From improvements in the efficiency of OLED materials to software developments and new testing techniques, OLED burn-in risk has been lowered. OLED monitors are generally a more sound investment than ever—at least for the right person.
I didn’t like the article that much, since it kinda rides on the fact that people are replacing monitors every three years, which most won’t do.
Most people won’t turn on any non-default settings to mitigate wear. They’ll roll light mode, won’t turn down the brightness, won’t turn on savers, and will leave spotify on while the Taskbar is displayed. 5-8 years of use later, that will probably amount to uneven wear on the panel, making it more likely to go to a landfill rather than be sold secondhand for a new lease on life.
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.