes i know that seems rather ridiculous but thats how these plasma's and LCD's work.
#161
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 12:50 PM
QUOTE (hobo_bobo @ Jan 23 2006, 12:36 PM)
I dont think the litigent has a foot to stand on. Because most if not all TV manuals warn you about the burn in effect and that no one should leave there tv on long enough for it to occur.
Yes i know that seems rather ridiculous but thats how these plasma's and LCD's work.
Yes i know that seems rather ridiculous but thats how these plasma's and LCD's work.
They probably should make it less solid, they know people want to watch these on their high def displays. Go CRTs
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 02:44 PM
QUOTE (scolaw @ Jan 23 2006, 09:56 AM)
TV logos make their mark
January 23:
TELEVISION cricket and tennis coverage is making a lasting impression on plasma screens.
The logos used by Channel 7 and Channel 9 during long days of sporting action are burning themselves into the delicate digital monitors.
With the hi-tech TVs costing thousands of dollars, some owners have threatened legal action saying their screens have been ruined.
Viewer Wayne Spiers says he bought a $3000 plasma screen on Christmas Eve. It now bears Nine's logo in the right-hand corner, a legacy of the Boxing Day test, which his family watched on and off for five days.
It was matched by a Channel 7 logo last week, which appeared after one day of watching tennis.
Mr Spiers, of Melbourne, said: "It was silly of me to assume Channel 7 and 9 would care enough about their viewers to ensure their logos wouldn't damage our TVs."
Screen burn occurs when onscreen graphics - displayed in one spot for a long time - become seared into the plasma.
A ghost image then lingers on other programs, even on rival stations.
Stations can avoid the damage by using a watermarked logo, in a transparent shape that adopts the colours on screen.
A Seven spokesperson said: "Turning down the contrast on your picture will reduce the problem."
A Channel 9 spokesman would not comment.
Source: news.com.au
January 23:
TELEVISION cricket and tennis coverage is making a lasting impression on plasma screens.
The logos used by Channel 7 and Channel 9 during long days of sporting action are burning themselves into the delicate digital monitors.
With the hi-tech TVs costing thousands of dollars, some owners have threatened legal action saying their screens have been ruined.
Viewer Wayne Spiers says he bought a $3000 plasma screen on Christmas Eve. It now bears Nine's logo in the right-hand corner, a legacy of the Boxing Day test, which his family watched on and off for five days.
It was matched by a Channel 7 logo last week, which appeared after one day of watching tennis.
Mr Spiers, of Melbourne, said: "It was silly of me to assume Channel 7 and 9 would care enough about their viewers to ensure their logos wouldn't damage our TVs."
Screen burn occurs when onscreen graphics - displayed in one spot for a long time - become seared into the plasma.
A ghost image then lingers on other programs, even on rival stations.
Stations can avoid the damage by using a watermarked logo, in a transparent shape that adopts the colours on screen.
A Seven spokesperson said: "Turning down the contrast on your picture will reduce the problem."
A Channel 9 spokesman would not comment.
Source: news.com.au
Shouldn't the on-screen scoreboard also burn into the screen?
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 07:01 PM
QUOTE (jackjack @ Jan 23 2006, 03:44 PM)
Shouldn't the on-screen scoreboard also burn into the screen?
Hmm good point - because whenever the logo's there, the scoreboard usually is.
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 07:19 PM
QUOTE (Super Simpsons @ Jan 23 2006, 08:01 PM)
Hmm good point - because whenever the logo's there, the scoreboard usually is.
Yes, I was wondering about that. ABC Sport and Seven Sport's logos seem to be completely solid - can anyone confirm this?
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 09:08 PM
QUOTE (jackjack @ Jan 23 2006, 02:44 PM)
Shouldn't the on-screen scoreboard also burn into the screen?
it tends to be bright/white images that burn in... i have a plasma, and i resent that person who said to screw people that do
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 09:09 PM
QUOTE (mcpaton @ Jan 23 2006, 09:38 PM)
it tends to be bright/white images that burn in... i have a plasma, and i resent that person who said to screw people that do
Is there any way you can fix or prevent the problem?
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 10:54 PM
QUOTE (splashmo @ Jan 23 2006, 10:13 PM)
Then it would turn into a $2000 piece o' crap!
Do what the Seven spokesperson said and just turn down the contrast!
Of course then you'd have to fiddle with your TV and possibly make the overall picture of less quality, but what do they care? As long as you watch it!
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Posted 24 January 2006 - 12:20 AM
QUOTE (splashmo @ Jan 23 2006, 09:09 PM)
Is there any way you can fix or prevent the problem?
I have mine on a slight orbit, so it rotates the image a few pixels in a different direction every few minutes... you can also invert the image if something burns in on a static image (like DVD menu) but although I have picked up the odd burn here and there, they have all faded quite quickly, and were never very severe...
i simply dont watch extended sport coverage...
