Since Samsung’s introduction of QD-OLED and LG’s advancements in WOLED, OLED monitors have been gaining momentum. Until now, only a few manufacturers offered guarantees against burn-in, but now Asus and MSI also officially offer burn-in guarantees.
OLED was a big trend in the monitor market in 2023 and with numerous OLED announcements at CES 2024, it will remain so for now. Despite various protective mechanisms and effective cooling elements, OLED burn-in is a problem for interested parties. Asus has now updated its monitor product pages and added a warranty column The two-year warranty also covers burn-in It happens that it currently affects the following models:
A few hours later, MSI issued a press release in which the manufacturer advocated for one Three year burn-in guarantee With its OLED monitor. This applies not only to new models, but also to those already available:
- MAG 271QPX QD-OLED
- MAG 321UPX QD-OLED
- MAG 341CQP QD-OLED
- MPG 271QRX QD-OLED
- MPG 321URX QD-OLED
- MPG 491CQP QD-OLED
- MEG 342C QD-OLED (Test)
It’s not just Asus and MSI that cover OLED burn-in
Both Taiwanese manufacturers are responding to previous criticisms, as some competitors such as Dell (Alienware) and LG OLED burn-in is now covered under warranty for a long time. Some manufacturers, including Philips, do not officially advertise this, but offer replacement under warranty if there is a problem (burn-in). Since panels from LG or Samsung are always used and the image quality between two OLED monitors can be almost identical, the existence of a burn-in guarantee is definitely a relevant purchase criterion.
While the new burn-in rule can currently be found on German Asus sites, it’s still missing on German MSI sites – however, MSI shared the press release via the global news channel, so the rule should apply in this country as well. The MSI warranty policy states that OLED Care is not disabled and burn-in is calculated if a 50 percent gray area appears The brightness difference is at least 3.5 percent Visible between burned and non-burned surfaces. Whether other manufacturers (such as Acer and Samsung) will follow suit in this regard remains to be seen.
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