Forgot about the inside TV in our living room last night having the Baseball Game on TV. We have to stream on WatchESPN to see it so of course once the game is over or sometimes on commercial breaks, an ESPN/SECNetwork image is broadcasted.

Well, this morning it's ghosted onto the screen.

I've been running some white static video off the browser from YouTube full screen this morning on it along with some other ghost in fix videos. Mainly trying to switch the pixels from black to white back and forth rapidly.

It's been an hour of that so far...and while it may have helped a little, I still look like I have an ESPN/SECNetwork branded LG Plasma TV.

Is it time to go shopping for a new one? Is there any fix you guys can recommend? I'm pissed because this TV is fantastic. App control from the iPhone, Browser, smart apps for Amazon Prime Video and Netflix in case our AppleTV isn't available etc, games for kids, and it gets regular updates from LG and is supported very well.

ETA: We bought the TV in 2013.

Oh and frick ESPN For broadcasting some static arse image for hours on end.

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Posted by HubbaBubba

North of DFW, TX

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 3/18/17 at 9:09 pm to GFunk

You need to let that run for about 24-36 hours for it to really make a difference. Take it from someone who used to work for LG, this video is what you need for plasma.

LINK

It's 3 hours long. Use a YouTube downloader and once saved, then play to your plasma using VLC and put it in continuous repeat for 24 hours. If you still see it, try it for another 12 hours.

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Posted by GFunk

Denham Springs

Member since Feb 2011

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Posted on 3/19/17 at 8:58 am to HubbaBubba

Thanks. Ran a Ghost In Fix (its in the related videos underneath your link actually) after running the white noise static video. For several hours. Had an appointment at the Apple Store and on the way back had the wife just turn it off. Kept it off the rest of the afternoon.

Got back from a birthday party last night around 10pm and flicked it back on and-thankfully-it appears to be gone. Gonna be super careful with streaming from here on out.

Whew!

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Posted by HubbaBubba

North of DFW, TX

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:17 am to GFunk

Good for you. My plasma has this feature (scrolling white bar/black background) in the menu (Panasonic). It's called Anti-Image Retention in the menu. I've used this maybe three times on my plasma, but it worked all three times. This is what the technicians used at the repair center for image retention when I was with LG.

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Posted by Tigerdev

Member since Feb 2013

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Posted on 3/19/17 at 7:24 pm to GFunk

Are you sure its actual burn in or just image retention?? Image retention can be fixed easy by moving images over time

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