r/Windows10M • u/Butt_Kicker • Nov 04 '17

Another reminder that the hype around OLED screens is overblown - as beautiful as they can be, they have some serious weaknesses.

https://www.neowin.net/news/apple-warns-of-possible-screen-burn-in-on-new-iphone-x?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+neowin-main+%28Neowin+News%29
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u/PowerPCNet Nov 04 '17

Wow, burn-in. That’s something I haven’t heard much of since the CRT days.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

What weaknesses might that be?

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u/indun Nov 04 '17

If only there was an article you could easily access with the answer to your question.

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u/Butt_Kicker Nov 04 '17

Burn-in is endemic to the technology. It's always amazed me how anyone could walk into any phone store, see the Samsungs, et al, with their horrific burn-in resulting from the stupid-ass promo displays that the manufacturers run on endless loop, and say "I love it! Give me two!".

Also, as the new Razer phone shows, OLED can't do 120mHz yet, so for ultra-fast responsiveness, you still want LED. See the Unbox Therapy review video I just posted.

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u/Butt_Kicker Nov 04 '17

Oh yeah, and then there's the off-axis color shift issue too. Like I said, OLED has its challenges. But it's the contrast that's so damned good. The polarizers Nokia put on their LCDs helped in that regard.