The monumental effort put into this is commendable. Big respect to rtings.

Even if for nothing else, at least these tests are making Samsung and other brands more aware of issues with OLED technology. RTINGS rules!

What would be interesting is to check the power consumption after the oled goes through a long cycle. In a long cycle, the Resistance increases as burn in occurs, which requires the Voltage to increase by a proportional amount.

As someone who hates IPS glow on content in pitch black areas, I've been seriously considering a WOLED or QD-OLED monitor to replace my primary. This testing is super helpful and I'm going to wait and see how these panels change considering the new generation TVs and monitors are dropping at CES. Having to worry about image retention makes these a lot less appealing as a workhorse, do-it-all monitor. Thanks for the work your team is doing. It's a huge help for those who like to get the best longevity out of their tech.

I've had my QD-OLED monitor (Alienware AW3423DW) for nearly 2 years and it's still perfect. I use it everyday for several hours for gaming and general computer use including 16:9 content. No image retention at all. I allow the monitor to run its maintenance cycles as intended as well. Perfect monitor for all uses.

This video right here... this is truly exceptional! As an "ultrawide enthusiast" since 2014, OLED panels have been on my radar for a few years now. I've been hesitant as a result of the research in this video, and rightfully so. Although, in a couple of generations, it seems that burn-in may be all but imperceivable. 2025 could be the year I consider making the shift!

The level of work that must have gone into this is insane. So impressive!

If you get burn-in by playing 16x9 content on the 21x9 monitors, wouldn't you also get burn-in by playing 21x9 letterboxed content on 16x9 TVs? Lots of TV shows and movies are letterboxed. Maybe something worth testing in addition to your full-screen CNN loop.

I tried to explain the concept of "burn-in" in OLEDs not being actually burn-in (like in plasma tv's), but wear-out (of lumination power) for over 2 years. Thanks for making a video about it! I got my knowledge from a very small youtube channel, where he explained the actual tech behind it, why it is technically not a burn-in, how brightness and illumination have an impact on the longevity and how manufacturers do not properly explain the difference between the two sorts of pixel refreshers, which would be very important, as it can have a severe impact on the longevity of your monitor if used incorrectly. I think the guy was german. My guess on how long pixel refresher work, when remembering correctly, it dims the screen all along while giving extra voltage to "unfixeable areas". This is just working cause all pixels have some sort of a headroom build-in by the manufacturer from the start. This is also the reason why some OLEDs are not able to achieve certain brightness levels. Turns out if your LG-OLED is not "bright enough" in comparison to your Samsung OLED, there is probably more headroom for your LG, which is a good thing. I also remember a serious advice: *DO NOT use the big/long pixel refresher more than you have to, cause you can lose image quality by uniforming the picture, as you lose brightness and over-charge certain areas, that you don't have to.*

Thanks Abby and RTINGS R&D team! See you in two months for the first yearly update (I hope). :)

I used the s95b as my main computer desktop for 2 years. Max brightness. Pixel shift and auto dim on low. I finally have a light blue burn in on an all white background. It is hard to see. Time to retire it to only movies now. Got a mini led monitor now that the other tech has caught up. Half the price, brighter, great darks. No more annoying pixel shift. Thanks for all your testing. Because of your videos, I ran pixel refresh and enabled burn in reduction modes.

Been waiting for this!! Thank you for your continued support of the OLED community!

I have a 2018 LG E8 currently at 14,000 hrs still going strong with no burn in or image retention and still has a nice clean 5% greyscale test result. I game on it and watch loads of sports with all the logos everywhere and still no issues.

Anecdotally I can say that the Dell Alienware AW3423DW holds up pretty well after one year of intense use. It’s a slightly different model then you got on test but the panel is the same. I use it for gaming almost every day but I also work from home. For the last year it’s been in use for 6 to 12 hours on most days. I mainly use the display for coding/working on spreadsheets and I usually have a technical drawing on one half of the screen. So for all intents and purposes there is a big white square on half of the screen. But even when I put on a monochrome background on screen in white grey or any colour I can’t see any signs of burn in. I mainly got this display for Dells 3 year burn in warranty but if the monitor holds up like it does now I probably won’t even need it.

I have an LG C1 that gets occasional use. A few hours a week. I noticed burn in already- its from the built in LG screen saver- LOL. Oh the irony! After running a pixel clean, I can no longer detect it. Now I just shut the thing off. Lesson learned. Abby is awesome! Great job selling your team's work. You are a natural on camera!

I have many Samsung QDOLED computer monitors.... When I asked them about burn-in, of course it isnt under warranty. They also told me burn-in isnt something that i should be worried about since they "havent had that issue on the monitors" I have. I then asked them that since there is no warranty, and that they consider this to be taken care of by them, the manufacturer, would burn-in be handled under a manufacturer defect..... Their answer: no.

This is a masterpiece in QD-OLED topic regarding burn-in

For most people permanent burn-in isn't as much of a problem as temporary image retention. My LG B9 is now 5 years old, and when watching netflix, even though I don't leave it on the UI screen for more than a minute, you can see after images of the profile icons / borders of movie artwork for the first 30 seconds or so when starting content depending on the color of the content. These after images aren't SUPER noticeable, but it's worth noting that just like Plasma before it, OLED has significant drawbacks to durabilty compared to LED.

I use my G8 for 12-16 hours a day from gaming, to coding, to watching twitch streams and a have 0 burn in issues. I have been using the monitor since it was released. Simple things like turning the monitor off for 15-20 minutes when u step away, using auto hide taskbar, and making sure to run screen optimization if the pop up ever shows up will help make sure you dont experience this burn in issue from neglected use.

I had a s95b. Had issues in the first month of having it. The panel failed. Returned it and got the G2 65 as a clearance. My friend sold it to me half price. What an amazing tv. I love it. Way better than LCD to watch.

Love these test updates. I think at some point, models that show a good gray uniformity should be taken in for a full picture quality review and then contrast it with how the model scored when new. Just because the TV can do gray does not stop people from appearing a little green in the center of the screen as the uneven wear continues. That to me is just as bad as a static burn mark and is different from Plasma and CRT burn where it didn't affect the color, just retention.

This videos are crazy good, you guys rock ! Thanks a lot for informing us on what these companies don’t want to be clear !

Abby, just wanted to say you're the best! Dedication of rtings on this is insane. Thank you

Imagine a car seller, telling you the paint might fall off your car after twelve months, but you wont able to repaint it! Amazing picture, lousy downside. I've had 4 panels, two top end and two mid range and they all suffered from burn-in to various degrees, so never again.

I'm very happy that OLEDs are improving and gaining popularity because it's a signal to IPS manufacturers to lessen their display pricing. Right now I'm eyeing on 32" 10-bit 4k IPS Monitors for my WFH setup.

Anyone else binge these videos AFTER buying a tv and wondering " did i screw up?" 😅😂😂

I’ve been using a 2019 LG B9 Oled as a multipurpose movies/gaming/computer monitor since I bought it. 14,688 hours, No burn in. 😉 Unless you leave a still image on those screens for extended periods of time, you won’t have issues. They aren’t delicate.

I've had my 65" LG GX for 3 years now in my bedroom. I watch it 3-4 hours a night and it works flawlessly. Zero sign of burn-in and zero sign of just image retention. Additionally, zero sign of declining brightness. My only complaint . . . I wish it was a 77". Will probably upgrade to a 77" QD-OLED in 3 or 4 years.

The worst thing about going with OLED is that there is no coming back, after you get used to it no other kind of pannel does the cut.

These longevity videos are awesome! A peek into factors such as reliability which is valuable in decision making. Kudos and Keep it up guys!👍🏻

14,521 hours logged on my LG 55B9 so far as a PC monitor (roughly equivalent to 10hrs/day since new in 2019) no visible burn, and still very happy Thanks for doing such detailed tests too, very insightful

LG C1 48” user as a pc monitor since January 2022. Almost 2 years of mixing pc usage. Gaming, web browsing, watching movies (mostly in HDR) from 2 to 10 hours per day. No any signs of burn-in. Tanks for video. 😀

Love these updates. Was enough for me to invest into the S90c 77" knowing it's using s95c second gen panel. With the update on compensation cyles, this confirmed that this tv was the right purchase for me.

This is amazing. With new tech emerging, it needs to be tested before the average consumer sinks a lot of money.

I have 2x G8 OLEDS for a stacked set up, 3300 hours on my main one, 2500 hours on my secondary one, both are still perfect. I also have a 65S95B off to the side of my stacked set up, 4100 plus hours on that. All 3 of my QD-OLED panels are still perfect with no burn in. Who's watching the same channel non stop and never changing the channel lol! These tests are a bit extreme in my opinion and is not reflected in how normal people will use their OLED TV.

Currently waiting for my C3 to arrive later this week and super excited!

Thank you folks for all of your time spent reviewing products. I've used your testing knowledge when I purchased my Sony 85". I was a bit in dismay to find out that you have not done testing on the newer projectors and screens our there. Based on the panels above 85" are cost prohibitive, I feel people will start purchasing projectors over the flat panels. Please consider reviewing projectors..thanks!

Big thumbs up for your job guys. I have only one suggestion. Oled monitors should be tested viewing not CNN but gaming/desktop instead that is what they are built for.

I also use my 43 inch TV as a 1440p monitor without scaling, so there’s a 28 inch display in the middle when working from home. Think this confirms OLED is not the best option considering the change in brightness of the monitors after 700 hours with borders. Thanks for the testing.

Could you test the (max) brightness decrease because of OLED wear?

My C9 has 16k hours and still looks great with a lot of varying use with mostly movie and TV watching, gaming, and some pc use. So much better than my b7 that had burn in from watching widescreen movies and a bug that put in vertical lines so there was basically a square burned into the middle of the screen. Just preordered the 77" G4 and can't wait to see what 2000 nit oleds look like.

As an owner of a S95b, I laughed at the "Samsung Firmware Update Counter". 😂

thanks. 700h for a monitor is way too low for me I'm not using my PC 2h a day, but more near 16h a day. an OLED monitor will be good for only 3 to 4 months in my case. so it's a no go for me. I'll wait for big improvments. thanks for this crazy work

Been using a LG 27GR95QE-B since april of this year and according the settings its been on for about 2800 hours. I havent been too careful about keeping it off and whatnot but it's got certain features that turns it off automatically after no pixel updates and "pixel cleaning" or smth like that and i've had zero burn in, but if u abuse it no doubt burn in will occur

40,000+ hours on IPS/VA/LED and no picture issues.

Dayum'! The results on the Alienware OLED Monitor kinda makes me happy that I've been running mine at like 30% SDR brightness since day 1. haven't had any perceivable burn-in yet after about 1.5 years of mixed desktop + gaming usage. And given that I code a lot, I'd argue that im displaying more white text on a black background then actual games 😅

I think it goes a LONG way towards trust in specifically Alienware monitors that Dell includes burn-in protection with the standard warranty. I even upped mine to 5-years of warranty, so I really have nothing to fear in terms of burn-in.

I'm still using my old 1080p Sony led. I keep my tvs for many years. Thats why I still don't like the feel of Oleds. I'd go with the Sony X90L if I would buy something right now. 🙂

one thing that could be really interesting to see in oled monitors considering much closer proximity would be using mmwave as a presence detector, turn off the display when you walk away and back on again automatically when you return

To be fair, a well designed LCD panel won't degrade as shown in this video. The inherent technology doesn't have a natural breakdown mode. Many old LCD monitors and TVs still look great. We have a 27" iMac from 2010 that still looks amazing for its age.

I have permanent burn in on my B2 thanks to a certain KZfaq channel that puts orange borders around all their videos. Thankfully, it's only really noticeable in scenes where a majority of the screen is red, the rest of the time it's barely noticeable. Now I use the zoom feature on the TV to hide the orange border.

No problem making to the end of the video with such a wonderful host 😊 I could listen to (and watch, obv) her speak until the end of time itself.

Well, it looks like LG OLED TV's are still the best to choose. Besides fantastic picture quality, it is the only manufacturer that provides straight, logic, and firm panel refreshing schedule that helps keeping it in a good shape. I've got LG CX for over 3 years now, with something between 7 to 9 thousand hours (estimated only on long compensation cycles that had gotten triggered when I was about to turn off the TV - I don't have a service remote) of usage and it still looks perfect. After that time I can easily recommend OLEDs, but of course only if owner really varies the content. We use it for movies, cartoons, some other videos such as YT content and console gaming. LCDs inevitably have become obsolete to my taste. Great job RTINGS! Love your content.

Tests on the task bar in windows would be very useful for monitors.

I've had my S95B for a year n a half n sadly I've gotten my first burn-in. It's been flawless up until now, but the old Apex Legends Health bar has finally solidified it's place on the bottom left of my TV lol.. It's faint and unnoticeable in most content. But I see it during color test screens. Love this TV. It's amazing for gaming and movies, just sucks that it degrades over time n doesn't have the longevity that a backlight panel does.. my Sony x930e still looks flawless all these years later... worst part is now that I've experienced OLED, I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to backlit panels n I'm doomed to forever buy OLEDs that don't last as long...🤦‍♂️

as a Samsung S95C owner, I'm still wowed by the picture quality and love the screen saving features it has, not noticed any burn in yet and don't expect to either the way I have things running, top notch tv

2021 is now an older model, guess my 2016 OLED should be in a museum!

Amazing video! One question remains unanswered here however: how much brightness do you lose over time? OLED tvs are already less bright on average than high-end VA panels in for example the neo qled range of Samsung.

I've been considering switching to OLED for FPS/MMO gaming for some time now. I am currently using the infamous ZOWIE-Benq XL2546K (TN panel) and kinda don't bright reds/some funky colours on the monitor. So I became interested with OLED monitor tech. However, I am glad I watched this video. Burnin wither or not of which game I play having a static interface is something I shouldn't have to worry or think about needing to manually reset my monitor. At least in my opinion. Especially in the long run. Should burnin effect my decision of getting the best performing monitor that money can buy for FPS gaming? No. Its just something I shouldn't have to think about tbh. Each to there own though. I respect folks who want to go through that effort for max performance! I'm stay with my XL2546K despite the funky colours.

I got a Sony Bravia LCD a few years ago, specifically because my wife leaves the news on the TV while working. Looks like I made the right decision avoiding oled for my home... although I would love a burn-in free micro led display.

Thanks for the update folks! Did Samsung mention whether the new realtime compensation runs on the S90C as well?

Wow! I've just found your channel. I'm blown away by how professional you are! I'm thinking of buying the Samsung S90C, so I found your channel while researching it. Thanks for all your great work.

One year with my a80j. Watch movies on a OLED panel it's in a different level. If you can buy one, go for it.

Fantastic video! I've been so tempted to get an OLED monitor but I think I'll wait a couple of generations first. Especially since I do a lot of editing with static images on-screen. The tech market will sort this out eventually I'm sure. :)

So this is how CNN gets all their views

Thanks for performing these outstanding tests, discovering and fixing the panel short compensation cycle bug with Samsung TVs!

I've been using my Alienware dwf non stop with over 8 hours a day with work and gaming since jan of this year and no burn in at all that I can tell. If there is some I cant see it or notice it even when running the oled burn in test. People stress way to much over burn in. Just use the damn thing. Alienware has warranty for that if you just can't sleep at night worrying about it. I personally can never ever go back to a ips or tn or va panel.. My hdr is on 24/7 for work and for gaming and auto hdr picks up the rest for games that don't have hdr. Even took off the matt reflected coating berceuse I wanted the colors to pop more and boy do they. Now we just need a 38" oled 3840 x 1600. I would buy one in a heart beat to replace my dwf. Cool video though. Love to see the results from all the testing.

Awesome job as usual! Though I'm a little confused about your recommendation for monitors. You say that it should only be for gaming and that general PC use, TV, movies should be kept to "an absolute minimum" because "it only took 700 hours of use to get scree damage". Firstly, I struggle to see how gaming would be safer than movie or TV shows given that many games feature static UI elements. Secondly, the article on your website says that after 3,600 hours of continuous max brightness usage, there is very little image retantion/burn in. This is evident in the 6 month 50% gray slides. As you mentioned in the video, the 50% slides are more representative of real world content. I know the ultrawide vs. 16x9 makes it a bit more complicated, but again, the differential brightness on the edges isn't visible on the 50% slides. Your conclusion about OLED TVs is that most people don't need to worry about burn-in with normal usage, so then why recommend such extreme caution with the OLED monitors? Why are TV shows and movies ok on the OLED TVs but not the OLED monitors?

This is why a QLED TV is a much better option these days. Much brighter image and no burn in risk. Sure, OLED has better contrast, but I do greatly prefer modern QLED. I have a 65" Samsung Q70B as my main monitor now (for the past 6 months), and compared to my previous 55" LG B1, this QLED is much better for gaming and movies.

I picked up the Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED 2 weeks ago. Ive been using it with HDR on. After watching this video. Idk if that was the smartest thing to do lol

I own an LG C8 (2018) and it also overcompensated for the burn-in. It's very faint, it's where the browser's navigation buttons were, because the bar wasn't auto-hiding back then. They're slightly lighter disks.

TV networks should change to a dark theme to avoid this problem. White text on black background.

I been telling people to hold off on OLED for past year as still very unsure how "long term" they really are under PC monitor use. This video has been invaluable. So Thank you for doing an actual real world test!

Had the S95B frim release, ive never manually initiated a pixel refresher snd i can say it doesnt have an ounce of screenburn. I check probably every two months snd all good so far!

It's unfortunate that image retention is a problem again. There was so much hype around OLED, but now that it's here in full, we see problems like this. I still haven't gotten any OLED displays, and I'm reluctant to get one. Any display that doesn't last at least 10 years, really shouldn't be made in the first place.

These oled panels also have an absurdly high failure rate during the manufacturing process, they are probably like shoving the bad ones in the production line hoping no one would notice.

I knew it. 5k hrs is nothing btw. My current odyssey g7 va has over 15K hours on it at this point. I could never tolerate oled burn in or baby my monitor for it. The great response time + good enough blacks will tide me over till mass micro led

It's worth noting on older models just how reliable compensation cycles were. Because I remember on my c7 oled it stopped making the clicking off noise 5 minutes after when the comp cycle was meant to run and just fully turned off immediately every time instead. I did a reset and thankfully normal behaviour was resumed. Most people wouldn't even think about looking out for details like that. In fact people still turn their oleds off at the wall after use I bet as well. I'm sure a lot of the older burn in cases were from tvs not running their comp cycles where appropriate.

It would be nice to see a sort of "round up" of how every individual model is doing, that gray screen for each model? or maybe just the more mainstream ones? (I understand that is probably a gigantic thing to ask in terms of workload and it is much easier said than done :X) But once again, THANK YOU very much for this outstanding effort and work to help us better understand the different oled adaptions and features.

You're great. If I was born in North America I would definitely apply for a job at your company :) You do such a great job raising awareness to what's the OLED panels are and what differs them from LCD tech. Keep up the perfect job you are doing! Best regards from Poland!

So to cut a long story short ; OLEDs still have burn-in risk including the latest Samsung OLEDs ?

RTINGS/R&D can NEVER stop doing these tests. Samsung/Companies could very well be selling products with a small life-spam so we're forced to buy more (not saying this a real conspiracy, but it wouldn't be nothing new - remember lamps?) This makes me REALLY in doubt of whether go with the Samsung QD-S90 Series or the LG WOLED C Series. Cause other then brightness and frame interpolation, LG is just better and more reliable in everything.

I'm not concerned about burn ins within warranty period. I'm concerned about what happens after year 3-4-5.

Thanks Rting for the effort ... Overall seems LG OLED has better resilient for burn-in than other brands.

What this test has shown me is to not watch any CNN, which I've been effectively doing for my whole life. Also, it would be nice to see how brightness is affected over time due to burn in and compensation.

ive been using my alienware oled for 12 months and id say i use it for about 4 hours everyday and have 0 noticeable burn-in. i wouldnt say im abusing it but im definitely not babying it. that 4 hours is mostly gaming or watching tv so im pretty impressed how well it has held up so far.

assume you guys will be adding the G9, and or all the new Q1 Gen 2's coming out. 32" 4k 240hz , and 27" 1400p 360hz

Could you give an more detailed update on the LG 27GR95QE-B? Since it uses LG's latest MLA panel pretty sure the MLA WOLEDs will directly compete against 2nd gen QD OLEDs next year and you now have long term data on both 2nd gen QD OLED and MLA WOLED, I've had mine GR2795QE for over 3 months and it's been great!

This reminds me of CRT monitors, I'm staying with LCD because I have a tendency to give my display(s) plenty of time for burn-in to happen. Always the same windows in the same place too so guess OLED isn't for me.

my 13 year old panasonic plasma has zero burn in only problem is it started buzzing a few months ago

This is a great test, have been looking at the LG c2 and burn in obviously a concern, seeing the results after 10 months and only a slight burn in from the banner at the bottom which has been displayed continuously for 10 months puts me at ease, the rest of the screen where there has been varying content looked nice and even

Thank you for the hard work that went into this Rtings. Really useful information

Can we just clone Abby and have her present everything? I could listen to that delivery all day. Perfect.

For anyone here new to OLED's here are some tips, DO not buy a used OLED unless they come with the original warranty, If you buy used without warranty you will just be out of luck on getting a free replacement if you get burn in within 3 years of owning the display, that warranty is what makes these things worth every penny, burn-in is fully covered in most if not all OLED's TV's and monitor warranties. So if you somehow get a little burn in in those 3 years you can just send it in and viola you get a brand new display sent back to you. second tip is to not overthink it. just as long as you dont keep static images on screen for a long time your gonna be fine. set a blank screensaver to come up automatically after a few minutes and use an animated or just blank black wallpaper. autohide your task bar, let the refresh cycle run at regular intervals (Dont skip it!).

Dear Rtings, all these tests don't mean anything if you're not going to implement a ranking system... Like a top 10. That way people making a huge investment on an oled screen can know which brand and model handles "burn in" the best.

Gray slides are probably not the best for checking burn-in on a WOLED display as the white subpixel is the least affected and in heavy use on a gray slide. Checking on a red or purple slide however you'd clearly see degradation of the red subpixel. Also I have an LG E7 that I have absolutely abused, using it as a computer monitor etc and heavy use for 6 years now and lots of gaming. But the only thing that has left any permanent mark is the KZfaq logo and KZfaq progress bar from the BUILT IN KZfaq app. And those are only on screen for short periods of time and not while any video is playing. It's appalling that LG would allow a built-in app use a full bright fully saturated red logo like that

Why are Oled TVs prone to burn-in while Amoled Phones just literally run as day one even after 5 years of use? I'm still using OnePlus 6 from 2018!

I guess OLED is still a no go for me. Im so afraid of burn-in especially at the current price point of OLED monitors. Thanks RTINGS!

Make sure you verbally summarize the results because the burn in on my LG65C8oled prevents me from seeing the burn in that you are showing

I would love to know how much of the brightness have gone by time.