Homeby51
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I think most people take issue in your insistence that burn in is rare...and while you may believe that, it is definitely debatable.It is useless trying to convince these guys. They are like President Trump and his followers here in the United States. You provide them with scientific facts (consumer reports reliability data) and they call it "fake news", since it doesn't support their misinformed views.
All of the experts agree with what Atomicus says, "One thing that seems abundantly apparent is that while by no means should it be suggested that burn-in doesn't exist, the problem is nowhere near as widespread or as much a certainty as some people fear and/or lead others to believe. Were that the case, we would be seeing thousands of posts, on this forum and every other, with furious consumers reporting burn-in and TV's rendered unwatchable as a result. This clearly isn't the reality."
Many of the scientists and OLED experts nowadays go as far as to say OLED technology has come so far that Burn In is essentially a non issue.
I tried to talk science to them and explain how Joules heating has been greatly reduced, but they are more interested in senseless chatter rather than science and technological improvements.
What scientific facts? Quoting specs on OLED technology does not equal scientific facts that prove there is no fear of burn in. If there was solid scientific evidence that "normal consumers shouldn't "fear" burn in ....as you say....the "normal" would be defined.
So define "normal" viewing? Again...I ask....how many hours of a static image will cause burn in? Also...explain why news banners cause burn in when the banner never last more than 10 minutes at a time? It's not like the banner stays on like an object in a gaming situation. No banner should EVER cause burn in unless it stays on for countless hours at a time. Hell.....I had my Plasma for a decade with my same viewing habits without issue.
The bottom line is that there are countless examples of people experiencing burn in. "Countless" doesn't mean infinite. Just means that a Google search produces a lot of people complaining of this issue and would "scare the hell out of me" as a future consumer. I know I will never make the mistake again until I know that the situation is fixed.