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Help Major Concern- Razr Screen Image Burn In

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argent7

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Ok- so I went to a local Corp. Verizon Store to check out the Razr vs the Rezound. I'm jumping off the Nexus train and the Razr has been my preferred option. So I'm driving through the Razr screens and while I'm waiting for the Market to load I distinctly notice the shadows of shortcuts images on the bottom of the flat grey background- specifically the ones that pull full time duty in the dock. Since the web connection was non-existant the grey background stayed in loading mode, and I had hoped the shadows would fade as time passed- they did not. A classic case of image retention.

I then checked the 2 other working demos and they all had the same problem. I also checked other backgrounds and they showed - to a greater or lesser extant, on most.

Clearly these demos are running at full brightness- all day long- so the effect is exaggerated- but these have only been up for less than 2 weeks. Any way you shake it this is not a good sign for screens over a 2 year lifespan.

What the f?

Is this something that is seen more on Super Amoled screens over lcds?
 
Yes you can have image retention on SAMOLED displays. I have it on rare occasion on my Incredible and Fascinate but it always goes away. I have yet to see it on my Razr. Any display that has pixels that light on their own ( plasma, OLED, etc.) can have IR but we are constantly moving between screens or running animations on our smartphones so its rarely an issue. I wouldn't concern yourself with it.
 
First off- they were constantly running though the RAZR demo presentations so the screens were being "randomized" - the shadow image remained and did not lessen for the 1 hour I was at the store.

No other demo phones exhibited this behavior-and I tested a few including the Charge(similar screen)- none of which showed these images.

I 'd love to dismiss it since I want the phone.

Anyone experiencing this?
 
Its there....like Frag said...its present on Amoled screens sometimes...

Go to an all black screen with the screen on in a dimly lit area....your eyes will be amazed what you find....lol! Its not pretty! Some blotches, or burn within the screen! Nothing that can be done, its just something that exists on Amoled screens.

I pulled out my dads Fascinate...and it was there slightly, zero on the Charge. So its basically the luck of the draw and no real way to test it at vzw unless you ask the manager if you can shut all the lights off as you run you tube looking for burns or blotches on the black screen....lmaooo!
 
When I went to exchange my boot looping Rezound I checked all the Razr's and none showed any hint of IR. I will be going to a different Verizon tomorrow to pick up a Motorola oasis bluetooth headset and will check the Razr's there as well.
 
Think people are talking about 2 different things here, image retention and the razr screen having some blotches and streaks on a total black screen.

Image retention can usually be cleared by simply turning the display off for a while or having a random image on the screen for a bit..

There are also people complaining about blotches and streaks on the display when its totally black. If you want to see them(I recommend not because you will be sad). Go into a dark room. Record about 30 seconds of video in the dark and then play it back. You will see tons of blotches and streaks where the display is darker in those areas. Quite ugly. But who records video or watches a video of complete darkness?

From what I have read it is normal to amoled manufacturing and all amoled displays have the "issue" to some degree.
 
I picked one up despite what I saw at the store- hoping for the luck for the draw, and not planning on leaving the screen on 24-7. Not seeing any problems- no image retention, no botches. great screen- really stunning.
 
I bet the software buttons on the GNex, in combination with the amoled screen will lead to terrible burn in. I still want one tho.
 
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