Got OLED burn-in from LOL
Posted by Fun-Log6743@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 13 comments
Got Gigabyte MO27Q28G 3 months ago.
Monitor settings are all default except for normal mode to FPS mode.
All burn-in protection settings are ON.
PC settings are the default (AMD).
No HDR.
After 3min of no use, screen off.
I noticed a slight burn-in from LOL's UI. I play around 5-10h weekly. Mostly play fast-moving games like Warframe. The burn-in is noticeable in gray colors.
Linked 2 images, one in gray and 2nd in darker gray. It should be visible.
Since I noticed the burn-in, I lowered the brightness from the default 80 to 60.
Most of the burn-in I noticed is from LOL's map and HUD. Tho I can also see some other darker spots, but I am not sure which game it is from.
Should I be worried? Change something?
https://imgur.com/a/hbhoMXM
aragorn18@reddit
Have you run Pixel Clean?
Fun-Log6743@reddit (OP)
Yes, it should also automatically pixel clean after every session.
Dryzzzle@reddit
In my experience manually running the pixel clean is better. One time I let the monitor do the auto-clean on shut down it left a couple of patches of pixelation/artifacting that only cleared up when doing a manual clean after the 4 hour usage.
Fun-Log6743@reddit (OP)
Yea i just finished my experiments. And yea the manual pixel clean fixes the issue... So whats the point of auto pixel clean if it doesnt do the job?
Dryzzzle@reddit
Beats me. But I'm glad it fixed it for you.
versusvius@reddit
Oled burn in is still a problem even this day. People just delude themselves that burn in is not a problem anymore because thay paid a lot of money for OLED screen. I keep reading that shit since 2019 every year. Still, burn in after only 3 months is not normal.
Fun-Log6743@reddit (OP)
Yea, that's why I am concerned. Not heavy use + all protection still got burn in. Imma experiment with panel after work. Guessing I am just big dummy and doing something wrong.
Fun-Log6743@reddit (OP)
Every protection is on
pho-huck@reddit
lol god damn how much league do you play
Fun-Log6743@reddit (OP)
as i said around 5-10h weekly
pho-huck@reddit
That seems crazy. I have an AW OLED monitor and I leave it on the desktop or on steam for hours and I have zero burn-in, and I run it on HDR auto brightness, and I’ve owned it for 2-3 years now.
If you really only use it for a handful of hours a week, that seems crazy, unless this specific model has issues or something but it gets really good reviews so honestly idk.
Fun-Log6743@reddit (OP)
Yea. Mby there is a setting that currently is messing with panel. Thats why I asked on reddit. Probably something that i am doing wrong.
pho-huck@reddit
Are you using the built in pixel refresh features? I disabled my pop-up warning and just have it set to do a reset when it goes to sleep.