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Old 11-09-2008, 05:29 PM
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Oh I know all about that! I remember buying a CC II at a yard sale that had the tetris game burned into the phosphors. I avoid those games most of the time and If I do go to a stationary screen I turn the contrast down.

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Originally Posted by John Marinello View Post
Avoid using games that have any sort of intense, stationary images. They'll burn a permanent image into the phosphor. This was especially true with projection sets. There were lawsuits way back to cover the cost of CRT replacement.
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