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Is IPS glow bad for the monitor?

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I've heard about stuff about 'Burn in' where you display the same picture for a long time so it becomes permanent, so I was wondering if IPS glow gets worse if I don't light up the edges of the screen with something?

 

I know it might sound like a dumb question, but I just wanna be sure. :)

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IPS glow is inherent to IPS tech.

 

It shouldn't damage your monitor due to how it works.

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Just now, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

IPS glow is inherent to IPS tech.

 

It shouldn't damage your monitor due to how it works.

That's what i was thinking, but you never know, the world is a strange place

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Just now, Chosenporo said:

That's what i was thinking, but you never know, the world is a strange place

I've owned many different IPS displays. I don't think they've ever been damaged by IPS glow.

 

Granted, my current main monitor is a Twisted Nematic, but still...

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31 minutes ago, Chosenporo said:

I've heard about stuff about 'Burn in' where you display the same picture for a long time so it becomes permanent, so I was wondering if IPS glow gets worse if I don't light up the edges of the screen with something?

 

I know it might sound like a dumb question, but I just wanna be sure. :)

Nope! That's just how IPS works. Its just "light bleed" basically xD

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1 minute ago, CrippledROBOT said:

Nope! That's just how IPS works. Its just "light bleed" basically xD

Alright thank you good sir :)

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As a side note - burn-in occurs only on OLED from what I have heard.

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15 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

LCD's don't burn in, but they can exhibit image retention. But that's usually fixable.

Yeah I know, but the question is whether or not the IPS glow would get worse by not lighting up the edges of the screen

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6 minutes ago, Chosenporo said:

Yeah I know, but the question is whether or not the IPS glow would get worse by not lighting up the edges of the screen

If it helps you sleep better at night, most LED backlit monitors are edge lit anyway.

 

(though they only light up from one side and use a diffuser to spread it out)

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