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Re: Sort of a Joke - sad though...

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From: Ron Dippold
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 19:48
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schuch@phx.mcd.mot.com (John Schuch) writes:
>If I remember, the Nintendo manual say that you should not connect
>the game to projection TVs. Anyone know why? 

>BTW: Duck Hunt is cool on a 7' Sony projector. :-)

Projection TVs are especially sensitive to burn-in.  Since video games
often have many sections that stay static (such as the status area at
the bottom, frames around views, etc) compared to most TV displays
(Wonder about that @#$!! VH1 logo?) it's more likely to burn something
in. 
-- 
Neil Armstrong tripped.
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