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Author Topic: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?  (Read 1704 times)

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Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
« on: April 24, 2019, 04:59:53 am »
Maybe I'm just being paranoid?  But I'm not monitor expert. So the question is can playing one particular vertical game for a length of time (say 3-4 hours or so) with vertical bezel art permanently displayed down the sides cause any burn in on a relatively modern(ish) vga PC CRT monitor?
NOT an arcade monitor.

I just feel like it's not the thing to do... but it might be fine?

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Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2019, 02:43:46 pm »
anything being displayed on a CRT has the possibility of buring into the screen given enough time.

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Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2019, 06:01:05 am »
But how much time? Would it need quite a few hours? Or just a couple? Or is this too subjective and depends on type/manufacturer of monitor etc?

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Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2019, 01:44:50 pm »
You need to turn the monitor off and on every 108 minutes
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Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2019, 04:01:16 am »
But how much time? Would it need quite a few hours?
Many hours, dependent on the tube and the brightness of the static image. But collapse a bright picture to a line or dot, and you'll increase the potential for burn-in significantly.

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Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2019, 05:10:11 am »
Yeah, many hours. Don't worry about it. Remember arcade monitor have lived most of their lives switched on for 8+ hours a day, every day. Static stuff like score lines and 'insert coin' is what usually gets burnt in over a long time. More modern PC CRTs are probably less prone to burn in too, although I'm not sure why. Just never seen one with burn.