Burn in on sides of the notch?

[Mike Dee]

I use my phone quite a bit, which withhold make me more susceptible to it. Not to mention I generally don't like the color calibration on them. So it's not so much me ditching that's technology, but more refusing to adopt it in the first place.

Used my 2XL all day long for 1 year with no burn in....ironically my V20 with it's LCD screen had to be sent to LG for permanent image retention.

 

[Mooncatt]

Used my 2XL all day long for 1 year with no burn in....ironically my V20 with it's LCD screen had to be sent to LG for permanent image retention.

The V20 does suffer from temporary retention, but I haven't heard of a permanent burn in. You can't judge all LCD's by that either, as this seems a bad design on that particular LCD. None of the other LCD phones had that issue, at least not wide spread.

 

[DarkNeo]

Both.

Do you see this with a dark background or a light one?

 

[DarkNeo]

I was thinking it was that. I know Instagram the top is a little different shade, but that's by design. On seeing it in Chrome, when the upper part is all white.

Are you sure that's by design of the app you are using?

 

[djisia87]

I've used my new Pixel 3 XL for about 4-5 hours and I'm noticing in burn in already. It's on the top next to the notch. I've been watching videos on in full screen though. Not blacking out the notch area or anything. Anyone else seeing this? I just turned on the option to hide to the notch maybe 10 minutes max yesterday... Didn't like it. I'm trying to get a picture of it.

Care to post some photos?

 

[Mike Dee]

The V20 does suffer from temporary retention, but I haven't heard of a permanent burn in. You can't judge all LCD's by that either, as this seems a bad design on that particular LCD. None of the other LCD phones had that issue, at least not wide spread.

Well I'm not the only one that had the experience and LG replaced the display so it was there.

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Not to mention I generally don't like the color calibration on them.

This part loses me. Two well calibrated displays, one AMOLED and the other LCD, are going to look exactly the same in terms of color reproduction. Example, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X - almost indistinguishable because both are indistinguishable from perfect. Same thing with the Pixel 3 XL, Note 9, iPhone XS Max, etc. It's very near to impossible to tell the difference in colors, because they're all calibrated nearly perfectly on the exact same color gamuts.

 

[cactuspete23]

Burn in that fast would really suck.

 

[klau25]

Have you use an app to see if it's a real burn in? Here's one below. This is just not something we hear this time unlike last year.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oledtools

 

[Mooncatt]

This part loses me. Two well calibrated displays, one AMOLED and the other LCD, are going to look exactly the same in terms of color reproduction. Example, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X - almost indistinguishable because both are indistinguishable from perfect. Same thing with the Pixel 3 XL, Note 9, iPhone XS Max, etc. It's very near to impossible to tell the difference in colors, because they're all calibrated nearly perfectly on the exact same color gamuts.

While theoretically the two display types can look the same, that isn't the case in the real world on Android. Every manufacturer calibrates their displays differently, so the difference between AMOLED and LCD is there and noticeable. And as far as color accuracy is concerned, I don't like the overly saturated look of AMOLED displays (yes, even after trying different screen settings). To my eyes, which is what matters to me, the LCD displays have always looked better.

 

[Mike Dee]

While theoretically the two display types can look the same, that isn't the case in the real world on Android. Every manufacturer calibrates their displays differently, so the difference between AMOLED and LCD is there and noticeable. And as far as color accuracy is concerned, I don't like the overly saturated look of AMOLED displays (yes, even after trying different screen settings). To my eyes, which is what matters to me, the LCD displays have always looked better.

Saturation and color accuracy are independent

 

[Mooncatt]

Saturation and color accuracy are independent

And both are hard coded into the OS display drivers. So in terms of overall calibration, my point still stands.

If a phone came out with the ability to calibrate the display like you can on a PC monitor, then this conversation would be almost moot.

 

[EMGSM]

I've used my new Pixel 3 XL for about 4-5 hours and I'm noticing in burn in already. It's on the top next to the notch. I've been watching videos on in full screen though. Not blacking out the notch area or anything. Anyone else seeing this? I just turned on the option to hide to the notch maybe 10 minutes max yesterday... Didn't like it. I'm trying to get a picture of it.

Thanks for bringing up what potentially could be an issue. As @djisia87 posted, would you be able to take photos and share?

 

[Mike Dee]

And both are hard coded into the OS display drivers. So in terms of overall calibration, my point still stands.

If a phone came out with the ability to calibrate the display like you can on a PC monitor, then this conversation would be almost moot.

That's makes absolutely no sense.

BTW....you can adjust the saturation level on the Pixelss

 

[Mooncatt]

That's makes absolutely no sense.

How so?

BTW....you can adjust the saturation level on the Pixelss

That's an improvement. I know Samsungs have singular abilities, but I've never found a setting to my liking.

 

[nelamvr6]

How so?



That's an improvement. I know Samsungs have singular abilities, but I've never found a setting to my liking.

Have you bought a Pixel 3?

 

[TheJastrom]

It's next to the notch area. Basically where the notifications are. That whole area in both sides are always just a different shade that the rest of the screen.

Yeah, that's image retention. It should fade away after awhile.

 

[Sooks]

I also have burn in on both sides of the notch....

 

[TraderGary]

And both are hard coded into the OS display drivers. So in terms of overall calibration, my point still stands.

If a phone came out with the ability to calibrate the display like you can on a PC monitor, then this conversation would be almost moot.

The Pixel display can certainly be calibrated. I use the Pantone i1 Display Pro along with the companion app "Color TRUE" found in the Google Play Store to do just that.

https://www.pantone.com/products/color-control-tools/pantone-i1display-pro-2

 

[Mooncatt]

The Pixel display can certainly be calibrated. I use the Pantone i1 Display Pro along with the companion app "Color TRUE" found in the Google Play Store to do just that.

https://www.pantone.com/products/color-control-tools/pantone-i1display-pro-2

That's the first phone I've seen with that ability (I've seen them with various presets, but not true calibration abilities). If they can fix the burn in risk, then there may be hope for AMOLED yet.