oracle_jedi Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Recently acquired my first Vectrex, and have been having a great time exploring some of the library of games on the Multicart. One question for the experts - most of the games seem to feature an animated attract mode when the game ends, but a few - notably "Marine Fox", a home brew, leave a static image with some elements quite bright. Is there a risk of screen burn by leaving this game running for an extended period of time? Is it considered better to turn the unit off if I am not actively going to be playing it for an hour or more? I like leaving the unit running when I am on a conference call - the glow of Minestorm is oddly therapeutic - but I don't want to mistreat the unit given its age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCurlyBard Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I'm a newbie to Vectrex, but as its a regular tube with a modified control unit, I'd say its absolutely going to be prone to burn in. You should def power it off when possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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