Question:
What causes 'persistence' of the picture on a LCD TV?
Jimnut
2010-01-21 02:56:01 UTC
The picture on my Samsung LE37R87BDX TV remains visible after the scene changes. ie the players and ball leave a trail when running about the pitch. The time the scene persists depends on how long it was on the screen. If using the EPG, it can still be seen after the program has been chosen.
Six answers:
anonymous
2010-01-21 21:01:08 UTC
Problem with your LCD TV is the Screen burns and Image persistence.



In this, LCD screens may sometimes be afflicted by a temporary problem known as image persistence.



As the continuous, static image produces so called ‘screen burns’ on a plasma screen, in a similar way, they cause LCD screen to display the previous image or part of it on the background thus producing picture of poor quality.



Screen burns of CRT monitors and plasma TVs are often permanent as the phosphors that produce display become pre-maturely old or damaged by the continuous display of some bright, static image on the screen. Screen burns are not reversible because the phosphors cannot be replaced and this leads to permanent imprint of the image on the screen. This is what is normally called ‘screen burns’.



On the other hand, image persistence or image retention on a LCD screen, though produced similarly, is hardly permanent and reversible if you take some remedial steps.



LCDs use liquid crystals that produce images using a backlight source. When the voltage is passed through the crystals, they twist and relax depending on the varying voltage.



When you let any image on the screen for longer period, the same voltage continues for same amount of time resulting in crystals to stay in one state. So, when the next image appears on the screen, the colours on the affected area will still have a faint imprint of the previous image.
9121
2010-01-21 08:56:08 UTC
The motion blur and ghosting (e.g. trail left by the ball) is caused by the slow response time of LCDs (slow in comparison to CRT or plasma). Image persistence as in static image retention, when something gets stuck on the screen even after the source has changed (analogous to burn-in), is caused by the liquid crystals getting stuck.
Hearty
2010-01-21 07:42:43 UTC
Wow! Another complaint about Samsung in this section.



I have never witnessed this on my LG LCD, The first responder is correct - the refresh rate is the issue.
anonymous
2016-11-08 08:29:08 UTC
try restoring to production facility settings during the menu, in case you by hazard replaced something in the image settings. If that doesn't restoration it then it must be a hardware concern so talk to Samsung.
Nightworks
2010-01-21 05:27:43 UTC
Screen burn.



Yes, LCD televisions do suffer from screen burn, despite the persistent myth that they don't.
?
2010-01-21 03:03:59 UTC
Persistence of vision and set's refresh rate.


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