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Lightfiretx

Anyone with an OLED TV have thoughts on burn-in?

So I have a 65" TV I won a few years ago but the dirty screen effect on it has been really bugging me lately. I was actually looking at this TV as an upgrade: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-65-class-oled-b9-series-2160p-smart-4k-uhd-tv-with-hdr/6360611.p?skuId=6360611 .

I use my TV for movies, sports and games. Movies and sports I have no worries about burn in, but games...I can really play games for long times and I am so afraid of a UI burning in, but would love a TV like this.

Anyone have one and had any issues with burn in when playing games for long sessions? I have been playing a lot of Red Dead Online and wonder if the mini map would burn in or something like that. I guess the alternative is the Samsung QLED TVs which I am also considering if OLED burn in is a real thing.

Thanks!

Posted Jan 27, 2020, 7:09 PM UTC

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babeal•

I have an oled and really only play games on it and haven’t seen any burn in. I wouldn’t recommend pausing a game and leaving for an hour or two. Though, after playing on it I will never go back to playing on anything else. OLED is the best!

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MindSwipePC•

But, have tried a high refresh rate 2k IPS monitor?

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babeal•

If your competitively playing fps where contrast and brightness are jacked up anyway so you don’t loose anyone in the shadows then the faster screen is slightly better. If you’re not and want inky blacks that blend into the wall at night and a picture that causes you to stop and gasp every few minutes then the oled, is at this time, the best in my opinion. IPS has great color accuracy and bright picture but still fails in dark scenes even with lots of local dimming zones. Its just not the same. Some people are more sensitive to refresh rates where i am not however i am very sensitive to crushed blacks and lost detail in dark regions. I can only slightly tell a difference between 60 and 120 and anything above seems super close that i cant reliably tell the difference. But i know others can so it depends on whats more important to you. I thought this years lg oleds supported 4k@120 but cant find the press release from ces with that info. The oled screen can achieve near instantaneous changes just limited by bandwidth of hdmi and processing.

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jnbrown925•

Rtings burn in test only list burn in on an OLED as an issue for gaming if you game 10 hours straight every single day. Otherwise, it's a non issue.

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Bigdogg013•

And thats what Ive been doing since 2017 with my oled c7 zero burn in. Same with 2 friends of mine. I say burn in is very very overrated. Actually a cousin of min had their oled a year before me a c6 or e6 had burn in within a month for watching regular tv. Turns out their device inside the tv. That evens out the burn in effect was busted. Lately had a friend over who works in A tv store. Called lg to come check the tv out because he never saw a tv with that kind of burn in. Now they can grab a new one. Or wait two months for the 2020 models. All while being out of warranty for 2 years thats service

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mutant_trev•

Yeah I've no problem with mine. It's a real game changer when you first view it at home.

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Mojokojo•

LEDs dont usually get burn in. Not easily anyways. I wouldnt worry about it. Just dont leave the game on pause for several days lmao.

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LightfiretxOP•

Damn you all may have just swayed me to go for it. Will be a huge upgrade I think in a viewing experience from my very washed out looking Vizio. The dirty greys on it are revolting lol.

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xH0LLYW000Dx•

I got burn in on my note 8 😪 don't understand it, but its there and it pisses me off! Got to get it fixed thru warranty before its up.....

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LightfiretxOP•

Really? I have been using OLED phones for years and never had burn in but I don't use my phone like I do my TV...at least, not in long sessions like that.

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xH0LLYW000Dx•

Yeah i don't get it? I only use my phone here and there and maybe like 30 to an hour if im playing a game? Its mostly burn in from using the browser at the top and bottom, and again not for that long?

I have my screen set to turn off after a minute, and ive pretty much bandied my phone, soo it doesn't make sense too me. Hell i had an old cracked android phone that ive left on and it never got any burn in like my note 8 😪

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LightfiretxOP•

Hmmm....damn. Maybe you just got a bad panel?

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xH0LLYW000Dx•

Yeah that what i figured 😪

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