urban myth: tv moving

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Some one told me that I shouldn't imeadiatly switch an LCD / Plasma TV after transport? Urban Myth anyone for fact?

Does anyone else have any others they'd like to share?

James

 

[margetti]

I've seen more than once in some user manuals (for various electronic equipment) that you should allow an hour or so for the product to get up to room temperature in case there is any condensation after the item has been kept in a cold warehouse for a period of time. I've always read this bit AFTER switching said item on!

 

[Anonymous]

There's the old 'plasmas should never been transported lying flat, always transport them upright'. No idea if it's true or not.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah i've heard that one also, prob best idea to transport all LCD / Plasmas on their stands and not on the screen or back?

 

[cram]

Lewis201:There's the old 'plasmas should never been transported lying flat, always transport them upright'. No idea if it's true or not.

I believe this is actually stated on packaging for some plasmas. It's in respect of the glass screen and increased probability of shattering if transported flat.

 

[Anonymous]

Its certainly true of vcrs, bought one about ten years back got it home and set it up straight away as soon as i put a tape in it chewed the tape and totally jammed up. The first question they asked was did you leave it an hour or so to get up to room temp, i pointed out that i had not but had never been told to, luckily currys were kind enough to replace it straight away, even though it was my fault, Ive never made that mistake again

 

[Anonymous]

Definitely NO. Always transport flat panel TV's on their side (upright).

The panel/screen could easily crack with the motion of transport.

 

[Big Aura]

more of an issue for plasma, I think. Glass screens are a shatter risk, given they are (obviously!) glass - (LCD aren't) and the extreme weight of the screen. LCD are much lighter. I was once told that a face-down plasma resting on a small pebble size bit of detritus exhibits a force similar to putting the screen in a vice, and eventually it's gonna go pop. As a caveat, I was told that in pub, and I was about 6 pints into the evening...but it seemed plausible.

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

Big Aura:more of an issue for plasma, I think. Glass screens are a shatter risk, given they are (obviously!) glass - (LCD aren't) and the extreme weight of the screen. LCD are much lighter. I was once told that a face-down plasma resting on a small pebble size bit of detritus exhibits a force similar to putting the screen in a vice, and eventually it's gonna go pop. As a caveat, I was told that in pub, and I was about 6 pints into the evening...but it seemed plausible.

Unusually for the circumstance the theory is correct.Same principle as thin women on stiletto heels on ice are more likely to go through it than large ones on snow shoes.If the same weight is concentrated on a smaller area ,the force in N/m2 is higher.

 

[Anonymous]

Big Aura:more of an issue for plasma, I think. Glass screens are a shatter risk, given they are (obviously!) glass - (LCD aren't) and the extreme weight of the screen. LCD are much lighter. I was once told that a face-down plasma resting on a small pebble size bit of detritus exhibits a force similar to putting the screen in a vice, and eventually it's gonna go pop. As a caveat, I was told that in pub, and I was about 6 pints into the evening...but it seemed plausible.how many pints into the evening was the fella that told you