Oh, good! Now burn-in might be a problem?

[dsignori]

Screen burn in doesn't typically appear this quickly.

But there are complaints about it none-the-less. I am asking the folks who have the issue ..

 

[Wiley_11]

I understand that if you go looking for it (look at it on some plain image, etc) you may notice it. But has anyone just used their phone for normal things notice this in any real way that caused a problem yet?

I checked my Note 2, Nexus 6, Pixel 2 XL(4 days old). No burn in on any of them. Seems there was a big to-do about burn in on the Note 2 and Nexus 6 also IIRC. Not concerned...yet.

 

[dsignori]

I checked my Note 2, Nexus 6, Pixel 2 XL(4 days old). No burn in on any of them. Seems there was a big to-do about burn in on the Note 2 and Nexus 6 also IIRC. Not concerned...yet.

Thanks for checking.

 

[bmoore0909]

I got my phone two days ago and have used it normally. I just downloaded a plain gray wallpaper. When I take it full screen I can see the bottom buttons and bar burned in. This is a bummer

 

[JHBThree]

Oh and just for info, I got my phone last Wednesday and began using it full time on Thursday. 3-5 hours of screen on time per day at between 10 and 30% brightness. The burn in isn't as bad as some of the pictures out there, but the nav bar and buttons are clearly there, and the notification bar is as well, but that one is not as pronounced.

I was able to accept some of the other screen quirks, because your eye gets used to them. Burn in is where I would draw the line though.

 

[gnahc79]

No burn in/IR on my Pixel 2 so far.

IMO Samsung, LG, Google, etc are really asking for it when the price for a phone hits near $1,000. For $1K the basic stuff like the display better be working well.

 

[Richard Servello]

Just did a white screen on my OG Pixel and guess what? Super faint image of my Nav bar. And also guess what, I have never ever noticed it before in a year of use. So to me, this is a non-issue, if I didn't read this I'd never even know it was an issue and lived my life happily.

Exactly. It's a non-issue because the nav bar is almost always there. I only knew about it because I did a restore once. Otherwise never noticed.

 

[Richard Servello]

Mine has it. Just checked using a dark gray image. This may be the straw that breaks the camel's back for me, but we'll see.

Do you view full screen flat grey to white images often?

 

[Lefank]

I downloaded the gray screen on my pixel xl and I have pretty bad screen burn in and never noticed it before... Crazy I am suppose to get my xl 2 this week so I guess if my pixel xl had it and I didn't notice maybe I won't notice if the new one does?!

 

[AustinIllini]

I kind of feel for Alex on this. He tends to be level headed, but his review and discussion on AC Podcast has made it clear that he is wildly disappointed in the display. I'm wondering if this is just an issue with his phone in particular.

 

[dsignori]

I kind of feel for Alex on this. He tends to be level headed, but his review and discussion on AC Podcast has made it clear that he is wildly disappointed in his device

He loves the device. He is somewhat disappointed in the display.

 

[AustinIllini]

He loves the device. He is somewhat disappointed in the display.

yeah, that's what I meant. The display in particular.

 

[Wiley_11]

Well it can't be burn-in.

"Most importantly, using advanced encapsulation and pixel-scanning technology, the burn-in problem that has affected OLED technology in the past has been all but eliminated in the P-OLED technology in LG’s upcoming device."

From LG newsroom in August. Tried to post link but it won't work now.

 

[chanchan05]

Well it can't be burn-in.

Most importantly, using advanced encapsulation and pixel-scanning technology, the burn-in problem that has affected OLED technology in the past has been all but eliminated in the P-OLED technology in LG’s upcoming device.

From last paragraph.

http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2017/08/ne...ision-display/

File not found for me. So how exactly was burn in problem eliminated? Burn in occurs when the LED dim over extended usage. We still can't even stop full sized LEDs from dimming over time and you're saying they did it on microscopic ones? You can extend the time it takes for burn in to occur, but not eliminate it.

But it could also be a bad batch. Screen burn may be acceptable to some if they've been using the device for a year or 2. But 7 days?

Although I don't really think this is real burn in just yet. I mean a burn in on OLEDs in less than a month is like what, 2008 OLED tech? Not even the original Galaxy S burned that quick. This could still be image retention that could be fixed by a firmware fix.

 

[Gurds]

Just tested my pixel 2 non XL (using the full gray picture) that I've had since release day and I have no burn in on my screen.

 

[Wiley_11]

File not found for me. So how exactly was burn in problem eliminated? Burn in occurs when the LED dim over extended usage. We still can't even stop full sized LEDs from dimming over time and you're saying they did it on microscopic ones? You can extend the time it takes for burn in to occur, but not eliminate it.

But it could also be a bad batch. Screen burn may be acceptable to some if they've been using the device for a year or 2. But 7 days?

Although I don't really think this is real burn in just yet. I mean a burn in on OLEDs in less than a month is like what, 2008 OLED tech? Not even the original Galaxy S burned that quick. This could still be image retention that could be fixed by a firmware fix.

I tried about 4 different ways but the link won't work. If you want to read article go to XDA > Pixel 2 XL > Q&A > "LG Claims it's P-OLED technology has eliminated burn-in"

 

[chanchan05]

I tried about 4 different ways but the link won't work. If you want to read article go to XDA > Pixel 2 XL > Q&A > "LG Claims it's P-OLED technology has eliminated burn-in"

Found it. Basically they're just applying less power to each pixel and put a covering on it to be less exposed to oxygen. Makes me wonder if it's any different to what Samsung is doing. Pixel scanning is basically an active matrix, and Samsung also uses a plastic substrate. The only difference here is the expertise in applying the tech it seems.

 

[Gdwheel]

This is why Samsung,LG, Moto and others now allow the nav bars to be hidden (immersive mode). Google needs to enable it for the 2XL. It would be easy to do.

 

[jephanie]

Wow. As much as a Pixel fanboy that I am, I was willing to overlook the blue tint thing and all but....THIS....gives me pause for concern. I think I'll be very, very picky with mine when it shows up and will, sadly, be very willing to return it to Google for a refund if there are any concerns in the first couple of weeks.

 

[Richard Servello]

I took a pic of my pixel XL before I packed it up. You can clearly see the nav bar on the bottom.