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Why? does turning off an oled TV cause problems?

baq 4y ago
Yes. OLEDs run a short matrix refresh cycle every few working hours and a long one every hundred or so after you put them to standby; you probably won’t break anything, but the TV quality will degrade quicker. (Not sure about the not breaking part, though ;) I leave mine powered on.)
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  It needs power or it degrades faster? Sounds like a great reason for me to never buy an OLED tv.
  - baq 4y ago
    There are plenty of reasons to not get one and they don't matter since for me no other TV technology even remotely makes sense due to picture quality being so vastly superior than anything except plasma.
    - paganel 4y ago
      > vastly superior than anything except plasma. One more reason for me to cherish my 2011 plasma TV. Also, it has none of that smart-tv non-sense, which is a big plus.
      - GuB-42 4y ago
        Since the topic is power draw, it is important to note that plasma TVs require much more power than LCD and OLED, at least when they are turned on. By how much is not trivial but it is usually at least double for a similar sized screen. Of course, if your new TV is using 25W in standby, it doesn't really matter, but I am assuming something reasonable here.
      - bscphil 4y ago
        > my 2011 plasma TV My experience, having now bought several used plasmas from about that era, is that they tend to have extremely bright black points, comparable to a ~2015 mid-tier LCD screen. Fairly cheap modern LCDs seem to have superior image quality with sharper pixels as well. Is this not your experience? Have I just been unlucky and purchased some aging panels? When I got into the market, I was of the impression that plasmas were renowned for their high contrast ratios, but I have been less than impressed. Burn-in is extremely severe as well.
        paganel 4y ago
        > Fairly cheap modern LCDs seem to have superior image quality with sharper pixels as well. I personally don't like the "sharpness", I like the image to be more "fluid", with the colours more easily "blending in" into one another (don't know what's the exact technical term for that). A few days ago I watched a movie at one of my friends' place, she has a fairly recent LCD screen. I couldn't shake off the feeling of "being in the same room" with the actors, there was almost no "cinematography" involved anymore. I didn't like that, made it quite difficult for me to raise that fourth wall. I know of the HDR on-off setting thingie, but I don't think it was only because of that. I agree with the burning in, only that in my case is not that severe, for what it's worth. There's some of it in the upper-left corner, from when I used to leave the TV open almost non-stop to a shitty music channel, that music channel's logo has left its mark in there. It doesn't "show up" all the time, only when the screen up there is all "white"/light up, and only at times, not always. Either way, manageable.
        baq 4y ago
        > I couldn't shake off the feeling of "being in the same room" with the actors, there was almost no "cinematography" involved anymore. that was most likely motion smoothing. for reasons unknown to anyone but TV OEMs it's enabled by default.
      - illegalsmile 4y ago
        I sold my 2010 panny plasma two years ago and picked up a Sony OLED and wow, what a difference. Once you turn off all the BS image processing and dial in the settings to your liking it blows plasma out of the water with brighter images with HDR, lower power draw and higher resolution. You're not forced to use the smart-tv non-sense either, don't wire it into your network, don't connect it to your wi-fi and only use a third-party device like a shield or roku. I'd say you're missing out at this point IF you consume media regularly, especially movies. Otherwise you probably don't mind much.
    - fomine3 4y ago
      It's good for who care black quality, but I don't recommend it for average TV buyer due to short longevity.
- aqfamnzc 4y ago
  Is that the case with all OLED displays? like a phone screen, etc.?
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baq 4y ago

Yes. OLEDs run a short matrix refresh cycle every few working hours and a long one every hundred or so after you put them to standby; you probably won’t break anything, but the TV quality will degrade quicker. (Not sure about the not breaking part, though ;) I leave mine powered on.)

MichaelCollins 4y ago
It needs power or it degrades faster? Sounds like a great reason for me to never buy an OLED tv.
- baq 4y ago
  There are plenty of reasons to not get one and they don't matter since for me no other TV technology even remotely makes sense due to picture quality being so vastly superior than anything except plasma.
  - paganel 4y ago
    > vastly superior than anything except plasma. One more reason for me to cherish my 2011 plasma TV. Also, it has none of that smart-tv non-sense, which is a big plus.
    - GuB-42 4y ago
      Since the topic is power draw, it is important to note that plasma TVs require much more power than LCD and OLED, at least when they are turned on. By how much is not trivial but it is usually at least double for a similar sized screen. Of course, if your new TV is using 25W in standby, it doesn't really matter, but I am assuming something reasonable here.
    - bscphil 4y ago
      > my 2011 plasma TV My experience, having now bought several used plasmas from about that era, is that they tend to have extremely bright black points, comparable to a ~2015 mid-tier LCD screen. Fairly cheap modern LCDs seem to have superior image quality with sharper pixels as well. Is this not your experience? Have I just been unlucky and purchased some aging panels? When I got into the market, I was of the impression that plasmas were renowned for their high contrast ratios, but I have been less than impressed. Burn-in is extremely severe as well.
      - paganel 4y ago
        > Fairly cheap modern LCDs seem to have superior image quality with sharper pixels as well. I personally don't like the "sharpness", I like the image to be more "fluid", with the colours more easily "blending in" into one another (don't know what's the exact technical term for that). A few days ago I watched a movie at one of my friends' place, she has a fairly recent LCD screen. I couldn't shake off the feeling of "being in the same room" with the actors, there was almost no "cinematography" involved anymore. I didn't like that, made it quite difficult for me to raise that fourth wall. I know of the HDR on-off setting thingie, but I don't think it was only because of that. I agree with the burning in, only that in my case is not that severe, for what it's worth. There's some of it in the upper-left corner, from when I used to leave the TV open almost non-stop to a shitty music channel, that music channel's logo has left its mark in there. It doesn't "show up" all the time, only when the screen up there is all "white"/light up, and only at times, not always. Either way, manageable.
        baq 4y ago
        > I couldn't shake off the feeling of "being in the same room" with the actors, there was almost no "cinematography" involved anymore. that was most likely motion smoothing. for reasons unknown to anyone but TV OEMs it's enabled by default.
    - illegalsmile 4y ago
      I sold my 2010 panny plasma two years ago and picked up a Sony OLED and wow, what a difference. Once you turn off all the BS image processing and dial in the settings to your liking it blows plasma out of the water with brighter images with HDR, lower power draw and higher resolution. You're not forced to use the smart-tv non-sense either, don't wire it into your network, don't connect it to your wi-fi and only use a third-party device like a shield or roku. I'd say you're missing out at this point IF you consume media regularly, especially movies. Otherwise you probably don't mind much.
  - fomine3 4y ago
    It's good for who care black quality, but I don't recommend it for average TV buyer due to short longevity.
aqfamnzc 4y ago
Is that the case with all OLED displays? like a phone screen, etc.?

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