Comment on Why OLED monitor burn-in isn’t a huge problem anymore
ShortFuse@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The TL;DR is now pixels get tracked for how long they’ve been lit. Then the device can evenly burn out the other pixels so the usage is uniform. The trade off is you are going to lose max brightness in the name of screen uniformity.
Just hope that this compensation cycle actually runs since some panels just fail to run them. But what most people think is burn-in, actually is not, and is solved by these TV processes.
Checkout this RTings video for a good overview of lots of different TV brands and how they perform.
Chetzemoka@startrek.website 1 year ago
Thank you for the summary. My takeaway is: So you’re saying I should still get a microLED.
ShortFuse@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I have both:
an 85" TCL R655 with a bunch of dimming zones that works great in my sunlight-heavy living room for both daytime viewing and family movie night.
a 55" LG C1 in my gaming/home-office/theater room with blackout curtains that is great for PC gaming and awesome theater experience.
I would say it depends on your viewing environment. The inability of an OLED to get bright can ruin the experience. But my game room has blackout curtains and it’s enclosed.
I just recently moved from 34" Ultrawide to just mounting the 55" onto my desk. It’s oversized for my viewing distance, but 4K resolution is 8million pixels so I rarely run apps in or near fullscreen anymore. I think a 42" LG OLED is perfect for PC.
If you’re worried about burn-in on PC, just set a screensaver to black your screen in 2 to 5 minutes. That’s why they were invented anyway. For regular media consumption it’s a non-issue.
amenotef@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I have a budget Samsung 55 NU7400 and I can’t see shit while playing a PS5 game with HDR during the day. I need to close the blackout curtains otherwise I see my face.
Next TV I buy I need to do some research, 120Hz, more nits, VRR, etc.
ShortFuse@lemmy.world 1 year ago
NU7400 has a peak of 337 nits and that with the poorer contrast ratio of LCD. My LG C1 is 780 nits. I still find it a bit weak with the lights on so I can’t imagine 330 on LCD.
Yeah, HDR is meant to be watched in a 5-nit environment, but sometimes that’s just not reasonable. While my LG is technically better, bright TV shows like Rings of Power are more enjoyable with the 1500 nits my TCL can output. Once that ABL (Automatic Brightness Limiter) kicks in for the OLED, you absolutely need the blackout curtains.