Preventing burn-in on your OLED or plasma TV
Turn on your TV's pixel shifting and screensaver in the settings. These protect your screen automatically. Avoid leaving the same logo or menu on screen for more than 4 hours, and mix up what you watch during the day.
Burn-in happens when the same image stays on an OLED or plasma screen too long and damages those pixels permanently. Modern OLED TVs have built-in protection that prevents it when you enable it. A few viewing habit changes add extra protection.
- ✓Check if you have an OLED or plasma TV (regular LCD TVs don't get burn-in)
- ✓Have your TV remote handy
- ✓You can need to know your TV brand (Samsung, LG, Sony, etc.)
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Not checking if pixel shifting is enabled (it doesn't always turn on by default).
- Thinking any static image can cause burn-in when really only very bright, high-contrast images are at risk.
- Running pixel refresh only once when it can need to be run monthly if burn-in risk is high.
Signs you need professional help
- You see severe burn-in and want to know if it's fixable.
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