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Originally Posted by Charlie
back when we got our Atari 2600, this little RCA was the only thing we were allowed to connect it to. There was always talk of video games burning out screens. Yeah, perhaps... if you ONLY played the same game ALL the time EVERY day. Funny... i never noticed any burn-in on this RCA.
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The video-game burn-in problem was primarily from the early black-and-white game units. They had truly bright white game elements on completely black backgrounds, and many people didn't think to turn down the contrast on their TVs for these games. Also, besides people playing the games for hours at a time, many of them were probably left turned on and displayed even when not being used.
The Atari 2600 was well-known when it was released for having anti-burn-in features, specifically game displays that changed colors at the end of each timed game. Air-Sea Battle was good enough to be a video work of art if left running after a game.