For those worried about OLED burn-in
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My families 2.5 year old LG OLED C2 had a power supply failure last month. Got a replacement ($130) PSU from eBay and it's good as new. Panel itself is flawless. Used for gaming a ton. I think it has around 4k hours.
My parent's LG OLED B6 still going fine. (3D capable goat) It has fast image retention going onto a gray screen, but I think that is normal for that set. Only used for TV so it's been fine. (no idea on hours)
My LG OLED B4 is going with no issues so far. Used pretty much only for gaming. Only around 1k hours.
Sony LCD with dimming zones from 2011 still going strong, no issues at all. (probably has 10k+ hours to it's name)
Samsung from 2017 still going, although it has a dirty screen effect around the edges noticeable on bright colors. (don't know the hours, it was my brother's at one point)
Had LCD TVs pre-2010 but I'm not going to list those as I consider them junk even if they were good due to the old tech.
I have CRTs that work fine which I do use, and one is from 1998. Only my Panasonic HD widescreen from 2004 has hours shown, and it has 5.5K hours and it's nearly flawless.
It would be interesting for others to say their experience along with Rtings tests to get the whole picture (pun not intended)
My parent's LG OLED B6 still going fine. (3D capable goat) It has fast image retention going onto a gray screen, but I think that is normal for that set. Only used for TV so it's been fine. (no idea on hours)
My LG OLED B4 is going with no issues so far. Used pretty much only for gaming. Only around 1k hours.
Sony LCD with dimming zones from 2011 still going strong, no issues at all. (probably has 10k+ hours to it's name)
Samsung from 2017 still going, although it has a dirty screen effect around the edges noticeable on bright colors. (don't know the hours, it was my brother's at one point)
Had LCD TVs pre-2010 but I'm not going to list those as I consider them junk even if they were good due to the old tech.
I have CRTs that work fine which I do use, and one is from 1998. Only my Panasonic HD widescreen from 2004 has hours shown, and it has 5.5K hours and it's nearly flawless.
It would be interesting for others to say their experience along with Rtings tests to get the whole picture (pun not intended)
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
"They did suffer burn-in, yes, but only because the test was deliberately designed to torture test them. Every single OLED was affected, but RTINGS reiterates that under normal circumstances, these TVs wouldn't have experienced any burn-in. "
So 100% of OLEDs had burn-in.
So 100% of OLEDs had burn-in.
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Moonjt9
No Silksong? = Delivering the pain.
My personal experience with LG C8 left me with MASSIVE burnin from playing Diablo 2, Path of Exile, and Diablo 4 for around 2.5k hours over a couple years. The skill bar and health globes and buff icons were all burned in and were glaringly obvious on any screen that had solid colors on the bottom quarter of the screen. Like a mess of gray circles and squares everywhere. It was enough that I went with Micro QLED for my newest tv and I will never worry about burnin again.
Oh I forgot to mention dead pixels in various places near the bottom portion of the TV. I'd imagine it's due to all the heat being focused in the bottom third of the tv.
Oh I forgot to mention dead pixels in various places near the bottom portion of the TV. I'd imagine it's due to all the heat being focused in the bottom third of the tv.
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StreetsofBeige
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Looks like some of those bargain brands like TCL and Vizio held up better than some of the big names.
Jinzo Prime
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Damn, you chose perhaps the worst games to play on an OLED. But this is a good reminder that this tech isn't perfect for every use case.
