55" Sony A95K - Burn in...

[pimper]

Finally looking at retiring my old TV thats served well for the last 10 odd years and move into the world of OLED, Mini LED etc. I've heard good things about the A95K being effectively the standard for a TV. However, i'm aware of OLEDs suffering from burn in and looking at discussions on other forums and also websites such as rtings that this panel along with others in the Sony range suffer from some decent amounts of burn in, compared with the likes of the LG G3 and so forth.

Are these statements true and my worries valid? I'm looking at the display on a retailer that offers a 5 year warranty that includes burn in issues.. so just wondering if parting with that amount of money for the A95K vs the G3 for the same price or potentially a couple £ hundred less?

Not going to be using the TV as a monitor / gaming display. Casual TV usage / movies for a few hours a day. Little news watching or anything where static logos and tickers appear.. except F1 (timing screens and logo etc. ( so at most about 2 or 3 hours a day for a 20 odd weekends a year.)

 

[wez68]

Finally looking at retiring my old TV thats served well for the last 10 odd years and move into the world of OLED, Mini LED etc. I've heard good things about the A95K being effectively the standard for a TV. However, i'm aware of OLEDs suffering from burn in and looking at discussions on other forums and also websites such as rtings that this panel along with others in the Sony range suffer from some decent amounts of burn in, compared with the likes of the LG G3 and so forth.

Are these statements true and my worries valid? I'm looking at the display on a retailer that offers a 5 year warranty that includes burn in issues.. so just wondering if parting with that amount of money for the A95K vs the G3 for the same price or potentially a couple £ hundred less?

Not going to be using the TV as a monitor / gaming display. Casual TV usage / movies for a few hours a day. Little news watching or anything where static logos and tickers appear.. except F1 (timing screens and logo etc. ( so at most about 2 or 3 hours a day for a 20 odd weekends a year.)

With your usage you have nothing at all to be worried about imo , and I really would take rtings so called burn in test with a pinch of salt , I have had numerous oled sets and not one has showed any signs of burn in (actually its burn out ), my current set is a Sony A80J 77'' and is 2 years old and is showing no signs at all , and I also have a 55" Samsung S95B upstairs that I use with my Series X and that's perfect too , usage on that set is probably 90/10 gaming /tv

 

[pimper]

With your usage you have nothing at all to be worried about imo , and I really would take rtings so called burn in test with a pinch of salt , I have had numerous oled sets and not one has showed any signs of burn in (actually its burn out ), my current set is a Sony A80J 77'' and is 2 years old and is showing no signs at all , and I also have a 55" Samsung S95B upstairs that I use with my Series X and that's perfect too , usage on that set is probably 90/10 gaming /tv

Thanks for the quick response. I did read into the rtings test, mainly that its a literal torture test for the panels and normal use is nothing like it, but I suppose its just the usual thing in the back of your head thinking about panel issues. Would you say for piece of mind its worth the 5 year warranty for burn in (out)?

 

[Flor_Fina]

Burn-in is a non-issue these days unless you do dumb **** like play the same game for 12 hours a day 7 days a week for years. Then it will.

 

[pimper]

Burn-in is a non-issue these days unless you do dumb **** like play the same game for 12 hours a day 7 days a week for years. Then it will.

It’s hardly a non issue though is it… yes with correct measures and not being silly leaving anything static on the screen will help limit burn in, it won’t eliminate the chances of it. Various AV forums have accounts of A95Ks and other OLEDs suffering from burn in after only a few months, one in particular has gone through four panels suffering from the same issue after only 3 or 4 months with Sony offering no warranty as burn in is part of an OLEDs natural life cycle…

 

[Noxia]

Burn-in is a non-issue these days unless you do dumb **** like play the same game for 12 hours a day 7 days a week for years. Then it will.

Agree, use an OLED for desktop, another for TV and I've not had to babysit either and going fine 2 years on.
My opinion is if you're going to get anxious every time you use a TV then stick to led.

 

[Ayahuasca]

one in particular has gone through four panels suffering from the same issue after only 3 or 4 months with Sony offering no warranty as burn in is part of an OLEDs natural life cycle…

For me, the problem in these cases lies with the user. I've been using OLEDs for years and the only panel that developed burn-in was my LG B7 after I gave it to my parents and they watched news channels every day.

Going through four panels in a year due to burn-in is way outside the norm.

 

[Flor_Fina]

It’s hardly a non issue though is it… yes with correct measures and not being silly leaving anything static on the screen will help limit burn in, it won’t eliminate the chances of it. Various AV forums have accounts of A95Ks and other OLEDs suffering from burn in after only a few months, one in particular has gone through four panels suffering from the same issue after only 3 or 4 months with Sony offering no warranty as burn in is part of an OLEDs natural life cycle…

Sounds more like one of those guys that looks for faults rather then just watching the set. One guy on there returned the same tv 12 times. He made the news for it IIRC.

Will try and find said thread for a read though.

 

[the shadow]

Sounds more like one of those guys that looks for faults rather then just watching the set. One guy on there returned the same tv 12 times. He made the news for it IIRC.

Will try and find said thread for a read though.

John Lewis ban man from every store - for returning 12 TVs

Paul Chambers received a letter instructing him not to purchase any item from any John Lewis department store, John Lewis.com and Waitrose

www.coventrytelegraph.net

 

[wez68]

Thanks for the quick response. I did read into the rtings test, mainly that its a literal torture test for the panels and normal use is nothing like it, but I suppose its just the usual thing in the back of your head thinking about panel issues. Would you say for piece of mind its worth the 5 year warranty for burn in (out)?

Personally I wouldn't pay the extra.