I am having the same problem as caldwellwt..but ive noticed that I also seem to have a latent image..like when I access the menu screen, I will see a very light image of the menu screen after I exit the screen. The latent image goes away after 10 min. but, the dark area stays....man am I freaked, I spent almost a year convincing my wife that we NEEDED a flat screen hdtv...guess whos eatin crow now!! Please help..