Deliberately Burning In My QD-OLED Monitor - 9 Month Update

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00:00 - Welcome Back to Monitors Unboxed
01:39 - Yep, I'm Still Burning It In
03:31 - The Burn In Results So Far
07:44 - How Are The Results Shaping Up?

Deliberately Burning In My QD-OLED Monitor - 9 Month Update

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[monitorsunboxed]

I've assessed the footage this time and good news! The images look very close to the "raw" results in YouTube's compressed 4K mode, so you should get a pretty accurate representation of burn in this time (most of the time it's not compression artefacts)

[tanmayhembram]

This is such a good way of showing usage of OLED by giving constant experience updates or few intervals. Thanks a lot really.

[kevanpoeschek]

I love that “Monitors Unboxed is monitoring unboxed monitors” can be an accurate description for this video series.

[notthedroidsyourelookingfo]

"We'll keep monitoring things". I see what you did there.

[Jay-xqdc]

So in case anyone dont know (like me before googling this). This monitor is third gen QD OLED (most recent gen). Great video. QD-OLED (and prob WOLED) seem to really mature..

[mort]

Damn time flies... Feels like 6 month update was yesterday

[Tom_Quixote]

My date: So what do you do for fun?
Me: I'm watching videos on YouTube.
Her: Interesting videos?
Me: Let's change the topic.

[GoldenSW]

I agree OLED is amazing (since I own an OLED TV myself) and at least in the monitor area LCDs don't come close in terms of picture quality, but I wish people realized how much of a colossal difference in longevity is between the two techonolgies. I think I've bought like 10 monitors for myself, friends and family since the early 2000s and none of them ever broke and the displays work just as well as the day they arrived. One of them was like 200 euros in 2008 and it saw 5 day a week heavy office use for about 15 years and there's no sign of image degradation or noticeable brightness decrease.

[EwokEight]

This experiment is SO valuable! Thank you so much!

[Alipro]

Trying to see his 32URX burn in whilst using my own 32URX and wondering which is his and which is mine xD

[tinycar]

My alienware aw3423dw has reverse burn in. I watch a lot of 16:9 content with black bars on the side. After two years, the sides of the monitor are noticeably brighter

[Accurian]

Very reassuring to hear these results!

[Arkenas]

I am using an LG CX 48" for around 4 years now as a Monitor and there is no noticable Burn In yet. It's running for about 7500 hours now with mixed usage: Gaming, Streaming and also for my studies. I have to say that i didn't put on test screens to look for Burn In, because if I don't see it in my everyday use, it doesn't bother me.
I'm using Wallpaper Engine for animated backgrounds and a hidden task bar, though.

Idk, maybe this information is usefull for someone :)

[Thedevans]

Monitor's Unboxed has been popping off these last few weeks. Good stuff 👍

[_isaacking]

This is so freaking helpful to see. I've been shopping for a do-it-all monitor for my home office (which includes zero gaming) and looking at a ton of OLED monitors for the job. Sure, they're not designed for my use case, but they look awesome and there are WAY better deals right now for OLED than for productivity-specific monitors. It's not possible to read or watch an OLED review without hearing about the dreaded burn-in, but nobody has quantified. These results have me feeling even more confident that I'll be happy with OLED. Thanks for this!

[dennishaller]

Is that text on your shirt a result of burn-in?

Can I ask how many hours you wear it per day/week/year? Thx!

[Slenddaz]

Very interesting, thanks for experimenting and showing this off!

[gtep]

Thank you so much for doing this, i was initially worried a bit over burn in risk... but after weighing the risk and watching some of your videos on how to make a more informed decision... I leapt in and bought an ASUS PG32UCDM. (i love it.)

[leokimvideo]

Hey I had a Apple Studio Display and it blew up in 18 months. $2500 POOF, so don't get too worried about burn in, just hope it doesnt blow up

[trombone]

Been using my LG OLED monitor for a couple years now. Mainly gaming. Tons of hdr usage for media consumption. Lots of regular browsing and am happy to report no burn in issues yet. However I do have a dead pixel after 2 years, nothing crazy. If you're on the fence about one, don't be! Gaming on OLED is mesmerizing