Screen burn on 8800

smokedog · 15 May 2006 at 18:06

In power saving mode there is a static strip and time displayed and this has cause screen burn. I turned power saving off for about month as it was causing screen burn. Even tho screen burn is not suppose to happen to LCD screens.

I have taken a picture. You will notice the imprint of where the time has been displayed.

Oliver · 15 May 2006 at 23:17

I've noticed that too on mine

Replicant · 16 May 2006 at 00:33

Some people on the nokia forums have said that if you go to one of the service centres, they'll replace the screen at no charge since the phone has a long warranty, not sure if this fully solves the problem, doesn't bother me really.

50/50 · 16 May 2006 at 01:57

wow never realised the resolution was so crappy

Airax · 16 May 2006 at 07:42

You cannot get "Screen Burn" on LCDs!
Its actually called LCD Persistance, I've seen it happen on my work monitor. It looks like screen burn, it of often a fault with the graphics controller in the LCD/Monitor.

Best thing to do turn off all logo's, etc, and have a plain white wallpaper and leave that on for a couple of hours, should fix it 90% of the time.

I've never had it on my 8800 though, if you really are concerned, turn power saving off and the time/date bar isn't displayed.
Resolution in the phone screen is actually pretty good though, just doesn't come over in the pictures

bam0 · 16 May 2006 at 09:26

Airax said:
You cannot get "Screen Burn" on LCDs!
Its actually called LCD Persistance, I've seen it happen on my work monitor. It looks like screen burn, it of often a fault with the graphics controller in the LCD/Monitor.

Eh? It's nothing to do with the graphics controller, it's a "memory" effect from the crystals being held one position for an extended period of time.