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Title: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
Post by: LeedsFan 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?

Title: Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
Post by: lilshawn 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.

Title: Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
Post by: LeedsFan 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?

Title: Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
Post by: yotsuya on April 25, 2019, 01:44:50 pm

You need to turn the monitor off and on every 108 minutes

Title: Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
Post by: nexusmtz on April 26, 2019, 04:01:16 am

Quote from: LeedsFan on April 25, 2019, 06:01:05 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.

Title: Re: Can MAME artwork cause burn in?
Post by: big10p 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.