Insignia 50 inch plasma question

Just bought a Insignia® 50" Class / 1080p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV last saturday at your best buy located in Tulsa, OK . Picture and everything is amazing but I noticed if I leave it on the netflix screen for more then 10-20 minutes without moving or watch sportscenter or play xbox I get a partial burn in on the screen. It goes away after a little bit, but I was wondering if this was common with these plasma's if so I may want to return it and pay a bit more for a samsung or sony that is less likely to have this issue. If this is no concern and just normal please let me know as this is the first plasma I've owned over 32 inches. thanks in advance
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I know how you feel when you think the TV might not be "perfect". I have the Samsung 42" 450 series (720p) which is one of their low end plasmas. I've never left an image frozen on the screen for that period of time that you mentioned. Dark tickers on ESPN, yes, for hours and no issue. I can't speak for Insignia plasma TVs, but I understand that this type of image retention is relatively common particularly when the TV is new. I hear about break in periods to be more careful for a few weeks or so, but I don't know if it's true. Yeah, I would wait and see how it goes within your 30 days too. May not hurt to contact Insignia directly to see if they think it's normal too just to gain a little peace of mind. Although I haven't had this issue, that doesn't mean it couldn't happen on the Samsung or other plasmas as mentioned above about the Pannys. Best of luck.

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