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Biggerboat1 on 28 November 2017
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I've had a 2015 LG OLED for 2 years and haven't experienced any problems with burn-in, but I guess that's due to my particular use-case. I watch a good balance of netflix / amazon / iplayer / and various sky channels, and of course gaming.

I've sunk around 80-90 hours into zelda, around the same in MK8D & have about 500 moons in Odyssey (so I guess 30-40 hours & a good amount of time in Shadow of Mordor and a couple of other big PC games in that time.

The thing is, is that even when playing 8 hours of zelda in a single sitting you're going between your map & inventory constantly, not to mention cut scenes and little cues & animation where the HUD isn't displaying that I guess it offers enough relief to the TV not to be a problem (in my case, at this stage of the TVs life anyway).

I'd say that's probably the case for a lot of games - though I'm sure there are examples of games where the HUD is present most, if not all of the time, and that may prove an issue!

I've had a look at the link to the burn in test posted earlier in this thread and whilst I don't contest that there is the risk of burn-in with OLEDs, they are subjecting the sets to an extreme set of parameters... 20 hours a day, every day with the same set of logos...

Again, I'm not denying there's an issue there, I'm just saying that if you run a balanced diet of content through your OLED, the signs are that you should be fine - for up to 2 years and counting in my case (also, I haven't noticed any OLED owners on this thread having noticed any issues - that surely means something!)

And we can't forget the flip side of this coin - the absolutely stunning, unparalleled viewing experience. If it comes to it, I personally will be fine with having to replace my set every 5 years (which is about the same as a console or PC and about twice as long as the average smart phone) if it means getting the premium experience - but that's just me.

Some of the scare-mongering on this thread is a bit OTT in my opinion & if the issue really was as bad as some are insisting then surely every OLED review would come with a massive asterisk next to it warning that your TV will be f**ked within a year of using...

Do the research, have a look at your own use case & then decide what the best fit it - simples!