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Radio listening on TV - burn in risk

  • 22-12-2020 6:28pm
    #1
    ifconfig
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭


    I have a tendency to overthink sometimes but here goes...

    I recently got a Samsung 49 inch QLED tv
    As a fogey, I sometimes take a break from TV and I like the ability to listen to radio streams via the Smart TV, etc.

    Mostly this gets delivered via TuneIn and the visuals are quite static.
    For example, when I ask for BBC Radio 4 I get BBC Sounds, Now Playing in large fonts and a musical note icon and a kind of animated slim bar to indicate audio is playing.

    I'm new to all the debates on burn in , OLED, QLED, etc.
    From as best I can hear QLED is lest susceptible to Burn in.
    Is there some way I can blank the tv screen or am I totally overthinking the impact of static content on the TV screen affecting screen life ?


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  • #2
    ifconfig
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭ifconfig


    Many thanks for that OSI.
    Yes - I will basically avoid at all costs.

    Out of curiosity is your dad's Samsung , backlit LCD, OLED, QLED ?


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    To be honest, I thought burn-in was an issue that was phased out years ago. I hadn't heard of any burn in issues in a long, long time (could be just coincidental, though).


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