LCD Burn In

Jim · 2007-02-21, 10:14 AM

About a year ago, a cable guy came here to do some work and warned me to not have the black bars on the sides of non hidef tv channels. He said it could cause burn in. Something I haven't seen in many years.

Yesterday, I noticed a black line on a hidef channel and thought it was just the recording. Today I see, my office hidef lcd tv has burn in.

Anyway, I have seen many products that claim they fix the problem but has anyone had this problem and fixed it. I understand that Macs have this problem more than any other monitor. There has to be a Mac owner that has had and fixed this problem.

Cleo · 2007-02-21, 10:36 AM

I didn't think LCDs got burn in. I've never seen a LCD do this. What do Macs have to do with this?

Jim · 2007-02-21, 11:01 AM

Truthfully Cleo, it isn't anything against Macs. They just seem to have this problem.
http://lifehacker.com/software/lcds/...nin-146469.php

cd34 · 2007-02-21, 11:03 AM

The odd thing is, burnin used to be a problem with the phosphors on the glass. LCD shouldn't have that. Though, there are TVs that do LCD to a phosphor, however, I really doubt that is what you have. I think what you might have is what is considered persistence.

An all white image displayed for a long time probably will get rid of it. It is funny that black, the absence of light is what caused your line. Or is it the edge of the 4:3 that actually is the burned in portion?

The only reason I can think an Apple could be more susceptible to this is that they really were the first to bundle LCDs rather than CRTs. Though, I have had laptops that have had burnin before screensavers were commonplace -- Pre windows, when you had a login screen.

Jim · 2007-02-21, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cd34

The odd thing is, burnin used to be a problem with the phosphors on the glass. LCD shouldn't have that. Though, there are TVs that do LCD to a phosphor, however, I really doubt that is what you have. I think what you might have is what is considered persistence.

An all white image displayed for a long time probably will get rid of it. It is funny that black, the absence of light is what caused your line. Or is it the edge of the 4:3 that actually is the burned in portion?

The only reason I can think an Apple could be more susceptible to this is that they really were the first to bundle LCDs rather than CRTs. Though, I have had laptops that have had burnin before screensavers were commonplace -- Pre windows, when you had a login screen.

It is the edge of the 4:3 that has the line. I am going to set it up tonight to just have white on the tv for about 13 hours to see what happens.

Jim · 2007-02-21, 11:04 AM

Oh yeah, this is part of what it says. Seems to be about a year old.
"Apple has posted a helpful tutorial for removing image persistence on Apple LCDs"

Cleo · 2007-02-21, 11:05 AM

I wonder how LCDs develop this problem since they don't have phosphorus to burn in?

Jim · 2007-02-21, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

I wonder how LCDs develop this problem since they don't have phosphorus to burn in?

I read that the LCDs can get stuck.

cd34 · 2007-02-21, 11:22 AM

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88343

Cool, at least apple has a fix.

Maybe windows machines don't run long enough continuously to cause burnin? haha

JackDaniel's · 2007-02-21, 11:24 AM

Jim take a look here :

http://www.jscreenfix.com/

Jim · 2007-02-21, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackDaniel's

Jim take a look here :

http://www.jscreenfix.com/

It seems that just leaving the tv on a hidef channel would have the same basic result. I am going to try Apple's solution since they seem to have a lot of practice

Sorry Cleo, that one was a little jab

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88343

digifan · 2007-02-22, 08:58 AM

Oh wow.. I have a small non-apple LCD monitor with the mac mini PPC and cannot run any screen savers, after a time set the scene just gets black. And I am not able to calibrate a good monitor profile either, everything is dark, especially in the upper left corner.

And it doesn't support the Core image.

I think you can get used to everything after a while

2007-02-21, 10:14 AM	#1
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	LCD Burn In About a year ago, a cable guy came here to do some work and warned me to not have the black bars on the sides of non hidef tv channels. He said it could cause burn in. Something I haven't seen in many years. Yesterday, I noticed a black line on a hidef channel and thought it was just the recording. Today I see, my office hidef lcd tv has burn in. Anyway, I have seen many products that claim they fix the problem but has anyone had this problem and fixed it. I understand that Macs have this problem more than any other monitor. There has to be a Mac owner that has had and fixed this problem.

2007-02-21, 10:36 AM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I didn't think LCDs got burn in. I've never seen a LCD do this. What do Macs have to do with this? __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2007-02-21, 11:03 AM	#4
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	The odd thing is, burnin used to be a problem with the phosphors on the glass. LCD shouldn't have that. Though, there are TVs that do LCD to a phosphor, however, I really doubt that is what you have. I think what you might have is what is considered persistence. An all white image displayed for a long time probably will get rid of it. It is funny that black, the absence of light is what caused your line. Or is it the edge of the 4:3 that actually is the burned in portion? The only reason I can think an Apple could be more susceptible to this is that they really were the first to bundle LCDs rather than CRTs. Though, I have had laptops that have had burnin before screensavers were commonplace -- Pre windows, when you had a login screen. __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2007-02-21, 11:05 AM	#7
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I wonder how LCDs develop this problem since they don't have phosphorus to burn in? __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2007-02-21, 11:22 AM	#9
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88343 Cool, at least apple has a fix. Maybe windows machines don't run long enough continuously to cause burnin? haha __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2007-02-21, 11:01 AM	#3
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Truthfully Cleo, it isn't anything against Macs. They just seem to have this problem. http://lifehacker.com/software/lcds/...nin-146469.php

2007-02-21, 11:04 AM	#6
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Oh yeah, this is part of what it says. Seems to be about a year old. "Apple has posted a helpful tutorial for removing image persistence on Apple LCDs"

2007-02-21, 11:24 AM	#10
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2007-02-22, 08:58 AM	#12
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	Oh wow.. I have a small non-apple LCD monitor with the mac mini PPC and cannot run any screen savers, after a time set the scene just gets black. And I am not able to calibrate a good monitor profile either, everything is dark, especially in the upper left corner. And it doesn't support the Core image. I think you can get used to everything after a while __________________ Webair Rocks Last edited by digifan; 2007-02-22 at 09:03 AM..