LCD Burn-in?

[ohnnyj]

Hello all:

We recently purchased some Dell Widescreen LCDs for our company and one of our employees was wondering if LCDs have any burn-in issues since he would like to turn off the screensaver for some reason or another. And by doing so will this decrease the life of the monitor?

 

[43st]

LCD's don't burn in. Plasmas do... badly.

 

[bjc112]

He's right.

LCD's do NOT burn in.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: Thera
LCD's don't burn in. Plasmas do... badly.

The hell they don't. Screen burn happens on LCDs a plenty. I recommend screen savering when not in use, and NEVER leave it sittin at the desktop...

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: Thera
LCD's don't burn in. Plasmas do... badly.

The hell they don't. Screen burn happens on LCDs a plenty. I recommend screen savering when not in use, and NEVER leave it sittin at the desktop...

No they don't..

Possibly RPLCD. But not a standard LCD or DLP

 

[Alptraum]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: Thera
LCD's don't burn in. Plasmas do... badly.

The hell they don't. Screen burn happens on LCDs a plenty. I recommend screen savering when not in use, and NEVER leave it sittin at the desktop...

I have had mine for over a year and its sat at the desktop for...I don't even know how long, but a loonnnggg time. No burn in at all.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: bjc112

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: Thera
LCD's don't burn in. Plasmas do... badly.

The hell they don't. Screen burn happens on LCDs a plenty. I recommend screen savering when not in use, and NEVER leave it sittin at the desktop...

No they don't..

Possibly RPLCD. But not a standard LCD or DLP

My buddy's two year old UltraSharp would beg to differ...

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: bjc112

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: Thera
LCD's don't burn in. Plasmas do... badly.

The hell they don't. Screen burn happens on LCDs a plenty. I recommend screen savering when not in use, and NEVER leave it sittin at the desktop...

No they don't..

Possibly RPLCD. But not a standard LCD or DLP

My buddy's two year old UltraSharp would beg to differ...

Ultrasharp what?

Dell?

If he is using a low quality cable ( VGA ) he may notice a ghosting or burned in appearance.. I see that when we have 15 LCD's hooked on a VGA switch with cheap cables..

LCD's do not burn in.

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: bjc112
Ultrasharp what?

Dell?

If he is using a low quality cable ( VGA ) he may notice a ghosting or burned in appearance.. I see that when we have 15 LCD's hooked on a VGA switch with cheap cables..

LCD's do not burn in.

I know the conventional wisdom is that LCDs don't burn in but it seems like LCD's do suffer some for of burnin problem. There are numerous reports on the problem on Google and I remember one other poster here on AT talking about it.

here is a link

Here is what some LCD manufacturers have to say:

NEC 1850e - User's Manual - Page 13

"Image persistence is when a "ghost" of an image remains on the screen even after the monitor has been turned off or a different image is being displayed. In most instances, the image persistence can be reduced by turning the monitor off for as long as the image was displayed or by displaying the same image in the complementary colors.

Note: As with all personal display devices, NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America recommends using a screen saver at regular intervals whenever the screen is idle."

Viewsonic:

"Unlike CRT monitors, image persistence or "Burn-In" is not permanent on your LCD panel. To recover from "Burn-In", leave the panel OFF for an extended time. We recommend the use of a screen saver when the ViewPanel is not in use."

 

[Pete]

If he doesn't want to use a screensaver, just set the monitor to go into power save mode after 30 minutes or so. But the plain, black Windows screensaver (with the Win XP logo blipping around) shouldn't take many system resources at all (tho my HD can sometimes churn when it kicks in, so it's possible WinXP defrags while the screen is being saved).

 

[ohnnyj]

Great information guys, thanks for all your research and insights.

 

[jst0ney]

As a general rule LCD's do not burn it. However they can be damaged if static images are left for long periods of time (I mean really long periods, not 2-hours more like 2-3 weeks).