The OLED Burn-In Test: 1 Year Later
After 12 months of heavy productivity use, our 4K QD-OLED monitor faces the ultimate burn-in test. With no gaming or content consumption, has it survived, or is it now a burnt-out mess?
The OLED Burn-In Test: 9-Month Update
Nine months into our 4K OLED monitor stress test, we're putting the MSI QD-OLED through extreme productivity tasks with 8+ hours daily of static content to test its durability. Here's our update.
The OLED Burn-In Test: Six Month Update
We've been using the MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED exclusively as a productivity monitor for the last six months, and it's time to check in to see how the panel is holding up in terms of burn-in.
LG solves the "last piece of the OLED puzzle" by improving blue pixel efficiency and lifespan
Power savings, plus the benefit of less OLED burn-in damage
The OLED Burn-In Test: Three Month Update
It's been 3 months since we started our OLED burn-in test using an MSI 32" 4K QD-OLED as a productivity monitor. In today's update we're going to talk burn in, firmware updates, and general usage.
Your RAM's RGB lights might bleach your GPU's backplate
Excessive ultraviolet ray exposure is the likely culprit
The OLED Burn-In Test: One Month Update
We have purposefully been using a 4K OLED monitor in ways that will cause permanent burn-in. This is not how you should be using an OLED monitor, but we're taking one for the team.
Steam Deck OLED shows slight burn-in at 1,500 hours, or 750 hours at max HDR brightness
The Nintendo Switch OLED took 3,600 hours to show burn-in
Facepalm: Users approaching 1,000 hours played on one game with static UI elements on the Steam Deck OLED should consider checking for burn-in and taking steps to mitigate or prevent the problem. Turning up the brightness and constantly using HDR can hasten the effect.
When Asus and MSI battle over OLED monitor burn-in warranties, consumers win
In brief: Asus and MSI are seemingly locked into a battle over OLED monitor warranties, besting each other with extended coverage. In the end, however, it's the consumer that ultimately win with more purchasing peace of mind.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max users are reporting cases of OLED burn-in
First the overheating problems, now this
Burn-in test shows the iPhone X beating Samsung's Note 8 and S7 Edge
The ghost of past images