Dude, I think I burnt my pixels.....

[Insomaniac10]

As a power user, the pixel burn-in on my phone is starting to get really bad in the area of my status bar. At first I was only able to notice it on white backgrounds, but its getting more and more noticeable every month.

I had no idea that permanent burn-damage was possible until it happened to me. I wish I would have known, and i would have never employed numerous "stay awake" features.

Would Samsung replace my device due to this issue? I have phone insurance through T-Mobile, but I refuse to pay the deductible for something like this. Its out of my control (they dont warn us of this possibility), and I would consider it a product defect. The display is, arguably, this device's most attractive feature.

This is something that concerns me because this damage is permanent, and will only get worse over time. It wouldnt be THAT big of a deal, but my upgrade isnt until october of 2012...i can only imagine how bad the burn will be then.

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Who else is experiencing pixel-burn? How bad is it? Have you taken any steps with Samsung or TMobile, and what were the results?

 

[XPLANE9]

Samsung should be covering burn-in under warranty as long as it is serious enough to be fairly noticeable. Would the burn-in happen to be on the AM/PM part or the entire area containing the signal and battery status icons? Or the entire bar altogether?

 

[Insomaniac10]

Samsung should be covering burn-in under warranty as long as it is serious enough to be fairly noticeable. Would the burn-in happen to be on the AM/PM part or the entire area containing the signal and battery status icons? Or the entire bar altogether?

The entire bar.....it's only going to get worse, and it's going to look horrible, and I've lost a lot ambition towards my phone because of it....I'm sure my fellow XDA compulsives know what I mean, everything has to be perfect or it's no good

Sent from my pocket rocket!!

 

[Insomaniac10]

Obviously hiding the status bar would be the way to prevent further burn, but frankly, I shouldn't be obliged to do that to prevent damage to my display. I love theming and I like the appearance status bar.

Sent from my pocket rocket!!

 

[XPLANE9]

Unfortunately burn-in is inevitable on AMOLED screens when used extensively with a static image. I just try to use only themes with a black bar and hide the clock to prevent or hinder the progress of burn-in. You could rotate the screen a little more often, or display a solid color for a while in hope that it evens out the pixel degradation (AMOLED screens are organic after all). As for now all you can do is send it do Samsung for warranty repairs or just swap for a LCD screened device.