LCD screen burn on laptop

congo_90

As title says, i managed to burn an image onto my screen. the other night i passed out and left the laptop running now the image is stuck on the screen and visible when a plain backround is displayed. It's not the first time it's happened but normally it goes away because the burn wouldn't be too bad.

any ideas/suggestions on how to clear it?
I'm usin a detailed picture on my desktop backround at the moment to hide it but when on boards etc it shows up.

AlmightyCushion

Try displaying a completely white screen for a while (half hour maybe) and see if that does anything.

congo_90

How would i make a completly white screen? shud i just use ms paint then display it on full screen etc?

AlmightyCushion

Yep, just create a completely white image in ms paint. Use that image as your screen saver then watch some tv for a while.

congo_90

good idea thanks for the advice! i'll repost to let you know the results.
thanks

AlmightyCushion

No problem, hopefully it works.

Overheal

in the future reconfigure your display settings so the laptop screen switches off after a short period of inactivity (between 2-15 minutes is recommended - this will not affect most video players either)

congo_90

Overheal wrote: »

in the future reconfigure your display settings so the laptop screen switches off after a short period of inactivity (between 2-15 minutes is recommended - this will not affect most video players either)

Thanks for the advice. Only thing is sometimes i'm working on my laptop through out the day usin the same program. so a window may be there for hours at a time non stop. Is there a way to prevent screen burn if the laptop is on for extended period of time with say, one window?

@AlmightyCushion. I done as you said. left the laptop for approx 40mins and the damage was cleared. thanks.

AlmightyCushion

congo_90 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice. Only thing is sometimes i'm working on my laptop through out the day usin the same program. so a window may be there for hours at a time non stop. Is there a way to prevent screen burn if the laptop is on for extended period of time with say, one window?

Maybe go for a coffee break every so often, when you do turn off the screen. I don't think I've ever seen a case where this was permanent so I wouldn't really worry about preventing it too much.

congo_90 wrote: »

@AlmightyCushion. I done as you said. left the laptop for approx 40mins and the damage was cleared. thanks.

No problem, glad I can help.

Overheal

congo_90 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice. Only thing is sometimes i'm working on my laptop through out the day usin the same program. so a window may be there for hours at a time non stop. Is there a way to prevent screen burn if the laptop is on for extended period of time with say, one window?

@AlmightyCushion. I done as you said. left the laptop for approx 40mins and the damage was cleared. thanks.

I use firefox almost constantly myself I can say I've ever seen any burn from the application itself - or for that matter the start bar.

Theres lots you could try. One would be to lower the brightness to just what you need. Full brightness isnt always a requirement. Another is to invert your color scheme. For example, changing the text to white/yellow and the background to black.

But even with the idle shutoff that i mentioned earlier you shouldnt see a problem: even when the screen shuts down for a minute at a time it will do a wonder in preventing damage over time. Also consider the LCDs lightbulb: it WILL eventually fail. Thats a given. Dont waste its lifetime needlessly: its a lot harder to replace than say, a battery, and when it goes it will be a pain in the arse to swap out.

jimmycrackcorm

Someone should invent screen savers. Oh wait...