After 12 months of heavy productivity use, our 4K QD-OLED monitor faces the ultimate burn-in test. With no gaming or content consumption, has it survived, or is it now a burnt-out mess?
The OLED Burn-In Test: 1 Year Later
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godrilla
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That would probably considered in the relm of mitigation strategies. This test is the opposite; of minimum mitigation to see what the maximum damage would look like.
Imo that would probably be a great idea to improve the surface temperature around an oled pixel(s).
Let the tech mature. It will get there eventually. Ignore marketing and focus on the facts. Update yourself periodically. Buy one when it won't cook itself.
Great article.
Great article.
godrilla
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I found an article that talks about organic pixel which naturally has a fixed half life ( We achieved a high efficiency of 6 Im/W and a half life time of 20 000 h at an initial luminance of 100 cd/m2. from article 2) that degrades at an accelerated rate via entropy as temperature rises ( article 1)
FYI.
AnilD
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Finally jumped on the bandwagon and grabbed a 240Hz OLED after following your reviews and the burn-in series. Feels good knowing it’s not as much of a gamble as it used to be. The price is definitely premium, but not outrageous, and the display quality is fantastic—though not hugely different from a high-end LCD. I don’t use HDR at all (not so far anyway), but man, that Windows cursor at 240Hz is buttery smooth! No regrets so far.
I have been using an ASUS VE278Q 27-Inch LED, since 10/2011; at minimum brightness, & only recently been turning it off after 45 minutes of inactivity. All day long, every day. Would very much like a larger screen size; but, no rush.
I stream music through the DisplayPort, so, when it turns off, I usually tap the [esc] to turn it on.
The task bar is always visible, except when apps are full screen.
I stream music through the DisplayPort, so, when it turns off, I usually tap the [esc] to turn it on.
The task bar is always visible, except when apps are full screen.
Agreed. LED contrast ratio's are nice, but screen burn-in is a huge deal breaker.
Sir Sparkles
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I could barely tell any difference between most of the examples. It all seems rather trivial.
I've seen examples like this in person. Even slight burn-in stands out in a way that is very distracting and annoying. Those photo's just can't show the result properly.
IPS and other back-light type panels do not suffer this problem.
BoowieBear
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"all while running the panel protection cycle half as often as recommended."
I understand the desire to stress test, but why reduce panel protection cycles when a user would never do that?
I agree that for static productivity OLED is not ideal, but for mixed used and gaming it is amazing and burn in is not a risk.
I understand the desire to stress test, but why reduce panel protection cycles when a user would never do that?
I agree that for static productivity OLED is not ideal, but for mixed used and gaming it is amazing and burn in is not a risk.
Because it'll show a realistic worst-case-scenario. Also, have you seen the "panel protection cycle" thing happen? It happens while you are using the display and it's very irritating. The only way to make it stop is to unplug the display and plug it back in.
So yes, there are people who actively and deliberately disable it, assuming the option to do so is present in the OSD. I sent my OLED display back to Amazon after a few days(with negative review for Samsung) because it kept activating and there was no way to shut off. I then upgraded to a very nice IPS panel. Sure, the contrast isn't as good, but at least the panel does what I tell it to. I can get over the lack of contrast much more easily than the panel doing whatever the hell it wants while I'm working on it.
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