but 1. peace of mind, and 2. money are two VERY serious factors.
for everyone else here: I should note that, as I was in the middle of running errands, I did not get to play with the settings much due to time. At CC they had the remotes organized in the back room, though the employee found one single remote in a cabinet. At BB, I couldnt get one either. If I had to guess, the Samsung was set to some scorch mode. If it wasn't, then I'd be pretty disappointed with the color accuracy.
I tried playing with the front panel menu buttons, but was generally unsuccessful. Once it sent me toggling thru all of the inputs, when I "supposedly" in the menu. Probably need to have a manual to understand what to do with only 6 buttons, some of which are volume and channels.
back to ns387241, the panasonics DO have screen burn protection, namely pixel shifting. My brother has yet to contact LG friend for pricing, but I remember one particular model being rated a low 5 at cnet. Will be curious of models available. Anyways, to reiterate, "resistant" is a different word from "immune".
My brother is not the best at taking care of stuff. He buys stuff to enjoy, and often uses the hell out of them. More power to him. Whats the point in buying if not to enjoy. The peace of mind of burn-in IMMUNITY cannot be overstated.
Its like saying I want a fast car, but hypothetically living in backcountry, but people still tell me to buy a sports coupe because all they hear is the "fast" part w/o regards to other factors.
CRT is out of the question for the typical reasons. 3k would get him a very nice, not the best, 60" (not 50") + money left over for a decent subwoofer. (Hes getting my old onkyo system). And Im not going to tell him that his sub is compromising at every level b/c he won't buy a 3k sealed unit, btw.
I highly disagree that rear projection is a compromise at EVERY level. Thats just plain silly.