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hi guys, the B&W thing happened again yesterday...i managed to snap a shot using my phone...it may not be as clear, but the best thing i have at that time was my phone...

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the effect is quite similar to if u tuned the contrast low and brighten up the brightness level...everything in B&W...and quite simply, switch it off, and on again, and it's ok...

quite puzzled with this...what u guys think i should do? contact Samsung or Desa HT?

I am on the offshore rig right now and the tv room has a 50" Samsung Plasma tv.  I brought along my TVix and watch some movies last night.  The movie I watch have black bars on top and bottom and halfway thru the movies I can see IR on the plasma already.  Once the whole screen darken in night scenes, the IR is very apparent on the screen with the movie portion of the screen appearing grey while the two black bars areas are darker.  Even the place where the subtitles appear got IR too.

I own a 50" Panasonic plasma 50S10 at home but i have never seen any IR before.  My conclusion is that the Samsung is just too prone to IR.  Just sharing my experience.

just an update on the B&W experience i'm getting on my Samsung display.  yes, the phenomenon is still happening from time to time, and i think its getting from bad to worst..

i'm now getting the B&W display, plus square boxes like an empty excel worksheet..all over the display...

but, here's what i notice so far...the B&W thing happens only IF i turn on the AVR before the TV. if i were to turn the TV on before anything else, the display is normal..

so, i'm beginning to feel the problem may not be the display after all...it could be the AVR..being switched on before TV...

maybe u guys can give it a try? if u dun mind...may not happen every time...maybe once every 5-6 try....

as for the IR.....yes, this samsung model is quite prone to IR..and very noticeable even if static image is left on for very very short period of time...but so far, its never permanent...in the beginning i get really phobia scared of IR...but after a few weeks...i know the problem is not permanent...so screw it...but still, i use the scrolling wash whenever possible...after that ok liao...

as for black bars...every 20-30mins i will zoom in the display to 2x, fill up the entire screen for 5-10mins...that was in the beginning...now even a 1.5hrs movie i dun bother...just remember to scroll wash the screen after that...or play a full screen movie after that...it will wash them IR away...