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Re:Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions? by 14 on Monday November 29, 2021 @01:45PM (#29383515)
Any worries of “burn in”? I read the risk of using one as a monitor is that with a computer there is often static images like your task bar. Those can burn into the screen permanently where as if it is just tv the image often changes. Shows like news often have a bar at the bottom and was warned those too can cause burn in. Curious what your experience has been? Thanks
Re:Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions? by jjoonathan on Monday November 29, 2021 @01:51PM (#29383609)
Yes, OLED care is a concern, and I take the usual precautions: no fixed menubars, no tiling WM, rotating desktop wallpapers, and reduced brightness (which isn't a compromise -- anything above 80% makes light-mode content uncomfortable, and auto HDR raises the limit for actual HDR content).

Even if I were not taking these steps and generally abusing the monitor, I wouldn't expect to see burn-in yet, so I can't really speak to how the situation will develop.

Re:Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions? by uyt on Monday November 29, 2021 @01:55PM (#29383663)
I used to have the Acer B326HK (32 inch 4k) which is marketed as a monitor and it still had really bad burn in
Re:Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions? by jjoonathan on Monday November 29, 2021 @02:10PM (#29383861)
Isn't that IPS though?