Samsung 51 inch Plasma Tv

Good Afternoon, I just bought this tv 2 months ago and I am noticing around the letters on the cable its like shadowing around the letters? how can I fix this I attached a pic on what it looks like

Although I can't see the picture you attempted to post, what you described sounds like image retention. Try turning down the contrast and brightness to see if this continues. I had a Samsung plasma with contrast set at about 90 and brightness somewhere in the 60s and started having image retention problems after about 10 months with it getting progressively worse. Others in this forum felt these settings were too high especially since I watched a lot of ESPN with the logos and tickers at the bottom. I no longer have this TV though. Keep in mind that images left on the screen for long periods of time can still cause image retention and possibly even burn-in for which there is no "cure". Some owners never have problems, others aren't so lucky. So be careful about still images on the screen for prolonged periods of time.

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