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Ultrawide monitors remind us there’s still much to learn about OLED burn-in (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by diacewrb@alien.top to c/gadgets@hardware.watch

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[–] Nutshell___@alien.top 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Using a screensaver is a bad idea. The display might not get burn-in, but it will contribute to the degradation of the OLED pixels (They wear down over time)

Best option is to have a completely black desktop background with no icons (or hidden with something like Fences) and a auto-hide taskbar. All you need to do is hit Winkey + D to toggle between the now blank desktop and whatever you had opened. Just move the mouse cursor off to the right side of the screen and you have a completely unlit screen. There are probably some third party apps floating around that can do this same sort of toggle-able blackscreen as well.

[–] Useuless@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Best option is to have a completely black desktop background with no icons (or hidden with something like Fences) and a auto-hide taskbar.

"This display is cutting edge! But it's best to not use it during use."