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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Supposedly burn in should be mitigated with newer displays, but I'd be sceptical as well.

[–] Alphane_Moon 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Based on the article below, it doesn't really work well even with modern algorithms:

https://www.techspot.com/article/2927-oled-burn-in-test/

Considering how much I use my desktop (work, videogames, video editing hobbies), I simply don't want to risk it.

[–] victorz 2 points 1 month ago

I use my OLED for work and gaming, both for hours on end. There's some very static content on it. No issues. Sometimes it prompts me to do a "pixel cleaning" which takes about 6 minutes.

Go for it! 👍