[MPlayer-users] Black borders can damage widescreen TVs?? are they kidding?

[Nico Sabbi]

Hi,
according to this italian news magazine 
http://www.repubblica.it/2007/11/sezioni/scienza_e_tecnologia/tv-digitale/tv-digitale/tv-digitale.html
the manual of an LCD TV reads:

"On an LCD TV the usage of 4:3 format for an extended period of time
can leave traces on the borders of the left, right and central part
of the monitor because of the different light emissions of the screen"

Are they kidding? It sounds totally crazy to me.

Yet, the worst part of this story is that an association for the
defense of consumers' rights (supposedly) wants to lobby for the
forced broadcasting in 16/9 format, rather than recommending to buy
some tv not subjects to this aberration :))