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TFT screen burn?
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:38:46 GMT, Pete wrote:
How easy is it to burn in a TFT screen? Seems I have screen burn from game playing too much. Thing is that I can't have played more than 20 hours total or so since I got this screen. I always thought TFTs unlike CRTs didnt have burn in. I saw it claimed all over the net however I recently saw a claim that there was burn in .. Heres a link. They (samsung) claims that if you unplug it for 48 hours it will usually go away which reinforces some claims thats its usually "temporary" on LCDs. I suppose its the same as many CRTs ? Setting your screen to maximum brightness, contrast - may be worse since its not recommended on CRT screens but who knows. http://erms.samsungusa.com/customer/...8&PR OD_ID=-1 |
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When an LCD display has a fixed image on it, there is the possibility of it
having persistence in the crystals. After a while, it should neutralize itself, unless there is damage. LCD screens cannot burn in like a CRT or Plasma display, since they do not use energized surface illumination. LCD displays use the technique of having polarized light pass through crystals that twist, and thus changing the phase of the polarized light. At the entry surface of where the light enters, there is a polarizing filter. Behind the display assembly is a light source. There is also an opposite polarizing filter at the exit surface of the screen. When the crystals are excited with an electric current, they twist, and thus, the phase of the light is shifted. The light becomes visible for each of the twisted crystals. Interesting Article To Read About LCD Screen Persistence: http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/fr_...reen-burn.html Differences Between Plasma, And LCD: http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php?ID=10941 Excellent Article About How LCD's Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lcd.htm -- JANA _____ "Pete" wrote in message ... How easy is it to burn in a TFT screen? Seems I have screen burn from game playing too much. Thing is that I can't have played more than 20 hours total or so since I got this screen. There's a faint imprint of the typical games info bar at the bottom of the screen where the image hardly changes. Mostly where the dark colours and particularly black are used. Mostly noticeable where dark coloured windows are used in that area. I would have thought that I would get the same at the top of the screen where maximized window bars are pretty static but there is nothing for some strange reason. Any ideas how to fix or avoid this? I usually don't use screen savers as the screen is switched off whenever I am not using it though the PC is on 24/7 running background tasks. Pete |
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 05:49:19 -0500, "Michael Rainey"
wrote: My Dell Inspiron 8100 definitely showed irreversible 'image persistence", as did those of quite a number of people on the Dell forum. Dell replaced my screen, eventually. Irreversible ?! Yikes. Ive been using my PC a lot with stationary bars on the bottom etc. Thats LAME. After reading about how TFTs didnt have burn in. |
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My Dell Inspiron 8100 definitely showed irreversible 'image persistence", as
did those of quite a number of people on the Dell forum. Dell replaced my screen, eventually. "JANA" wrote in message ... When an LCD display has a fixed image on it, there is the possibility of it having persistence in the crystals. After a while, it should neutralize itself, unless there is damage. LCD screens cannot burn in like a CRT or Plasma display, since they do not use energized surface illumination. LCD displays use the technique of having polarized light pass through crystals that twist, and thus changing the phase of the polarized light. At the entry surface of where the light enters, there is a polarizing filter. Behind the display assembly is a light source. There is also an opposite polarizing filter at the exit surface of the screen. When the crystals are excited with an electric current, they twist, and thus, the phase of the light is shifted. The light becomes visible for each of the twisted crystals. Interesting Article To Read About LCD Screen Persistence: http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/fr_...reen-burn.html Differences Between Plasma, And LCD: http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php?ID=10941 Excellent Article About How LCD's Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lcd.htm -- JANA _____ "Pete" wrote in message ... How easy is it to burn in a TFT screen? Seems I have screen burn from game playing too much. Thing is that I can't have played more than 20 hours total or so since I got this screen. There's a faint imprint of the typical games info bar at the bottom of the screen where the image hardly changes. Mostly where the dark colours and particularly black are used. Mostly noticeable where dark coloured windows are used in that area. I would have thought that I would get the same at the top of the screen where maximized window bars are pretty static but there is nothing for some strange reason. Any ideas how to fix or avoid this? I usually don't use screen savers as the screen is switched off whenever I am not using it though the PC is on 24/7 running background tasks. Pete |
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:09:02 GMT, "
wrote: On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 05:49:19 -0500, "Michael Rainey" wrote: My Dell Inspiron 8100 definitely showed irreversible 'image persistence", as did those of quite a number of people on the Dell forum. Dell replaced my screen, eventually. Irreversible ?! Yikes. Ive been using my PC a lot with stationary bars on the bottom etc. Thats LAME. After reading about how TFTs didnt have burn in. I wonder if the best attempt at fixing this would be to simply take a full screen capture, use an image editing program to "negative" that image then display that as a full screen wallpaper for awhile. Of course there would be drawbacks like the need to hide icons from the desktop and using the "auto-hide" taskbar option, but if there is no other recourse... |
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"kony" wrote in message
... On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:09:02 GMT, " wrote: On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 05:49:19 -0500, "Michael Rainey" wrote: My Dell Inspiron 8100 definitely showed irreversible 'image persistence", as did those of quite a number of people on the Dell forum. Dell replaced my screen, eventually. Irreversible ?! Yikes. Ive been using my PC a lot with stationary bars on the bottom etc. Thats LAME. After reading about how TFTs didnt have burn in. I wonder if the best attempt at fixing this would be to simply take a full screen capture, use an image editing program to "negative" that image then display that as a full screen wallpaper for awhile. Of course there would be drawbacks like the need to hide icons from the desktop and using the "auto-hide" taskbar option, but if there is no other recourse... Or if the monitor has the ability to be rotated around then the OP could do that and set the graphics card software/drivers accordingly. I've been using my Dell TFT Monitor for about 4 years now with no hint of such a problem. Paul |
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"Pete" wrote in message
... Or if the monitor has the ability to be rotated around then the OP could do that and set the graphics card software/drivers accordingly. I've been using my Dell TFT Monitor for about 4 years now with no hint of such a problem. Paul, Possible idea I guess but then I would have two burnt in images I suspect there is nothing I can do about this except not play such games... May do some good for my social life I guess Pete A decent period of use with the monitor rotated may give it sufficient "rest" for things to go back to normal on the other edge though (I'm not convinced this is permanent). I actually think that as long as the monitor is still fairly new, you should have reasonable grounds to get it repaired under the warranty (or at least get some tech support advise on how to redress the issue). My suggestion above assumes that you've already attempted going down that path or for what ever reason can't do so. Paul |
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:44:45 GMT, Pete
wrote: On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:29:08 GMT, kony wrote: Irreversible ?! Yikes. Ive been using my PC a lot with stationary bars on the bottom etc. Thats LAME. After reading about how TFTs didnt have burn in. I wonder if the best attempt at fixing this would be to simply take a full screen capture, use an image editing program to "negative" that image then display that as a full screen wallpaper for awhile. Of course there would be drawbacks like the need to hide icons from the desktop and using the "auto-hide" taskbar option, but if there is no other recourse... Negative image would just burn the rest of the screen to the same level. yes, could be _exactly_ what is desired. Kind of charing the whole cake to cover up the over cooked edges Nope, more like rotating something in the oven midway through if that oven doesn't heat evenly... but I don't know if that applies to cakes or if they'd deflate when the cooler air hit them. |
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