Especially in the early days, the striking concern of OLED was that it increased the risk of burning or retaining images compared to traditional backlit displays. Part of this is due to the use of organic compounds, OLED panels can degrade more easily at different rates over time, which can lead to changes in brightness and color.
Thankfully, OLED Burn-In is becoming increasingly uncommon in modern TVs for a variety of reasons, including screen savers, static image detection and other hardware methods to reduce and correct retained images. While burning is still a mild concern, it’s only a matter of considering for extremely large users like gamers that they keep static images on the screen for hours (or days) at a time. Even then, it is not usually permanent. For most people, OLED Burn-In doesn’t have to worry about it.
For more information on TV technology, from quantum dots to 4K, check out our guide on how to choose the right TV (also linked), how to set up a new TV, and HDR, or visit the “Usual Definitions” section of our Best TV Guide for more information.
