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Status burn-in "workstation oled"

jxerot

Hello,

 

I can find a lot of info about the burn-in in oled. But what is the current status of the technique?
Does it still burn-in fast?
 

I'm searching for a new workstation display 49inch with R1800 / R1500.

This is the best i could find.. ASUS ROG Strix XG49WCR

But there are almost no reviews 😞

I would like to find a IPS 49 inch screen that is r1500 / r1800. 
There is a Dell in that size but the curve is 3800. thats almost nothing.

Any ideas?

 

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21 minutes ago, jxerot said:

I can find a lot of info about the burn-in in oled. But what is the current status of the technique?

I am unsure of what you're asking here (technique?). It sounds like you're asking if there is a procedure to "burn-in", or break in, the screen similar to burning in headphones and speakers, or breaking raw denim and leather shoes.

 

OLED burn-in refers the permanent image retention of a screen element that stayed on too long.

 

21 minutes ago, jxerot said:

Does it still burn-in fast?

At this point in the technology's lifetime, the fear is overblown. Yes, OLED is more likely to have permanent image retention than LCD displays, but we've come a long way since Linus' ill-fated attempt of using an OLED screen as a workstation monitor.

 

Unless you are extremely careless and negligent, you should not avoid OLED screens if you're afraid of burn-in.

RTINGs has a long-term, on-going test for burn-in. Just CTRL+F OLED to find the relevant data points.

https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/longevity-burn-in-test-updates-and-results

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Thank you for the clear answer! 
rtings has good tests but its unclear to me what that does for my day to day use of the display.

Also there tests are only taking about TVs and not monitors with other build-in protections.

 

My monitor displays Windows for +/- 10 hours a day. (coding/designing/browsing)

I'm just curios how long it will take with new displays to get a burn-in problem. And can't find a clear answer online.
Is it after 2 years? 4 years? of after 3 months?

I think a display of € 1200 should be perfect for at least 4 years 😋

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As a general rule, burn in is accelerated by 2 things.

 

  1. Static images
  2. Heat

So if you're doing productivity things and have things stay on screen for ages, like a task bar or other things inside apps like the track on a video editor or tools on a photo editor. In games and movies things constantly move, except in some games there is a risk UI can have a negative effect if it doesn't change, especially if you only play a game all day every day like CS2. If I did a lot of coding, documentation, video editing or photo editing, I wouldn't get an OLED.

 

 

Heat is the 2nd factor. Pixels want to return to their off state but heat can make that harder. I know OLED allows for teeny tiny thickness of panels but heat's gotta go somewhere. I'd not get an OLED if I lived in a boiling hot place or it was a thin panel for the sake of thinness. Some makes are now backtracking and making backplate thick again, or for worse, remaining as thin but placing a fan instead 🤦‍♂️

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18 minutes ago, jxerot said:

Is it after 2 years? 4 years? of after 3 months?

Issue is you can't exactly test if a new monitor will develop burn-in after four years if it only just released. This type of testing takes time.

 

I'd argue you don't really need or benefit from OLED for a workstation. Just go with LCD instead.

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There are a few types of people who have burn in problems with OLED. One type is the workstation user using the PC for productivity. 

 

If you're not buying for 90%+ media consumption, look elsewhere.

 

1 hour ago, jxerot said:

I'm just curios how long it will take with new displays to get a burn-in problem. And can't find a clear answer online.
Is it after 2 years? 4 years? of after 3 months?

Because a clear answer doesn't exist, too many factors to take into consideration.

 

I have an OLED on my desk and have since Jan 2023. It has 7000 hours on it and has no visible burn in, but its a personal gaming/media PC and I take extra care to prevent static images from staying in one place for too long.

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Thanks you all confirmed my initial thoughts! I'm not going for a oLed 👍

 

Next problem is that I'm not sure if I want an VA panel. R1800 49 inch IPS doesn't exits. (yet?)

Right now I have 2x dell IPS and I really need the consistency of the colors.

Although I see that VA panels now are really good at displaying the right colors with a wide color gamut.

 

Any thoughts about this screen?
ASUS ROG Strix XG49WCR  / https://rog.asus.com/nl/monitors/above-34-inches/rog-strix-xg49wcr/

Other option is the dell, but only has a curve of R3800 😣
Dell UltraSharp 49 U4924DW  /  https://www.dell.com/nl-nl/shop/dell-ultrasharp-49-gebogen-usb-c-hub-monitor-u4924dw/apd/210-bgtx/monitoren-monitoraccessoires

Display specs is the Dell perfect. But curve to little I think. (don't wat to turn my head to much)
And I think I will notice the lower refresh rate. (when using Windows, drag drop etc)

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Made a choice, not going for 49inch.  
Going for 27inch + 34inch wide (same height and more screen space)

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