Home cinema - OLED burn-in

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Is there really any point spending thousands of pounds on OLED displays when
they are obviously going to suffer from burn-in caused by DOG **** logos and
banners plastered all over the screen just like Plasmas.

If they were burn-in proof then we'd be seeing them on computer displays and
they should have been used on mobile phone displays years ago just like LCD
displays were. The lack of use of these displays indicates they are more
sensitive to burn-in than CRTs rather than cost, since cost would have come
down very quickly the more they were used.

Why waste your money when an 11 inch OLED TV will cost you £2000 which can
buy you a 1080p 42 inch Plasma TV. Both are going to suffer from burn-in
unless new laws are passed to protect consumers by banning DOGs from being
displayed in the same location on the screen, or within the same general
area for longer than 5 minutes in any hour, and no more than 10 minutes in
any 24 period, including News captions.

Where did you get the idea OLEDs were prone to burn it?

The reason they haven't been adopted more widely for TV screens is that the
technology is still in its infancy, and they are still working on getting
the colours, brightnesses and longevity right.

SteveT

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
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Is there really any point spending thousands of pounds on OLED displays
when they are obviously going to suffer from burn-in caused by DOG ****
logos and banners plastered all over the screen just like Plasmas.

If they were burn-in proof then we'd be seeing them on computer displays
and they should have been used on mobile phone displays years ago just
like LCD displays were. The lack of use of these displays indicates they
are more sensitive to burn-in than CRTs rather than cost, since cost would
have come down very quickly the more they were used.

I've seen OLED displays on mobiles and digital cameras, and whilst the
picture quality and colour is sharp and vibrant, the burn-in of graphical
overlays (like camera settings or in the case of mobile phones, the clock)
is somewhat noticeable and distracting (and happening within hours of the
device being switched on in the case of one phone I saw - A Samsung). I'd
hate to think how this would translate to TVs with channels plastered with
DOGs or 2.35:1 DVD playback where there are black bars at the top and bottom
of the screen (even on widescreen 16:9 TVs) which when watching a normal
channel will end up having brighter areas at the top and bottom of the
screen whilst there is a noticeable "darker" portion in the middle thanks to
watching too many DVDs.

LCDs are prone to burn-in too though. My mobile phone (a Nokia N71) has two
LCD screens. The one which is most active (the small screen on the front)
has a permanently darkened area where the time and date is normally
displayed. No amount of battery-removing for hours or days will shift it.
However, my Sony LCD monitor never suffers burn-in at all, so I guess it's
down to the quality of the screen as well.

Why waste your money when an 11 inch OLED TV will cost you £2000 which can
buy you a 1080p 42 inch Plasma TV. Both are going to suffer from burn-in
unless new laws are passed to protect consumers by banning DOGs from being
displayed in the same location on the screen, or within the same general
area for longer than 5 minutes in any hour, and no more than 10 minutes in
any 24 period, including News captions.
At the moment, I think both OLED and plasma TVs are a waste of money. I have
no interest in HDTV, and my 21" CRT is doing great, despite being constantly
put to use with my PS2, DVD player and Sky News/News 24. Absolutely no
screen-burn whatsoever. Why would I want to splash out a fortune on inferior
technology with a built-in redundancy?

Paul.

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:46:25 -0000, "Paul Evans"
wrote:

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At the moment, I think both OLED and plasma TVs are a waste of money. I have
no interest in HDTV, and my 21" CRT is doing great, despite being constantly
put to use with my PS2, DVD player and Sky News/News 24. Absolutely no
screen-burn whatsoever. Why would I want to splash out a fortune on inferior
technology with a built-in redundancy?

If you're watching Sky News/News 24 you've already splashed out on
inferior technology.

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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:27:42 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

I'm old enough to remember the test cards displaying for hours in shop
windows, and then when it comes to time for the sale, people had TVs with
burned in test cards, only slight, but some were very easy to see on crts.

Brian
My brother has TalkSport on Freeview switched on in his bedroom 24
hours a day. The telly (a CRT) now has a very prominent burnt in
'TalkSport' logo.

Marky P.

In article ,
Agamemnon wrote:
Is there really any point spending thousands of pounds on OLED displays
when they are obviously going to suffer from burn-in caused by DOG ****
logos and banners plastered all over the screen just like Plasmas.

Connect your remote to a loudspeaker fed with 50Hz or thereabouts
attached so it changes channels back and fourth. Prevents burn in and lets
you watch two progs at once. Works a treat here.

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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
.uk...
I'm old enough to remember the test cards displaying for hours in shop
windows, and then when it comes to time for the sale, people had TVs with
burned in test cards, only slight, but some were very easy to see on crts.

Old arcade machines are a common place to see screen burn as well

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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:46:21 +0000, Owain
wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:
I'm old enough to remember the test cards displaying for hours in shop
windows, and then when it comes to time for the sale, people had TVs
with burned in test cards, only slight, but some were very easy to see
on crts.
Old arcade machines are a common place to see screen burn as well

And railway station info screens.

Owain
Argos is pretty bad too.

Marky P.

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Marky P wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:46:21 +0000, Owain
wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:
I'm old enough to remember the test cards displaying for hours in
shop windows, and then when it comes to time for the sale, people
had TVs with burned in test cards, only slight, but some were very
easy to see on crts.
Old arcade machines are a common place to see screen burn as well

And railway station info screens.

Argos is pretty bad too.

Yes - but I thought we were talking about screen burn?

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