is it safe to play xbox 360 on a plasma tv

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#1 roll_tide_l
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Just got a new 42" plasma and i heard you shouldn't play games on them any advice thanks
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#2 CHROMEFLAMIN
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http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/ look around, theres a few good articles.
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#3 csknifer
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well i have a 42" plasma too and i play my 360 on it all the time for hours and i haven't really experienced anything bad happening to my plasma :)
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#4 bluewrxman
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theres nothing wrong with playing your games on a plasma...

the only thing is that if you pause the game and leave the tv on for hours then that image might get burned in the screen

thats the only bad thing that can happen, but you just have to make sure you dont leave the game paused and the tv on for a couple of hours....
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#5 ebkboy
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never had a problem on mine. are you from bama.

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#6 korpdawg
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When I bought my HD tv I did a ton of research.  From what I read plasma is fine as long as the same image isn't displayed for hours at a time. i.e. a health bar.  But most games have a loading screen or something where it removes the health bar and should be fine.

Personally I went with an LCD just for my peace of mind. I'm very happy with it.  but I also think a plasma is fine, I'm just paranoid, and its a 1k investment.

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#7 Telomar
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If you buy one of the better brands it should be pretty hard to burn. In fact several brands say burn in is next to impossible now, although temporary image retention may still occur. I've used a Panasonic plasma for my 360 for quite some time without any issues though.
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#8 ddldave
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help, what happens if it burns? how do you fix it if it burns?
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#9 JamesB007
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help, what happens if it burns? how do you fix it if it burns?ddldave

First I would suggest some penicillin.  If you still have a problem, contact your urologist and pray.  Try wrapping it up next time chief...