QD-OLED Burn-In | Should You Worry?

[@Caleb_Denison]

Hey everyone! A very important notice: I am chatting with Rtings about several things right now. 1. RE:a comment Rtings made on this video, which appears to have been deleted over the weekend of May 13-14. I did not delete the comment, nor did anyone else at DT, as far as I’m aware. I’ll continue to look into it, but near as I can tell, the comment has not been held for review, nor did it violate KZbin’s community guidelines. I am bothered by this a great deal and hope to get to the bottom of it. There’s nothing I can do to bring back the replies to the comment and discussion under the comment itself, but I’ve invited Rtings to repost their comment as a reply to this pinned comment - it’s the best I can do to help the situation, at least in the short term. 2: I am in active talks with Rtings and we’ll be discussing topics such as wear/time/non-linearity, etc. I am reaching out again to product engineers at Samsung, Sony, and LG to get their input. Along those lines … 3: There will be a follow-up to this video which incorporates takeaways from chats with Rtings, LG, Samsung, and Sony. I will also address concerns and clarify my stance on a few perspectives, as several comments make it clear some points in my video were very obviously not understood. I’ll try to rectify that.

[@KING_DRANZER]

9Hrs per day is very nominal usage. All the people I know use their TVs for more than 9hrs a day. Yes they switch between channels and watch different stuff. But 9hrs per day is very minimal. OLED and QD-OLED should easily keep up with that. See TV is not what only one person watches. Multiple people living in the house watch at different times through out the day. So the TV remains on all the time as some one or the other is watching it. Like Parents be watching news and stuff. Then brother or sister be watching some movies or some geeky stuff. Then we watch Sports. The TV remains on for good 12hrs straight. So you tell me why should that not be considered normal usage. Before you say that people should purchase multiple TVs. Nah man there is not enough space or means to hold multiple TVs in a 3bed-room apartments or houses as that would get really cramped easily. So all that should not be a turn down for customers from purchasing an OLED.

[@trishagarmon6794]

I use my tv for camera, gaming, and movies it's running at least from 9am to 11pm

[@thebeastslayer1841]

​​@@trishagarmon6794is your tv oled/Qd oled ?

[@vijaykumarvc66]

​@@KING_DRANZERYes bro u nailed it👌 This is the Exact Scenario of Every TV users worldwide and There has to be standard Set For this QD-OLED With This Burn in issues

[@KING_DRANZER]

@@vijaykumarvc66 Yes.

[@paskowitz]

I'm so very sorry if you spend over 2 hours a day watching CNN or Fox News (or MSNBC). That sounds like absolute agony.

[@trappedintimesurroundedbye5477]

probably why we are in a mess to begin with 😂

[@robshell5367]

It would be agony for those that are conscious. Or not mindless.

[@BruceKarrde]

That's an idea for a video: "Burn in for humans? How many hours is harmful?"

[@ByteSizedSociety]

The lonely do watch news all day for the company. Widows, for example.

[@Daddelcrusher]

Gaming games with static HUD, is not unusual. I have burn-in on both my LG Oleds. 65C7 and 65C2.

[@alexsims1433]

9 hours of use on a weekend is reasonable. 5 hours of actual viewing on the weekend + 4 hours while asleep on the couch is possible

[@polarvortex6601]

no, no you are doing it wrong. in order to save the planet you should limit yourself to watch or play on your tevee for just one 1hr. the corporations and the planet demand this 😂😂😂😂

[@JRBowling1997]

Watch different stuff. Don't do stuff with static images

[@cestseb]

Someone uses 9 hours of tv a day???? And often? Damn you need your tv to break so you get some sunlight and exercise. Burn in will be the least of your problems

[@cestseb]

Also it’s not a problem if you fall asleep once or twice but if you do it every day or every other day for 9 hours wirh cnn on at max brichtness yea it is. Don’t get an oled

[@Foxfalco]

@@cestseb he said on a weekend not per day, also a lot of works are physically demanding and leave you exhausted for when you're resting

[@Joshua-xh6bm]

For gamers in particular, an 8 to 12 hour session with a game on a day off and/or when a hotly anticipated new release comes out is not uncommon. That's likely where a lot of the 8+ hour usages comes from. The kicker being that gaming is one of the content consumption forms that is at highest risk of burn in anyway. I still don't foresee it being an issue, the internet is flooded with people that have been abusing the heck out of their LG C1 and LG C2 for 10,000 hours and have no burn in issues to report.

[@USA92]

Lol "the internet" right. A truly verifiable form of testing and truth lmao.

[@c0r3k1d3]

I own a 48 C1 that I use as a PC monitor, and despite the frequent appearances of the windows task bar and the outline of my browsers, I see 0 signs of burn in whatsoever after a year and a half. And I use my monitor pretty extensively on my days off work, definitely over 8 hours a day. But I also make sure to have a pitch black lock screen for when I walk away, and turn it off when I leave the house or go to bed so I do little things like that to take care of it.

[@zxbc1]

LG's WOLEDs are significantly less prone to burn in, and on top of that, LG's pixel refresher and compensation routines seem to work better as well. I wouldn't worry about burn in on LG displays, but I would on QD-OLEDs that have been proven to show much more severe degradation to uniformity.

[@USA92]

@@c0r3k1d3 Same. But burn in quickly.

[@Lead_Foot]

Qd OLEDs burn in faster than woled when displaying white

[@furiousseptim1077]

All due respect, I do think you underestimate how much the average person uses their main TV. 42" LG C2 OLEDs also seem to be pretty popular to use as high-end computer monitors nowadays and the amount of hours clocked on those is going to be astronomical. On a related note, a relative was visiting recently and they watched shows from different networks on HULU. All of them had the network logo in the bottom corner throughout the entirety of the commercial-less episodes. Even outside of sports and the news, lots of programming has static logos. My typical use case for my 65" C2 OLED is moderate gaming sessions (2-4 hours at a clip, maybe 3 times per week, not always with the same UI) and movie watching. I feel like as long as I'm conscious about not abusing the panel by leaving static logos or UI elements on screen for hours and hours repeatedly, I should be fine. Still loving the C2 OLED. Thanks for all you do and for weighing in on such a sensitive issue among OLED owners.

[@BruceKarrde]

I'm with you. For me, it would be youtube's UI and Twitch's UI. It is not uncommon for me to have the PC on for 14 hours a day, of which 10 of them are Twitch and KZbin. While working or studying, we have to consider office software or PDF readers. I will enable my screensaver and powersavings options for the monitor.

[@reason2463]

As long as the test is the same for all TVs, the results will show which TVs are more prone to burn in problems, even if the test doesn't totally match real world usage. In my view the tests will be valuable to show the relative risks of the technologies used.

[@soonercub66g]

Hello Caleb, thanks for another great video. But I've gotta say that nine hours straight on occasion is not unreasonable. Lots of people do that on football Saturdays and Sundays, and I know of folks who keep the TV on all day -- sometimes on news stations -- for the noise.

[@oneaburns]

Yep. 12hrs a day is average for me. For viewing, background noise for my dog when I’m out, etc. 9 hrs is very common if not below average.

[@MindOfVacuity]

Exactly. Advocating for tests that aren't as rigorous because only a QUARTER of consumers watch that much really just feels like a paid PR video from a manufacturer of OLED panels.

[@Alex-cg8xi]

9 hours is super reasonable considering a lot of people leave their tvs on for their pets for example as they go to work, weekend watching and the occasional forgetting to turn off before heading to work

[@roberttaylor9259]

I mean gamers often play 6 hours or so. My parents turn the tv on in the morning and don't turn it off until they leave the house or at bedtime.

[@xpertexpert]

There are those of us out there using our TV primarily as a computer monitor and having the screen on for 8-9 (or more) hours per day is in no way unusual. I killed my 2019 LG C2 (my first OLED TV) by allowing my taskbar to stay unhidden, generally and by leaving the screen on during one specific 7-hour download session. In (meager) defense, I'll say - I simply didn't know about the possibility of burn-in that first time. I gave in, winter of '22 and replaced it with a 77" LG G2 and now I'm fanatical about taskbars, banners and downloads. I try and turn the screen off when possible and run a very very varied Slideshow - timed to change every 1 minute - as desktop background. So far, so good.

[@commongirl3504]

100%! i was thinking the same thing

[@la7dfa]

@@xpertexpert Very good points. I have just ordered an LG Oled and I have decided not to use it as a computer monitor for the risk of burn-in. I know myself well enough so I am definitely in the risk zone :) Instead, I will use it as a regular TV for TV/movies/KZbin. I have a pretty good setup with 2 x 32" 4k Samsung LCD at my computer and that is plenty good enough for workspace and gaming. In some years it will be displays that do what we need at amazing quality. It does not seem microled will be affordable this decade, but something else will surely be nearly as good.

[@hyde_stopStealingMyUsername]

I only just found out about burn out... My sleeping schedule is really bad so I often use the monitor for 20h straight....

[@curtismariani6303]

9hrs of continuous use is possible in my household. Some wet weekend and some days during the school holiday for example. My youngest could be watch his programmes from 6am, switching to gaming in the mid morning. My eldest could then take over the tv from anytime after lunch and my wife could watch a programme or 2 in the late afternoon. So it happens. We’ve had an LGC8 for about 5 years with no burn in issues but we did have a stuck pixel which meant a panels replacement after the fist year. We also vary the content. We now have a G2 so hoping for similar trouble free viewing.

[@DaveNLR2]

9 hours per day is perfectly normal. I turn my TV on at 10am and turn it off after midnight. Anyone that is retired, or have kids or a significant other at home all day, is going to run the TV all day

[@BalazsBiroYT]

It's not just "use" in general. It is use with static images. As Caleb rightfully points out, the worst offenders are news and sports tickers. So if you watch your news channel 8-9 hours per day, every day, that is risky for an OLED. If you watch streamers like Netflix, Amazon Prime, AppleTV, or Disney+ for even 12 hours a day, I think you would not experience any issues as, unlike network TV, they don't even use station IDs/logos in the corner, so the content will have different pixels lighting up almost every other frame.

[@yadspi]

I work from Home and have it running...like this video lol and mute when needed. i have a CX, 2 years strong.

[@Big_Dog87]

Same My B9 is on at least 12 hours straight through the week

[@LeezahB]

@@yadspi I did the same thing when I was working from home during the pandemic. That was with my old TV though.

[@winebartender6653]

​@@BalazsBiroYT Exactly, and at the point where 90% of your consumption isn't even HDR or cinematic in nature, there is 0 reason to not get a mini-led if you are still concerned about HDR presentation. I would also think most rooms where the above situation is the case, will be quite Bright, whether from sunlight or interior lighting, giving an even larger case for a mini-led

[@thecfamily5294]

I’m glad I watched these videos. It’s clear burn in is a factor making oled tv owners have to tip- toe with using their TVs. I ended up buying a Neo QLED TV because oled was too dark. Couldn’t see what’s going on in dark scenes. Knowing burn-in is a concern makes me happier with my choice. Thank you!

[@twosawyers]

9 hours is definitely reasonable. My job has 60” LED LCD screens displaying data 24 hours a day. Some of these screens has been running for 10 years or more straight. ZERO burnin issues and screen brightness is identical.

[@twosawyers]

@Bzake for $3000+. They better supply the buyers a 10 year warranty on these sets.

[@Rhadoo89]

Indeed. That scenario is perfectly fine for a LED LCD screen, but somehow they expect us to consider it an unreasonable use scenario for a QD-OLED, which is also way more expensive? No thanks, you can keep your QD-OLEDs and I'll keep my LED TV.

[@oneaburns]

@@Rhadoo89I love my OLED but it’s only lasted 4 years. QD OLED is out of the question. I’m not getting a super expensive TV I can’t watch more than a couple hours a day.

[@lilpain1997]

@@oneaburns I am swapping out my AW3423DW, I absolutely love it and its easily the best panel I have ever used and will be better than its replacement. Thing is, I am someone who is fortunate enough to play games all day even at my age of 25, and the games I play now are far more HUD heavy than my past games. I still use all the safety measures ( So every 4hrs I use the refresh ) but I would rather not have to worry about getting burn in and having to go through yet another warranty process. I think mini led is what I will get to replace it seeing as its around the same price point.

[@libatako]

You do know nobody was talking about led lcds right?🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Mageoftheyear]

Caleb, you have one of the most natural deliveries of narration of any presenter in tech. No repetition of tone, no overuse of inflection, a relaxed pace without wasting my time. I don't know if it's a gift, practice or you're GPT9 - but I consider you to be the Sir David Attenborough of tech.

[@talion7268]

damn nerds and their ridiculously high attention to details🤦‍♂️

[@michaels3003]

He does use a lot words on any given subject. Probably to made the videos longer.

[@michaels3003]

David A.'s tone is MUCH more relaxed.

[@polyluchsshroud6918]

He repeats himself a lot

[@Daywalker222]

If burn-in wasn't a problem, then LG wouldn't have to ship TVs with an option to help fix burn-in. If burn-in wasn't a problem, then LG would cover burn-in under warranty!

[@gordonfreeman5958]

LG do cover burn-in in their warranty though, don't they?

[@Daywalker222]

@@gordonfreeman5958Last time I heard, they started officially only on G series, you still have to pay for the panel replacement work if it's after a 1 year, but they'll cover the panel part.

[@tototronic2]

Hi Caleb! I really enjoy your videos. I know that this is a very sensitive topic for many people, and your measured criticism reflects this. I agree with all of your cautionary advice for Oled users. One thing that I've always found to be true about TV manufacturers...If you want to know the truth about a TV, just wait a year. The manufacturer will spill the beans about the old model when promoting how much better the new one is! The following quote is from Samsung regarding the increased durability of the new 2023 models: "Our 2023 model is built to last. It’s now twice as durable as our award-winning QD-OLED displays from last year. " Read into this what you will. But it says to me that Samsung knows that the 2022 QD-OLED TVs have durability issues directly relating to the burn-in problem reported by many. I guess the 2022 wasn't "Built to last" if they list it as an improvement on this year's TV!

[@oneaburns]

I sense that Caleb has spent a bit too much time with the manufacturers and has become overly sympathetic with them. 9 hrs is super common if not under the average.

[@statesideislander5187]

I just picked up a QD-OLED s90c. I don't play console games to much but some days when I play RDR2 , I will be on for hours. Mainly I watch movies and only a few tv shows,. Hopefully mine will be OK. I do have the extended warranty (All-State) for 5 years

[@skullz8946]

My S95B is on 24/7 on my weeks off, and when i'm working for the week it is on from the time i get home till i leave in the morning. After a year of ownership i have clocked 6642 hours on it with no issues at all at this time.

[@BLAKSOLDIER]

How is your tv now?

[@winstonrhock9021]

Been using my 55 s95b as a oc monitor for hours each day, binge gaming on the weekends the same game and no burn in. Also own a a95k both since launch no issues. Have a lg cx still going strong.

[@vijaykumarvc66]

😮😮Does It Causes Soap opera effects while Gaming??and how does A95K deals with Netflix Amazon Prime and other web series 😮😮

[@The_Greg_5000]

I work from home, so I have my TV turned on about 14 hours a day. I chose the Samsung Q90A for this reason, and It looks brand new after 2 years of heavy usage. The picture quality is also extremely close to OLED, and it was half the price of an OLED. I would always recommend a high end LCD TV to all my friends.

[@0-B1]

Exactly what I think high end LCD is better than low to mid range OLED in my opinion will last alot longer also

[@uranterra2725]

Qled is not close to Oled. Neo qled which have smaller led diodes and more dimming zones is.

[@colonelwest5443]

I owned Sony’s 2020 flagship OLED and had burn in issues after less than a year of light use and general babying. Of all things, the Disney+ UI caused it. I sold it and a bought a Samsung Neo QLED. I got tired of constantly worrying about pixel wear.

[@illogical1421]

How's the Samsung so far?

[@Tube2097]

Were you leaving the Disney + UI idle for extensive periods without any auto dimming in effect? If so, that isn't "light use".

[@stevensmith856]

I've had the Samsung S95B for a little over a year now. I've used it heavily for gaming streaming etc for long hours. Gladly no issues at all. I've only ran pixel refresh one time.

[@docuzzie]

I think 9 hours is reasonable. My wife will turn on the TV on a weekend and play it for the entire day. In that scenario, she'll often pause the television when friends call, or if she goes shopping. In this instance, LED or LCD is what I'll put in the room where she watches most often,

[@jamessimmons8352]

Love your coverage of this topic. I have a 5-year old LG OLED which has been deteriorating rapidly over the last year. Now, when a mostly full-screen yellow background is displayed (e.g Liberty Insurance commercial), there is a large oval area center screen that is more green than yellow and the lower right corner the same. Less noticeable under other content. I am retired, so the TV is on more than 8 hours a day and the channels we watch (not cable news) for whatever reason seem to love to display a static program logo or program teaser in the lower right corner. This has caused the lower right corner of the screen to become visibly darker and cloudy. I'd love to try avoiding the static content these channels display but it's impossible to avoid and still watch TV. I feel like 5 years is an awfully short time to see a top-tier expensive TV deteriorate. I do have the TV automatically run its pixel refresher and I even run it manually occasionally. Has it helped? Who knows. No way to measure / assess that. I made the decision to switch to the new Neo QLED in hopes of avoiding the need to replace a TV every 5 years. I may not be as discerning viewer as some videophiles, but in my opinion the Neo QLED is just as clear and has awesome contrast and black levels as the OLED. But then it may be that I'm comparing a NEW QLED to an older, deteriorating OLED, so the comparison may be unfair. Anyway, I'm happy I switched to LCD technology. It really has come a long way in the last few years.

[@alanabentrod3963]

I had the exact same problem can’t sell the tv. Buying mini led lcd from now on. Sure OLED looks great new 5 years they shouldn’t have pixel death.

[@Tropicalexc]

Great post! Thanks for sharing this info!💯🤘

[@rickmanning6779]

Caleb I am a subscriber and for the most part like your video. However I have done a ton of research into Burn In on OLED TV's. I purchased an LG OLED in 2019, and I got burned. It was a very expensive TV and I bought insurance and neither the Manufacturer nor the insurance help on the subject of burn in. Watching you videos I was leed to believe burn in is a bygoen era problem and new TVs dont have that problem any more. Ah but they do very much still have burn in problems. I was nearly going to purchase a new OLED feeling better about burn in after watching you video. SO I went to Best Buys and it was a slow night so I had alot of time to talk to their rep. The Long and short of the visit, he had two LG Oleds running different sizes. And lo and behold they both had burn in problems One TV was a little older than a year the other was seven months old, they both had burn in and there was no static image rather what can almost be discribed as screen save images. So I cal BS on you and Digital Trends. Tell the people the truth!

[@sweetlows1]

I was trying to come up with another analogy. Maybe thinking about the "organic" part of OLED in the same way people are. If you apply that to say repettitve stress injuries, doing the same thing over and over for hours a day is going to cause more wear and tear and can create a lasting issue. OLEDs like people need breaks and varying activities to even things out and give those overworked areas a break to recover.

[@JerryLoffelbein]

I do see a few scenarios where a TV is used for long periods. Some folks with young kids have a TV on for a lot of the day, whether it be used for background noise or active watching of edutainment or cartoons. If that's in the living room, It will most likely continue to be used, possibly even for "critical viewing" of movies or other stuff when the family's daily tasks wind down. There's also people who binge watch shows often, or the whole meme of people falling asleep to a show every night (The Office US in most references); I do think in these cases though, don't bother with an OLED. And of course "hardcore gamers" that are a prime target of this tech since it's new and offers high refresh rates with better response times. Gaming sessions, especially multiplayer can get excessively long, especially when you're young and unresponsible 😁

[@brando_100]

Just using a TV a lot won’t cause burn in. It is static images that are the problem, ie CNN logo and ticket is on for that entire period.

[@michaels3003]

​@@brando_100 , yes but he asked the question if watching TV programming for many hours, not watching the same "channel" all day.

[@brando_100]

@@michaels3003 yes and I answered it.

[@JerryLoffelbein]

@@brando_100 So, these were some scenarios that I think covered real world application of the "accelerated testing" from Rtings, also phrased as "Abusive Usage" earlier in the video (which covers more than just burn-in). As an aside, the HUD and other UI elements are static in the vast majority of games which puts them in the same risk factor as TV channel logos and tickers

[@Cubenruben110]

9 hours is normal especially in winter. My kids always leave the tv on with Netflix or something else running in background and then go to gaming on the tv and then someone else will come home and watch something else. I’ve come home from work at midnight and seen TVs left on all the time.

[@redi6460]

The content is changing tho

[@BlommaBaumbart]

In what world is 9 hours a piece an "acceleration"? On days when I have nowhere to go and no guests over, I'll use my monitors 15 hours straight, from getting up to going to bed. If I were still a university student with no schedules in my life, this would still be the majority of days. "Staring at a screen" is the primary way of spending free time in the first and second world.

[@yadspi]

I have the best advise. If you worry about burn-in don't get an OLED, peace of mind with a nice mini-led.

[@chrisMengland]

Best advice for sure.

[@robl3571]

@@chrisMengland i mean you have problems with every type of TV, you run your TVs hard backlight a LED failure is common, i just had my old tv QLED backlight fail. These tvs are made to fail after 3-5 years so you can buy another model.

[@chrisMengland]

@@robl3571 We're not talking about the backlight failing were talking about screen burn in.

[@itsmilan4069]

​@@chrisMenglandalso backlight can be fixed burning can't

[@chrisbradley3224]

9 hours is totally normal on NFL Sundays or on some holidays like Thanksgiving when it’s just on in the background etc. Appreciate you making these videos though.

[@CrashBashL]

The point is that the QD-OLED got burn-ins with the acceleration where the LG's OLED did not. Period.

[@KennerMarqueti]

Expecting electronics to work for decades is not unreasonable. I have tvs that are more than 10 years old and a CRT monitor that is almost 30 and they all work perfectly. Apart from needing to recap stuff that is either made with crap capacitors or with horrendous heat dissipation electronics should last A LOT, we should not normalize having to buy stuff every few years because of any reasons.

[@Rhadoo89]

Having to restrict my usage of the TV because it might get burn-in is an unreasonable demand for such expensive products as QD-OLEDs. So I'd rather stick to my 4K LED TV which I have since 2017, which has the same picture quality as it had on day one. The future of TVs is microLED, but there's a long time until those will become affordable.

[@libatako]

Exactly!!! Restricting usage for something you pay a premium for is crazy.

[@iLoskii]

You’re restricting yourself by choice. TVs are meant to be used. One thing you have to realize is that technology has advanced so much throughout the years. Burn-In is a thing in the past, most modern OLED displays do a very good job at handling burn in due to the tech built into them. Unlike how it was years ago, these days you’d REALLY and i mean REALLY have to abuse your OLED to be at risk of getting Burn-In. On top of that, you’ll most likely be switching contents around such as Movies/Shows, playing different games, so realistically you have nothing to worry about whatsoever. But remember, burn-in can still happen to this day, just not as common as it once was. Get yourself an OLED and I promise you won’t look back to those LED/LCD. The fear of burn-in is in the past my man. If it makes you feel better, get a Best-Buy warranty whether if it’s 2yrs or 5yrs to have a peace of mind.

[@Charun1982]

I just bought a 6 month old LG C2 and it had over 1500 hours on the clock, so that would be approximately 8.5 hours every single day (if my math is correct) for the whole 6 months, and therefore i don't think that 9 hour test on Rtings is that far off. Haven't noticed any burn in, or anything else wrong with it so far though.

[@akramh]

Bad take Caleb, 9 hours to accelerate is fine when done comparatively against other TVs. Your own poll showed that this use case is perfectly reasonable with a good portion of the responses being at high usage. Very weird you’re saying that you don’t see the value right after pointing out the reasons on why it’s valuable.

[@Mastersaifer]

This may not be entirely common, but there are a lot of people in the US that leave their TVs on all day, often on some sort of news channel, even when they leave the room. I've found it especially common with older generations who were used to just having a CRT television going in the family room, where they'll often leave something like CNN or ABC News etc. on all day without a care in the world. Again, maybe not the majority of current OLED buyers, but it's definitely not an uncommon occurrence, so the TV should definitely be designed with this type of use in mind, or at least as a consideration.

[@GregoryCunningham]

Caleb, please please please prioritize what’s best for the customer. I hate seeing good people fall for the trap of running PR for Billion dollar companies.

[@mythoti]

Thank you Caleb, I have mine boosted and still have faith it will last just fine with proper use 👌

[@eluv2401]

I bought my LG C8 in 2018 and no ghosting issues. Used many hours a day and game on it. I do the pixel refresher about once a month.

[@frigginlunatics]

My B8 burned in very badly. I did the pixels refresher once a month also. But it didn't prevent it.

[@knee4145]

Its recommended to use the refresher just once a year...

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

One thing for sure Caleb if you don't vary your content the risk of burn in is certainly possible. But the risk is much less over the past couple of years.

[@doctorkj5640]

Since we are nearing the second quarter of the 21st century I think it’s time for a TV technology that will allow us to use our TVs as we see fit… no burn in, retention, no crap like that. Give us 55-75 inch microled and bury all the rest.

[@loki76]

When I am at home from work I can easily put 12+ hours on my TV and it's only turned off if I take a dump or make some food. Playing a game intently or having watched a movie or show and then playing a game. Not hard to have 8-9 hours of it being on. All that said, the fact of the matter is the S95B that has the same immediate compensation cycle as LG OLED does showed burn in after a 2 month test. This is about 1200 hours worth. That is about 6 months worth of TV watching for an average user that actually USE their OLED. That is a bad sign. Sure it's the CNN and the banners and supposedly 4 hours worth a day. But even though that might seem excessive CNN is it though in the sense that if a person watched CNN for 1 hour a day and not 4, lets say they watch a specific prime time show. That just means instead of burn in in 6 months they would have it at 18-24 months. That is UNACCEPTABLE on all levels. You should expect to have a TV functioning without flaws like that for just 1 1/2 year usage. Imagine watching football or watch other news shows. Many have banners and tickers. The LG OLED didn't show any hint of burn in even at the 4 month mark which is twice as long after the S95B already showed burn in. I do not trust QD-OLED, it seems way to easy. That said yes their Gen2 panels are supposedly better but what does that mean then? Instead of 6 months you get burn in at 12 months. Nope. I rather not bother. OLED for me would be best served as a dedicated movie TV that you don't use on an average daily basis meaning several hours a day. But more dedicated for aforementioned.

[@marksalamon619]

I'm still using a plasma TV on a regular basis that has mild burn-in. It isn't anything that's sharply defined (such as the ghost image of a logo or chyron) instead it resembles shadowy areas of "dirty screen effect" that I don't actually notice with most screen content. However, I admit that when I DO become aware of the smudginess it bugs me. Even so, I feel confident that when I replace this plasma TV with a QD-OLED or WOLED model I will know how to avoid burn-in on the new TV. I'd also love to replace my IPS desktop monitor with an OLED display but I worry that no matter how cautiously I try to use an OLED monitor I would almost certainly generate burn-in, which would bother me a lot. I'll probably stick with an LCD display for monitor use.

[@robertwilliam5527]

For households with kids, 8 hours a day can be a good start point tbh

[@link0039]

Interestingly my 1.5 year old LG A1 reached it's 2nd big Pixel Refresh today, which means it ran for 4000 hours if i'm not mistaken. That is about 7.7 hrs a day btw. Most of the time i play games, with about 300hrs of Elden Ring and 200hrs Cyberpunk 2077 respectively. I do keep the HUD as minimal as possible for most games of course. So far, no Burn-in at all which is great. I would hope to get at least to 10.000 hrs without any issues on the TV.

[@johnkolbjr8375]

Tv depends on if it’s your primary (living room) TV or a secondary tv. Our (primary) tv is on at least 12 hours a day. Where our secondary tv might get 20 hours a month tops. Our primary tv is used for my wife’s babysitting business, plus for our family’s use.

[@skzeeman007]

Amazing Presenter. Finally a presenter who actually knows tech and not feel like reading a brochure.

[@Undeadwolfy_]

Watching this video on my S95B hoping i dont see burn in any time soon. Also, as someone whos quite tech literate and aware of the concept of 'burn in', i tend to baby my TV a bit and avoid content which has static elements or reduce brightness. However, I think this is also partly because this tv is (relatively) new. In a few months, ill probably get bored of doing this and choose to enjoy my tv the way I want to. With reckless abandon. Fun fact: I owned a KS8000 before this and only switched it out because it too, also burnt in after 6 years. 😂🤷‍♂️ By that measure, I cant win with LED or QD:OLED.

[@USA92]

Own the same. Do worse. No burn in. As there will be none. Stop being that guy.

[@dulguungantur7307]

Can you give me a update about s95b. i found good deal ...

[@christopherfoster4029]

I have a a 65" Samsung q9fn and I realistically have it on 6 to 9 hours everyday continually between me and my wife. On the weekends depending on what we are doing it can stay on 12 to 15 hours. When I game which is in spurts, I will play it 6 to 8 hours. The tv still runs perfect and the picture still looks beautiful. I've had no issues. So because of my use case, I will stick with LED tv's in the future..love the channel.

[@tonyc1956]

As the owner of a LG 60" plasma TV since 2011 who's considering an upgrade to a larger 4K display, OLED is definitely on my radar. As for the 9hr test I can see that being reasonable as if you're a sports fan then NFL Sunday can be a very long time the TV is on. Likewise for Hockey Day in Canada which occasionally happens during an NHL season. I've had very good use out of this plasma and wish 4K was available as it's contrast and viewing angles are superior to LCD. Burn in has never really been an issue but my use case might not be typical. Cable/Satellite broadcasts are mainly sports so even tho there might be score tickers on screen, commercial breaks switch it up. I do also have a Home Theatre PC hooked up which displays static content on it sometimes for hours (Windows taskbar set to autohide) such as KZbin with the browser bar on top and selection of other videos off to the side. Sometimes a faint ghost image is visible after such use but simply switching to a wallpaper slideshow or other content for a short time will fix it. I have gamed on it for hours at a time with onscreen HUD, etc. but this is now rare as I have another more powerful PC and 21:9 setup for that. It might also stay off for several days. I view in a light controlled environment so screen glare will not be a factor so no need to consider the higher brightness of LCD vs OLED, something you didn't mention when talking about driving the TV hard - if you've got a room with a lot of windows/light you'll probably be better off with LCD. OLED is starting to look more promising as it matures and these 2 videos have been good without all the details which can be easily researched if desired. Thumbs up.

[@DASamX5453]

LMBO at just 4hrs a day...I put mine through the ringer lol I just bought a Samsung 65" S95B 2 weeks ago and have used it as much as my old Sony X900E LCD and had it on for 8hrs a day M-F and on the weekends for 17 hrs on saturdays and sundays...I watched Fringe on HLN most the time on the weekends and it had a logo in the bottom right hand corner. Mainly used it for Comcast viewing on the likes of NFL network, tnt, scify, usa, nbc, and basically all the channels have some logo on it. Now, I also played games on the PS5 too so it gave it a break but mostly Horizon Forbidden West, GT7, and Genshin Impact. The Oled TV had about 160hrs on it in 2 weeks time...and I repeat...No burn in or image retention and I still had a clean panel with no DSE 😎 I just returned it to bestbuy though as I didn't like the stutter and judder with it on comcast and the general way it acted with local dimming beyond my control during gaming and how samsung botched things with their software but I probably shouldn't have updated the tv after I first hooked it up but lesson learned and I also didn't like how dim the tv was as it just wasn't bright enough for me but I thought after turning off all the power saving stuff that it would make it brighter than what was on display at bestbuy but it didn't. But I just ordered the QN90B mini lcd cause I want a bright HDR tv for gaming and movies...but yeah, 160hrs on a Oled and nothing with burn in and sports like racing on FS1 and ESPN and no issues...

[@johnmcelwee9712]

Our old (12+ year) 50" plasma has been used very hard for a good number of years. It typically comes on about 6-7am and may not go off until 2am. It does suffer from some burn in but it has pixel orbiter and a screen wipe which runs for 15 minutes. I created a slideshow on a USB stick that runs solid RBG and white full screen with varying percentages (I think 4 each). I used a fade out slide show that wipes with small blocks. I can run that as long as I want. That typically does a good job cleaning up the screen.

[@atnfn]

I was close to buying one of those Alienware QD-OLED monitors, cause there was a discount. But I'm pretty sure I won't anymore, or ever. Not only are OLED monitors ridiculously expensive, seems like they won't last anywhere near as long as an LCD (making them even more expensive). We have an LCD monitor that is probably close to (or over) 20 years old and still works just fine. Nah if I wan't an HDR monitor I'll probably buy a good LCD one instead. If a reasonably priced decent LCD 21:9 HDR monitor will ever exist. Seems like if you buy an OLED monitor you should expect to replace it as freqently as you replace your GPU. In other words you need to be rich.

[@winc06]

Humph. My 4 year old LG OLED has burn in and not just where the logo and the peacock reside. The whole center of the screen where the center of interest and brightest part of the picture is usually placed, not just talking heads, is burned in. It is bad enough that faces in that large area appear to be a sickly green most of the time. OLED may be beautiful, but expect to replace it in a couple years which makes an already expensive screen even more expensive.

[@vicdez]

9 hours with kids from different age groups definitely. Especially on a weekend. elementary school kids 2-3 hours watching their shows, teen comes in plays games for another 2-3 hours. You get home from work and watch the news for an hour. Then you watch a 2 hour movie. I'm pretty sure a family with at least 2 children will put 9 hours on a tv no problem.

[@redi6460]

Then you need lcd tv

[@vicdez]

@@redi6460 I need whatever I want. ;)

[@michaelribeiro5777]

i do run my tv for 4 hours a day. I expect my kids will drive the TV's harder so that decision did factor into my LCD purchase. I liked this video

[@thezbrown1988]

My parents will leave a tv on for hours and hours on end. My dad will have the tv on from 8am watching the news and weather to watching stargate sg1 and sleeping through many episodes, news around 5pm and movies until he sleeps at 10p. So yeah, tv can be on for a loooong time. Because of this, I’ve told them no OLED for you.

[@m4nc1n1]

I use an LG C1 for my monitor and I work from home. It has been 15 months and after work I am on my computer personally. So I average 12 hours a day on my 48". Zero burn-in.

[@J-oDean458]

The auto generated Subtitles were on for some reason and it said 'Cutie Oled' everytime, not Qd-Oled 😂

[@johanmelis12]

5:30 Sony A90k isn’t QD oled So either the regular oled from sony had that burn in or it should say A95K

[@paulyoung7078]

My 2008 1080 fluorescent tube set spent years of 12-hour days, often running day and night in the background to this day, & still looks great. My LED Sony (900A) with more normal use started showing black line screen failure after about 6 years, but fine for watching late night talk shows. I baby my 80J OLED and hope for the best. Thanks for the insight.

[@WildReefer]

Thanks for the vid. What about "general" wear though? I mean, burn in is something that happens in a highly localized area and causes it to wear out faster than the other areas, this leaving a shape that we notice. But what about overall wear, where the wear is even, but it's still wear? If I buy 2 identical (QD)OLED TV's, and store one for 5 years while I use the other one heavily - and then take the stored one out and place it next to the used one - roughly how much worse would it look subjectively, even without burning a specific area? What if I added an LCD-Based TV to the mix? Would the old LCD at some point look as good - or maybe even better - than the old OLED? These are the things that keep me awake at night. 🤓

[@premium3307]

So according to RT ratings the OLEDS don't actually dim noticeably they just either burn in or they don't.

[@rickfanta4323]

I realize your desire to not alienate any companies that produce OLEDs, but LG's WOLED (sp?) seems like much lower risk given uncertain usage patterns. Please consider testing the LG G3 against the top 1-2 non-OLED models this year.

[@ClaireCJS]

It's almost like you've never heard of people hooking their computer to their screen. But a computer is the only thing i've had hooked up to any tv screen for almost 30 years. Why would 9 hours be excessive? Nobody has a job? Nobody watches movies after working? My TV is literally on 24/7 because turning it off disrupts the HDMI chain. I have dedicated screens that run security cameras 24/7. The screen is only black [locked windows] when i'm not using it.

[@HullRupture]

Also make sure pixel shift etc is on and absolutely make sure you never turn your TV off at the wall after using it. I'm sure a lot of burn in is due to people turning their oleds off at the socket after use.

[@dylanjohnson4624]

I accidentally hit the power switch on my surge protector while my tv was on…. Dang!

[@PRIMEoptimus1989]

Ok on a more serious note. How do those polk r600 perform for home cinema purposes?

[@enticingeats2044]

Mini Led for me. I am happy and never have to worry about the burn in. Honestly, the difference between my mini led and an oled is not big enough to make me wish I had an oled. I Have had Oled phones since they came out and they always get a burn-in. Good work Caleb and Rtings!

[@somuchwhat]

Which mini LED so you have?

[@enticingeats2044]

@@somuchwhat The QN90A

[@la7dfa]

I have just ordered the LG CS 65" TV, and it does not cost more than the mini leds. But mini led seem to be the perfect PC display for now.

[@enticingeats2044]

@@la7dfa LG's are very nice. Good for you 👍

[@letsgobrandon33]

I saw the Rtings burn in test and I subscribed to their channel 😊. As a Samsung S95B owner their test convinced me to buy an extended 5 year warranty from Best Buy

[@DarkKnight-gw4gw]

Yep! I doubt that the accelerated testing that they have in place is representative of the results compared to more typical longer term use. With these organic materials we just don’t know yet if wear is a linear relationship to time. Wear vs time is likely a nonlinear relationship and the only way to really figure it out is to have historic data that ranges from short term to long term use. Then you have to take that historic data, map it to a curve, and use that curve for predicting performance. The issues with this is that it takes time to do and any curves developed are going to be specific to the materials and the energy applied to them of which can change from year-to-year, and model-to-model. The testing that Rtings is doing must have the caveat that it is for extreme use cases and not necessarily predictive of normal use, let alone lower-use cases. Bottom line is to try and limit the kinds of use (tickers, heads-up displays, HDR for status menus, etc.) that typically raise burn-in potential…or just go LED 🙂

[@LeezahB]

I totally agree with wear vs time being non linear! Great points!!

[@LAAM619]

If you're watching CNN or FOX news for hours each day, you have bigger problems than burn-in on your tv lol.

[@mistafizz5195]

Lmao

[@UKnohcho]

Haha, definitely not only the screen but also the brain😅

[@rudolfappel7236]

I am glad my LCD TVs work fine and that I don’t have to replace them. I just prefer a piece of mind over the extra nits and color bits.

[@ishmamrahman877]

I strongly disagree. I expect any tv to work without any problem for 10 hour of use everyday for 5 years without any issues for any content and if the technology is new i expect a 5 year no questions asked panel warranty. If the product isn't capable of this, it must be clearly stated.I am not paying to be a beta tester.. this was a challenging topic because you dont want to upset the tv manufactures ... the answer is simple these tvs cant handle 9 hour of continuous use. how people use them dosent matter , 9 hour of use is a very reasonable exception

[@suhaskaranth]

I have seen settings on some TVs to show screen savers and would suggest OLED users to use that feature. Especially if you tend to leave your TV on home screen for quiet some time. A video showing these settings on few popular TVs might be useful 😊

[@MyEyesAreOnFire]

So I work from home and my TV is typically on for like 16hrs for back ground noise mostly. However, none of the content I view has static elements. I accept that longevity is going to decrease but I am still curious if this would lead to any kind of burn in

[@michawee]

Seems like a waste of energy. Why not use radio instead?

[@EyesOfByes]

Perfect timing! I'm thinking of swapping my M1 Pro 14" MacBook Pro for a Mac mini M2 Pro, and hence a display for that one

[@michaelratcliffe7559]

I don’t own a QD OLED - so I’m not weighing in on that but I do want to weigh in on hours of use. I’m retired and my TV is on 7 days a week from 6:30am almost continuously until 9pm. I use my tv as background noise like many people have their radio or streaming music source on all day. So 9 hours of use seems reasonable to me for many people. I also note I have 4K Hisense QD ULed Tv that pops up a screen saver after a minute on pause and later “go to sleep” if I don’t go back to live programming and I don’t watch much live news weather or sports or game where there are one or more static elements. But I can see how people who do watch this type of programming and/or enjoy gaming could have their TV’s on for 9 hours a day much of it with static elements potentially causing burn in. A lot of young, middle aged and elderly folks live alone and their TV is on a lot - filling the void.

[@MrSmith-zo6po]

Greetings, thank you for the video, very insightful. Just yesterday, I noticed that my 65" LG C1 has burn in. I have all the software turned on to help prevent it, but due to my usage, it was really inevitable. Due to my particular usage, I think OLED is just not for me, as you said in another video. I probably average about 9 or 10 hours per day of usage, and most of it is as a PC monitor, hence the burn in. I still love the OLED picture quality, the perfect black is phenomenal, but if I replace it, I don't think I will get another, due to my specific usage.

[@heman691]

If you get burn in under any circumstances with an OLED within 5 years it should be fixed by the manufacturer no ifs or buts otherwise it’s not fit for purpose in the first place no matter how long it’s been switched on for.

[@USA92]

Shall they pay for your mistakes considering the facts are all around you?? Gtfo.

[@CaptainSpoonsAlot]

Get an LCD for general use and an OLED for cinema stuff if thats your thing

[@audiovideophile5317]

My Sony Master Series 77" OLED easily gets 9+ hours of continuous on use most every day; and has for about two years. It replaced a Pioneer Kuro Elite Signature PLAMSA that lasted over a decade and was only replaced due to being 1080P and a known power bug that appeared late in life. NEITHER set has ever shown any burn-in. That said the sets watch little to no news or sports content so very little logos in the same area for hours either daily or cumulatively.

[@BadCarbNoDonut]

I ran my Plasma 24/7, days on end, pretty-much months on end on the news channel, occasionally changing the channel to watch another show. It had red burn-in on the bottom and a red line down the center. There were faint other colors on the ticker area, too. I plan on using my new Sony QD-OLED in the same manner. Cuz that's how I roll.

[@arniarent]

9 hours of daily usage is not unrealistic. Some people turn on the TV they get home from work, and it's on the entire evening, 5-6 hours, and perhaps on weekends the TV could be on from morning till midnight, kids using in during morning and then adults during evening. I often use my TV to play music for hours using Spotify, that means the same static image is displayed.

[@kozodoev]

9 hours absolutely does. In one of my previous work places we had a whole bunch of tvs with bloomberg and other news all day. Many people working form home have tvs with news in the background too.

[@Xaluber]

While most people are not watching TV 9 hours a day, many people do leave their TVs on all day just for background noise. I think it's a totally reasonable use case.

[@cdevlin574]

So why are you criticizing RTratings? I have an Oled and I have been very careful with that tv and I have burn in after 13 months …not a happy camper . LG B9 65” and I watch primarily sports , unfortunately my partner watches videos and images with lots of static images , and despite my attempts at mitigation with reduced settings has not helped with the burn in. I purchased the Oled tv after reviewing rt ratings with the understanding that I needed to tweak the settings , however I was still taken back when after 13 months of owning the tv I did indeed have burn in, with mixed use. This has left a bitter taste in my mouth for the technology. I don’t think I’m alone in this hence why in the US right now there appears to be such large discounts on QD and W Oled TVs both from LG, Samsung and Sony. Again I don’t think this is a coincidence that RT ratings have been doing these real life tests and how these discounts all of a sudden are being introduced to the consumer. The technology is not as good as plasma was and it’s a step backwards, a real black eye sore of Oled technology in large screen formats. You being a you tube reviewer critiquing a fellow channel for their real life testing when your channel gets factory picked cherry products is doing rt ratings a disservice. Shame on you.

[@chadderstar6880]

Follow up video: What LCD tvs on the market most closely replicate the performance of OLED tvs.

[@ShadiFagihi]

Qn95c

[@chadderstar6880]

@@ShadiFagihi isn't that a QLED? Not sure if that counts

[@ShadiFagihi]

@@chadderstar6880 yes it is an LED TV

[@chadderstar6880]

@Immortal ­Hunter my question was for LCD not LED.

[@walker3808]

oh my TV is on 7 am till 10 pm every day, I guess a oled is not for me. I am either playing games, to watching movies and youtube to listing to music. And if I am out it is just on with my desktop window. I use a LED Full hd 1080p TV. My TV is about 9 yrs old, and I have done this almost every day, TV still works fine, but I was thinking of a upgrade for better graphics, I am glad this video is here as I had my eyes on a OLED.

[@USA92]

Yes. You should worry.

[@movie_av_impulse]

1:07 and your wonderful content is greatly appreciated you are the reason why I know so much about TV's because of you!!

[@kadajawi6567]

It depends. Sometimes my plasma is on for more than 8 hours, other times it's on for 0 hours. So yeah, I think it's fair to test for such a long time. I thought LG is using larger pixels, thus while they need to get much higher brightness from the OLED pixels because of the filters, they are also spreading the load out better than Samsung does. Thus in the end Samsung is driving the pixels harder. Also, I was of the assumption that LG is using blue as well, just that they add some sort of phosphor or so in order to turn that into white, which they then can filter. Btw., the plasma has (after 12 years) some pretty noticeable image retention, however that goes away after regular use. As for actual burn in, I'd say there is none. Maybe the area of subtitles is slightly darker, but that's it.

[@armin7851]

I had a Samsung S7 Active phone. It got burned to Amazon list and KZbin play list. I would listen to music sometimes at work for 1 to 2 hours. I would use Amazon to go through items. I personally think that it does not matter how long you keep a screen on one day and how long on others. If you have same image for lets say 30 min a day, eventually it will get burned in. How else would you explane my Amazon scroll being burned in? So it doesn't matter if you play 8 hours one day and skip the same game for few days. Your screen will eventually burn to the most common display.

[@matheus8530]

I’m waiting for QD-OLED with MLA, can y’all imagine?

[@kojicesmikurac]

QD-OLED doesnt work with filter, so MLA wont do anything

[@matheus8530]

@@kojicesmikurac isn’t MLA just a layer of lenslets on top of an OLED panel and not a filter?

[@kojicesmikurac]

@@matheus8530 Yes it is indeed, but LG has the colour filter in front of the OLED which is blocking light. Thats why MLA is so effective in LG panel. Samsung doesnt have colour filter, they have Quantum Dots. They dont block any light, and MLA would be useless in this case.

[@StudioBrock1337]

I’ve got a 13 year old plasma, that has had many hours of gaming on it. No burn in. I’ve got an S95B QDOLED that I use as a computer monitor, gaming, and general use. No burn in. If you use your tech in accordance with its design you’ll be fine.

[@MathewCap]

I use my TV for 12 hours somedays. So 9 is perfectly fine.

[@Blasko86]

I wouldn't worry about it, lg OLED from my experience with the b7, they all have this setting called quick start plus turned on by default, what that does is put the TV in a standby mode and run a mild pixel refresh after every 4 hours of use when you turn it off. I've had my b7 since October 31st 2017 and haven't had any problems with long term retention and I play a lot of video games on it, yellow can stick for a little bit but fades quick, other than that, no big issues. It is an older model so I'm sure they're less sensitive to things like this now. Another thing you can do to minimize it is when you take a break or quit gaming for the night is put it on cable tv for a while just to keep things moving, I know Xbox has a dimming feature after staying idle but, just some precautions I've taken over the years just to be safe

[@stephanieherman2861]

So OLED takes more energy, wears out earlier, suffers from burn in and is generally a lot less bright. still somehow it is better than everything we ever had?

[@acardnal]

My LG OLED purchased in February of this year is still working fine. Very happy with it. And it has a feature where it electronically "cleans" the screen to prevent or mitigate screen burn-in.

[@lil----lil]

I've been thinking of going to Mini LED. True, Mini LED will NEVER match OLED's pure black, but neither will OLED - EVER - match MiniLED's HDR performance. Which side are you on? Darkside or the Sunny Weather? DARK scenes will always be too dark in OLED (to the point of almost inderceriable) and mini LED will never achieve total darkness! YOUR PICK!

[@gem2148]

Actively watching is different than leaving the TV on for background noise. 9 hours isn't unreasonable at all

[@MichaelsHomeCooking]

My tv is on from 7AM to 9 or 10PM most every single day. I am retired. I do watch the over the air news and television along with streamed content. I like my U6H tv but someday will get a better one and a 65" one instead of 55" what I have now. I enjoy your content very much.

[@online_now6834]

mini LED is best.

[@barrylinkiewich9688]

Thanks for the comprehensive video and I appreciate the final thoughts. It sounds like OLED isn't going to be an issue for me. Reading all the hype threads and watching scare videos had me concerned but I paid attention to my usage and realized that yes, I leave my monitor in stand-by 24/7 but that just means an OLED can run any cycles it needs to but realistically I only use it for 2-6 hours a day with tons of varied content.

[@trappedintimesurroundedbye5477]

I have a Sony master class from 2016 play games and movies no issues in 2024