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[RTINGS] 10 Month Update! Permanent Burn-In OLEDs & QD-OLED Monitors (youtu.be)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (13 children)

Interesting and not so interesting update to RTINGS burn-in test. Quick summary:

  • Most of the OLEDs in their test are holding up pretty well, much better than I was expecting given the early hiccups.
  • For LG WOLEDs its business as usual with no severe burn-in.
  • First generation QD-OLEDs are not doing as well as WOLEDs under RTINGS test condition. This is in part due to software problems such as Samsung requiring you to manually run long compensation cycles until a recent firmware update.
  • Samsung continues their tradition of reducing monitor brightness after release by limiting SDR brightness on their OLED G8 monitor.

Keep in mind that this test is inherently unrealistic as they are stressing these displays way more than 99% of people would ever do. They are continually displaying static content with extremely limited variation in pixel colour for extended periods of time. However they are also only displaying SDR content so this doesnt really represent what continual HDR use might do.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I wonder if anyone has tested "underclocking" an OLED monitor; for example, if it can do 1000 cd/m^2 nits, run it at 600 cd/m^2. I would guess this would provide a much longer lifespan, and basically be the equivalent of paying more for a longer-lasting monitor?

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