German_joe Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I recently purchased a Yamaha HTR 5890 and i was wondering if i could run my consoles through the video input on my reciever. From the recievier i would run a set of component cables from the monitor output to the television. im just wondering if this would avoid frying my tv. BTW the televison is an older hitachi model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Frying your TV (image/screen burn-in) isn't dependent on what connections or cables are used. Its caused by a fixed image being displayed too long on your TV. If you play games that have a certain item always on the same part of the screen, that could eventually be burned in. I mainly play racing games such as Gran Turismo 4, and what I do is switch the camera view every so often. That way the map of the course, the speedometer and other various items that are displayed on the screen either are displayed in a different position or they aren't displayed at all. Make sure your contrast/brightness settings are correct too. Most TVs contrast/brightness are set way too high which accelerates the burn-in problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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