I have owned this set for over a year and have not experienced any kind of burn in problem. If the set is left on with a static image on the sceeen for a prolonged period, you can still see that image for a while after you turn the set off but it has been my experience that the image does not reappear when the set it turned on again hours later. I have not used my set for gaming but there are programs built into it that are supposed to correct/repair any burn in that does occur. I think great strides have been made in this area over the past few years so it's not nearly as common a problem as it used to be.