I'm sorry to hear that, it's unfortunate such intelligent people can make a great game, yet neglect simple means to save their customers hardware. I believe mine is permanent also. I ran the slider all day yesterday, last night, and will all day today. As of this morning it was still very visible. I'll rattle the cages until this gets addressed. Please join me in keeping this thread afloat, posting on Twitter hash tagging bungie and other employee accounts, and even sending them mail. This is 2014 and simple HUD options for plasma owner should be standard. It frankly temps me to visit the studio.