11-16-2005, 05:04 AM
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Dell 2005FPW - Burn in?
Anyone have a problem with burn in on their Dell 2005FPW? I just noticed tonight my world of warcraft action bars are burned in slightly
 . I heard running an active screen saver can help remove this effect. Is this true? If so, any recommendations? |
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11-16-2005, 05:58 AM
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i've never heard of burn in on an LCD. But go ahead and try the screen saver thing. I gotta believe it's temporary.
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11-16-2005, 09:44 AM
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see memo, that would be a sign to STOP PLAYING WOW!!!!
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Ya, me neither. I thought it was one of their selling points. However, I guess that's what months of playing WoW for long periods of time will do!  I thought it would be temporary too, but after hours of having the monitor off and such they're still there. I will just have to try the screen saver thing and hope for the best.Quote:
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11-16-2005, 11:53 AM
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No problems with my 2005fpw but the most action it sees is a few hours a time at CS:S.
No monitor can withstand world of warcrack!
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11-16-2005, 12:06 PM
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i'd almost check the warranty on it.
Otherwise, get a program called dead pixel buddy, and have it run through all the colors at 15 second intervals overnight. I'm wondering if you dont' just have a bunch of stuck pixels. |
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11-16-2005, 12:14 PM
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I have a 15" Dell LCD at work that basically has the same image displayed 24/7. It displays a fair amount of burn in after only a year of use.
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11-17-2005, 01:13 AM
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LCD's are burn in resistant, but not proof.
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11-17-2005, 01:40 AM
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