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Screen Burn-In with OBi1000

Started by OB_Aaron, March 12, 2017, 09:50:11 AM

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OB_Aaron

Just setup my OBi1062 and absolutely love it. Question for those who have any of the OBi1000 series desk phones... any issues over time with LCD screen burn-in?  I know I could enable the screen saver (or turn off the screen altogether) but I find it distracting.  Currently I have the brightness turned down to the lowest setting (0) but still wonder if it will burn-in.

SteveInWA

How old are you?  If you're old enough to have used cathode ray tube (CRT) displays, you remember screen burn-in, which was caused by the electron beam from the picture tube gradually destroying the phosphor coating on the glass.

There is no burn in on LCDs.

OB_Aaron

Ouch, thanks. So the Screensaver function is purely for aesthetics then.

SteveInWA

Quote from: OB_Aaron on March 15, 2017, 05:41:44 PM
So the Screensaver function is purely for aesthetics then.

...or, to reassure people who believe there is still a need for a screensaver.

Andy_Shiekh

Quote from: SteveInWA on March 12, 2017, 05:07:35 PM
How old are you?  If you're old enough to have used cathode ray tube (CRT) displays, you remember screen burn-in, which was caused by the electron beam from the picture tube gradually destroying the phosphor coating on the glass.

There is no burn in on LCDs.

I beg to differ, although it can be reversed

https://gizmodo.com/292842/lcd-burn-in-exists-and-it-isnt-pretty

LeoKing

Quote from: Andy_Shiekh on June 26, 2017, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: SteveInWA on March 12, 2017, 05:07:35 PM
How old are you?  If you're old enough to have used cathode ray tube (CRT) displays, you remember screen burn-in, which was caused by the electron beam from the picture tube gradually destroying the phosphor coating on the glass.

There is no burn in on LCDs.

I beg to differ, although it can be reversed

https://gizmodo.com/292842/lcd-burn-in-exists-and-it-isnt-pretty

I agree and very often, the image retention would be permanent, especially on the AMOLED screens.

http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/skp/faq/441670