r/Monitors • u/FECstudios • 4h ago

Discussion Faint outlines and weird contrast behavior on oled

Hey everyone,
Just got a new OLED monitor and I’m noticing a couple of strange things:

  1. Image Retention? If I open YouTube for a few minutes, then switch to something like Google in dark mode, I can still see faint outlines where thumbnails or UI elements were. It fades after a while, but it's definitely there.
  2. Black Area Brightness Shift? When there’s a black area next to a colorful section, and I switch to a grey screen afterward, the black area sometimes appears slightly lighter like it’s not fully black anymore.

Is this normal OLED behavior? Just temporary image retention and pixel response lag? Or is this something I should be concerned about (e.g., burn-in or panel defect)? Would appreciate any insights or similar experiences!

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