Why OLED monitor burn-in isn’t a huge problem anymore
by Scharon Harding from Ars Technica - All content on (#6G3K4)
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Until recently, OLED computer monitor selection was limited. Today, there's more than a handful available. LG Display and Samsung Display have made picking an OLED monitor exciting by designing competing models-white OLED (WOLED) and quantum dot OLED (QD-OLED), respectively-and monitor vendors are steadily addressing OLED scarcity and price barriers.
But what about longstanding fears of OLED burn-in?
People tend to display static images on computer monitors more frequently than on TVs-things like icons, taskbars, and browser address bars-making burn-in risk a concern.