I did explain to the person in the shop when I bought the Plasma that I intended using it for games console use; I asked the following question,
"Will I be at risk of screen burn or image retention with this set" the sales assistant replied,
"If you had asked me this question 3 years ago, I would have said yes, but now the Panasonic Plasma's are one of the most resilient to this, basically they are as resilient as a standard CRT TV, and when was the last time you heard of anyone getting screen burn or image retention on a CRT"; which I had to agree with him, as I have never heard of anyone getting it on a CRT.
I also done extensive research into screen burn and image retention with Plasma's, and what the sales assistant told me about "Panasonic Plasma's been one of the most resilient to this, basically they are as resilient as a standard CRT TV", was true. He did also say that most of the BIG names in Plasma "screen burn/image retention is not a problem now, they are a lot more resilient than they used to be and screen burn/image retention is nothing to be concerned about now"
LCD TV are the best kind to use for PC use and or games use. A Plasma used for a length of time for either PC use or games use is at a big risk of been ruined from screen burn or image retention and in the instance of screen burn this is a PERMANENT IRREVERSIBLE problem.
