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Screen burn-in is one of the biggest reasons many people shy away from OLED displays.
I’ve owned multiple OLED TVs and monitors since 2019 without a noticeable burn-in on any of them.
However, I followed these precautionary measures to get to this point.
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This feature scans for pixel deterioration and compensates the display accordingly to prevent image retention.
you’ve got the option to’t manually run this short pixel refresh.
OLED monitors will prompt you to execute the pixel refresh feature with a pop-up after four hours of usage.
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Additionally, both TVs and monitors can perform a deep pixel refresh that takes an hour to complete.
You will find similar options on OLED TVs from other manufacturers.
Most OLED monitors call the same deep pixel cleaning feature as panel refresh.
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If you own an Alienware OLED monitor like me, you could find it underOthers > OLED Panel Maintenance.
My OLED TV does it automatically, so I don’t fiddle with the tweaks.
You should be able to find it in the OLED panel prefs for your TV or monitor.
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The same applies if you have a game idling on your TV for a long duration.
Unless you’re exclusively running full-screen applications, chances are your desktop wallpaper still shows on your screen.
For example, if you’re navigating through File Explorer in Windows or an email or messaging app open.
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Most OLED TVs have a screensaver feature that activates when your TV is idle for a few minutes.
Also, remember that image retention is temporary, whereas screen burn-in is permanent.
