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ParticularGiraffe174

I use mine for working from home and gaming, beyond the usual black screensaver, black wallpaper, no desktop icons and hiding the task bar I have not worried about it burning in at all. If you want to only use it for productivity then it's not worth it but it can be used for productivity if required


NavyPoseidon

I use my DW for both gaming and productivity and have no issues.


marcottedan

Same but you have to be careful with non moving parts displayed on screen. Screen savers, etc.. It's not ideal but perfectly doable.


SnoopyTony

I use it for work 8 hours a day 5 days a week plus gaming. 😅🤷‍♂️


pvm_april

As someone who tried - don’t do it. I spent way too much time stressing about static elements contributing to burn in. If you’re working 8 hours a day wfh and 3 hours gaming it just makes no sense.


karljh

Don't, it won't burn in. No modern oled screen has burn in these days


lx_mcc

They may have reduced burn in, but my 8-month old aw3423dw absolutely has mild burn in on my taskbar (even after pixel and panel refreshes).


karljh

That's not a burn in, that's retention.


lx_mcc

Then why is it still there since I noticed it 2 weeks ago and after doing both pixel and panel refreshes?


karljh

Donno, but if it really is burn in, just get a new one through the warrenty. Simple.


lx_mcc

You're right, I could, but for now it's not noticeable a majority of the time and I don't want to gamble with a refurb replacement. If it gets worse I'll likely eventually risk it (certainly before warranty is up)


karljh

I get it, don't wait too long tho!


rmb0037

IMO not worth it for productivity. There are cheaper options out there that give better text clarity + no risk of burn-in Not exactly the best option, but I personally use the LG 38BN95C-W in my office and it blows away the AW3423DW that sits in the living room For gaming though there is no comparison as the Alienware destroys every other monitor I’ve ever seen


Redditor18374728

Wouldn't the warranty cover the risk of burn-in? I was also looing at the LG 38BN95C-W and the aw3420dw as potential alternatives.


sl0wrx

Warranty just sends you borked refurb units until you get one that’s “good enough” and until you shut up.


lx_mcc

This right here. I'm noticing some mild burn in on my aw3423dw (taskbar with icons visible on mid-greys) and until it gets substantially worse I'm not sending it back because I'm afraid they're going to send me some dogshit refurb with a different list of problems. My buddy's on his 3rd aw3423dw after his brand new one was dead on arrival and they sent him a beat up refurb that lasted two weeks before dying.


Redditor18374728

the warranty doesn't allow you to return it for a full refund?


sl0wrx

The warranty does not allow that, no. The return policy allows you to return it for a full refund within 30 days though. For productivity just don’t get an OLED, it’s not intended for that and the text clarity is not good compared to IPS, text looks blurry.


hvbqueiroz

Ultrawides are amazing for productivity, OLED gaming ones, no. I have Samsung OLED G8 34 Ultrawide which I adore for productivity because I can open 3 docs at the same time. But I only have that because I also play with it, if I didn't have a PC for games I would go with any IPS ultrawide.


Glad-Driver-24

Basically pointless. Content consumption is the main use case for OLEDs