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Partly because they've redefined "burn-in"

Now it's called image retention (IR). So burn-in no longer happens. See how that works? :) Pretty common these days to give something we're all familiar with a new name so that its sins magically disappear (cough**corporations**cough).

I can assure you that, as that clip from Pioneer says, IR does still happen. Light IR can be made to virtually disappear eventually by doing what they said. As I mentioned in another recent thread, I could plainly see where the 4:3 TV DVD image sat after exclusively watching that stuff for many hours. I couldn't stand it with the 4:3 image stretched to fill the screen. You can only see it with the lights out and no signal in (which is brighter than a zero-level black signal). Or maybe *I* can see it because I know it's there, it really is just a ghost already. (fairly current Pio display)

It is not really as bad as it used to be, back when the phosphors were driven hard. But it isn't as carefree as LCD, thus their use for (especially) computers. Most modern games don't have nearly as much static display as the old ones did, so not quite so problematical. TV logos could be a problem, especially with junk channels like "The CW" which probably not many here watch (but their kids?)...

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