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[Vibrant General] newkirk:
Had mine about five weeks now, and on a 100% bright all-blue background I can see clock, battery, alarm and gsm widgets faintly, along with the lighter-colored bottom edge of the titlebar. (blue test screen or color flashlight app)

Constant rotation would at best make it 1/4 as noticeable, it'll still occur. (Really it'd take 4x as long to reach the same point, but affect all four screen edges which could be _more_ noticeable since the titlebar would only 'hide' one of the four ghosts at a time) Dimmer display and faster suspend would only slow the onset, not prevent it. (those same pixels would still be lit the same percentage brighter than their neighbors) The only software fix I	can perceive would be moving clock and what-not around regularly, which would drive me bat**** crazy.

Presumably what we're seeing is pixels lit more often degrading faster. Organic aspects notwithstanding, this is not unusual for an individual LED. Thankfully the degradation profile of an LED isn't linear - typically an LED's brightness will diminish rapidly (perhaps over the first hundred hours illumination) by a few percent loss of output, then it's usually a much slower decline after that. (aside: usually the lifespan estimate for an LED is measured to 50% output, not failure)

Meaning, there's a good chance that after another month or two the rest of the screen will have faded to match (caught up) and the difference should become less apparent. (caveat: I'm bright but not an expert, and my reasoning is based on traditional LEDs, not specifically AMOLED)

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[Vibrant General] FastKatt:
I hope you are correct. I love everything else about this phone and was considering buying a couple more for the family. I guess I'll hold off on that and see if the deterioration does level out.
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
The Nexus One had this problem too, it was also an AMOLED :)
[Vibrant General] reddragon72:
Someone find this in the book/manual or leaflet that came in the box. Mine is currently in storage so I cannot get it out. If the manual or leaflets do not mention this or warn against this then Samsung must replace the screens at no cost. This is not common knowledge of the average consumer and therefor must be clearly warned against in the manual.

Also this will become an issue with Samsung car/desk home programs.
[Vibrant General] androidmonkey:
PEOPLE, GET A LIFE! Its like you are looking for things to complain about on the phone. I checked my screen out, guess what, I see the AM/PM very faintly, barely noticeable with a solid color screen.

I feel sorry for your family...
[Vibrant General] reddragon72:
So your telling me that in one year when your looking at "family" photo's on your phone and the AM/PM or yet anything else is CLEARLY visible that you wont want to complain?

I feel sorry for your family as you don't seem to care much about anything.

I never complain or bicht but for something like this there is a clear complaint to be had. This is not nit picking this is clearly an issue that resides on the phone that is hard to ignore... especially in a year!
[Vibrant General] PsychoCemia:
I'm with androidmonkey on this one...get a life. ;) What phone are you gonna get instead? All the Galaxy S phones have the same screen, so they'll have the same problem. Nexus One? Same problem. Droid Incredible? Yeah. HTC EVO? Check.

Droid X should be okay. And the Aris. And the Xperia X10. Pick one of those. Quit crying. ;)
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
Hide your notification bar and maybe the rest of the screen will level out over time
[Vibrant General] FastKatt:
Wahhh... You've been offended by others concerned about a defect. We care that you're offended. Really. We do...
[Vibrant General] lqaddict:
It is not a defect per se, it is a side-effect of the technology used.

What's next? Is there ghosting when playing a fast paced video or game?

Do you have dead pixels?
[Vibrant General] androidmonkey:
Why bother posting? Because this is not a specific thing to the Vibrant, it can happen on ANY LCD screen/monitor.
[Vibrant General] tjhart85:
But we weren't warned! I NEED to be warned about everything. I might fall down those stairs if I'm not careful, someone BETTER put up a sign or I'm going to sue!

/sarcasm

EDIT: Had my phone for ~2.5 months and no sign of burn in using screen test.
[Vibrant General] billydroid:
No this phone uses a amoled display. And the burn in happened specifically to to his vibrant. He was not concerned about other people's lcd screens.
[Vibrant General] Goten310:
I used the screen checker app and yep I am having burn in issues also. I use the phone daily but nothing crazy. Usually the screen is on for about a minute at a time before I lock it and my screen timeout has always been about thirty seconds...

This is not right for any screen to have burn in issues this early. For those arguing and denying that this is happening or user error, good for you, you probally got a good screen but for some, we got a bad batch. I am usually too busy to be playing with my phone all day anyway but still have burn in... something is really wrong.
[Vibrant General] FastKatt:
I don't recall anyone, and certainly not me, mentioning anything about a lawsuit here.

Amazing how the "we should accept anything we're given" jack assess come out of the woodwork when they aren't the ones having an issue.

Keep accepting whatever you're fed with no questions our concerns. This strikes me as similar to the way cows get herded into the slaughter house. No concern, just follow the one in the lead.
[Vibrant General] FastKatt:
I'm out

I didn't come here to be told what i should or shouldn't accept at a fundamental level. That's my choice and no one else's. It's not something that needs to be argued over the internet by people that aren't paying for my phone. It doesn't help anyone and I won't continue to play that silly game.

I apologize if I have offended anyone. When I noticed I had the problem I came here to see if there were some potential solutions such as the one used for plasma TVs or brightness settings or whatever might help.

I hope those of you having this issue do find a solution.
[Vibrant General] Rage_Rave:
Mine is burnt where is says " sweep to unlock" MY screen it never on but when i get an SMS the screen comes on and wont turn off unless i unlock the phone and the relock it. Ill get an SMS 20min after i fall asleep and my phone screen will stay on all night!
[Vibrant General] sj_martin:
Time is burnt on mine.
[Vibrant General] nextgin:
Wow, after reading your explanation, I also have burn where the time is.
[Vibrant General] tpreludesh:
I've had mine since July 12th and I use it all day every day, but I usually have 24hr time on, not 12 hr. I have ZERO screen burn in and no green line on the side and no grey line under the notification bar. My screen is completely flawless. I'm not sure why some do it when others don't, but as was previously stated, it can happen with ridiculously expensive TV's and computer screens, so our amazing phone is not immune to it either.
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
What do you guys do with your notification bar that requires it to be pulled down and the screen on for several hours? Burn in only occur over a long period of time such as having your screen on for several hours.
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
I don't understand your question. What do you mean pulling down the bar for several hours? Who pulls down their notification bar for several hours. Why would you do that? To stare at notifications for several hours?
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
"Who pulls down their notification bar for several hours. Why would you do that? To stare at notifications for several hours?"

That is my question precisely....

Some people above complained about how the clock on the notification bar is burned into their screen but the clock (and notification area) doesn't show unless you pull down the notification bar (stock).
[Vibrant General] unolax:
I got mine day one and no burn in. Although i use ADW to get rid of the top bar alltogether.
[Vibrant General] hol17:
Time as in clock on the right hand side. I've never heard of a firmware that has the clock pop up when you pull down the Notification bar unless it's a mod. Many stock Roms have the clock at the top right on default like mine and I also have a slight ghost of am/pm.

// galaxy s
[Vibrant General] silox2000:
I notice some burn in with the PM, area where time would be and other areas where icons in the notification bar usually sit(all these are offcolor blobs except for the PM which I can make out if I look very closely). I also notice the notification bar itself burned in when the screen is a certain color using Screen Test (specifically red).

While this doesn't really bother me that much now, I hope it doesn't get worse because this could become a big problem if so.
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
That is my fear, the problem getting worse. It is just the early stages right now.
[Vibrant General] ykwak:
Launcher PRO or ADW To Hide Notif Bar

I do the same thing, except I use LauncherPRO

Love the fact that Launcher pro places notifications on the Dock Buttons
[Vibrant General] MrGibbage:
For the record, LCD does NOT suffer from burn in. Think about it, most of us have LCD monitors on our desks, with fancy windows taskbars. Many of us leave our computers (and monitors) on 24/7 (I do--sue me). I have never, ever seen an LCD screen with a task bar burned in.

Now, amoled, definitely can burn in. My burn in on my phone is very, very slight and very close to the edge of the screen. I'm not sweating it. Now that we know it can happen, just be careful. I used to leave my screen on while charging it. I have now turned that off. No biggie.
[Vibrant General] tjhart85:
I wrote that post before I checked to see if I had the problem specifically so I would say what I thought about it BEFORE I had the issue.

My point wasn't about a lawsuit, that was supposed to be a numerous statement, sorry you didn't feel that it was.

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I don't know if this makes a difference or not, but my phone doesn't get charged on a charger (normally), I have a couple extra batteries & I just swap them out on a charger. Maybe the "your phone is done charging now" notification comes up on you guys in the middle of the night and causes the burn in? Something to look into perhaps since that is DEFINITELY Samsungs fault and not just a limitation in the technology.
[Vibrant General] Supermighty:
I got my Vibrant on release day. I've go no burn in.

Though I am pretty paranoid about the OLED burn-out of the blue so I make sure to keep my phone off when I'm not using it.
[Vibrant General] SeanFloyd:
Also had since launch and no burn in whatsoever.
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
Well I use my phone a lot.. I mean a lot... My phone is about 8 weeks old and I can clearly see the am/pm and clock..
[Vibrant General] TonyDeez:
For those of you with the burn-in problems, do you mind posting information about your screen on-time? Like screen time-out settings, daily usage hours, screen-on while charging, etc. I'm on the verge of buying a Samsung Vibrant and the biggest consideration is the screen, seconded by the awesome CPU.
[Vibrant General] Darksurf:
Easy prevention

I don't know if you guys have really given it too much thought, but the easiest prevention method for this is just change the time and date settings to 24hr .

Then there is no static AM or PM on the screen to burn in and the numbers change enough to reduce the odds of burn in. :D
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
My screen is on hours a day while I play with themes.. So I understand why mine is..
[Vibrant General] Leoslick:
Had it since launch and I see some burn on the pm in the bar while on the white screen and the blue screen of the test. Meh

Sent from beyond galaxy s
[Vibrant General] Leoslick:
Wouldn't having the vanilla bar with black lettering have the reverse effect and undo the burn?

Sent from beyond galaxy s
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
The vanilla bar trick would work if anyone could change the clock black.. But it has yet to be done.. I have tried with no avail...
[Vibrant General] iiibradiii:
Nope

Have had the phone since launch, ran that screen test app and I have no burn-in. Screen is perfect. My screen timeout is also set to 1 minute, brightness is Auto, and Power Saving Mode is on.

I do use my phone as my alarm clock, using the awesome app Alarm Clock Plus, which dances the time around an otherwise-black screen (full-screen w/ no notif bar) all night. Maybe that app helps.
[Vibrant General] jnutz:
Not even the faintest hint of burn-in on my phone. But then that is probably because I know a thing or two about the technology I use and I also know these screens WILL burn if you leave them on a static image long enough. So I always make sure I don't leave it on for extended periods of time with any fixed images. Like the other poster said the organic diodes are more susceptible to this so you have to be more careful than you would with LCD.

Have you guys ever wondered why the setting to make the screen stay on is under the section labeled development? Very dangerous setting if you don't understand the technology!

I find this thread hysterically funny. Only on XDA I guess...

I do agree with the poster that said there should have been some warning to the user. Almost everyone alive today except the ones in assisted living homes knows about screen burn in. Everyone knows what a screensaver is and what they are used for. But not everyone knows that AMOLED is extra sensitive to screen burning and I think it is fair that they appropriately make the user aware of that just like they do when you buy a plasma TV.
[Vibrant General] kelmerp:
Well aren't you mummy's special big boy?

Seriously though, I don't keep my screen on, user power saving, and DO have burn in. I'm not worried about it, but its interesting.
[Vibrant General] DreamcastDC:
Had my since day 1, only noticed the thin green line on the left side of the screen, the the gray area near the top.
[Vibrant General] DreamcastDC:
Is it normal to have the very thin green line on the left side of the screen?
[Vibrant General] dearmiju:
i've had my phone for a little over a month screen time-off at 1 minute. brightness set at lowest and power save off.

i use my phone for navigation maybe that's it?

i see am/pm when on blue.
[Vibrant General] lolcopter:
Newest update to the app gets rid of that top area

No burn here
[Vibrant General] defconoi:
i wonder if we can get warranty replacements because of this?
[Vibrant General] DreamcastDC:
Yeah, so the very thin green line on the left is normal? I can barely notice it anyway.
[Vibrant General] ld006:
no burn in at all for me
[Vibrant General] DreamcastDC:
I looked at my screen again very carefully, I noticde that a very fade PM was burned into the screen, I can see it against the white background with the Screen Test app.
[Vibrant General] robo21:
I see the AM/PM when I go by an Arco gas station but not on the screen :p
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
So some people say this is just temporary. Those people who say this, have you found a way to make it go away?

I've tried using a different launcher, so that the AM/PM isn't up there anymore. i've downloaded color flashlight, and ran the strobe and rainbow effect. I've let Avatar cycle through. Looks pretty permanent to me, can't get it to go away.
[Vibrant General] androidmonkey:
when do you see the AM/PM?
[Vibrant General] getontarget:
Yep, it's burned in on my vibrant too, although I wouldn't have noticed it unless i ran the test and looked EXTREMELY closely at specifically the time area. The whole bar on the top seems out of tip top shape.
[Vibrant General] androidmonkey:
Yep and who does that all day?...lol
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
Na you start noticing it even without looking for it, it gets worse with time. I'm starting to notice it even without white backgrounds, like when I open opera browser, turn it to landscape, I can see the am/pm burned in showing through the gray browser bar.

just annoying that this is happening and seems to be getting worse with time, and nothing I've tried gets it to go away.
[Vibrant General] androidmonkey:
I can vaguely see it when putting my phone in landscape. If i stare that part of the screen for 5 seconds, I can see a bit of the notification bar. Regardless, it doesn't bother me.
[Vibrant General] ntellegence:
Got my vibrant the first day. I see the green line and the notification bar. No am/pm. I change my fonts with my themes a lot.
[Vibrant General] lawalty:
I got my Vibrant on July 7th. and didn't notice it until this AWESOME XDA thread. I downloaded the screen test app and sure enouph, burn in!!! WTF!!! I see the burnin best on the "purple" color of the test.
[Vibrant General] Darksurf:
just set the clock to a 24hr clock. Tada! No burn in. thats what ive done.
[Vibrant General] robo21:
Perhaps try letting this one go. Enjoy what's right with the Vibrant, don't focus on the "AM/PM" with the purple (or whatever) background... By the time it gets serious you will be moving on to a new device.

I just read a comparative review of the new Samsung Focus with the same Super AMOLED display we have, the single greatest feature the reviewers liked best over the HTC phones was the display.

If you focus on the beauty of the rest of the screen rather than the AM/PM I believe you will get more enjoyment out of your phone until your next upgrade. Just a thought.

If you do get a warranty exchange you might be in for a real treat. See my other posts here and at the other forum about my recent exchange. http://androidforums.com/samsung-vibrant/187591-all-things-gps-17.html#post1985883
[Vibrant General] ntellegence:
Oh yeah lately have been hiding the notification bar with launcher pro.
[Vibrant General] briand805:
had mine since the end of august.. burned in notification area but not so bad.
[Vibrant General] GSMinCT:
I have a Captivate (I'm posting here because this thread is more complete than any I could find on the Captivate, and I assume it's the same screen since they are basically the same phone) and I'm getting nasty burn-in from the "battery done charging" notification that has gotten stuck up on the screen a couple of times. I notice it every time I open up the browser.

I haven't had much of an issue with the time, maybe since I use 24 hour time, but the menu bar is definitely burned in, if very, very faintly.

I personally don't mind what it looks like now, but I understand how people are upset given the cost and commitment these devices come with (all four Galaxy S devices). I am, however, a little concerned over what it will look like between now and when the next big thing comes out and I replace it.
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
I think the battery pop up message burn in would be more annoying. I think you would deffinately qualify for a warranty replacement. If it ends up annoying you, you should try a warranty replacement.

Have you tried running a full movie, or something else to see if it will improve?
[Vibrant General] Paging Dr B:
I don't need the screen test app to tell me whether I do or don't have burn in. There's probably a very good chance that it does have burn in because it's an amoled screen. I'm just happy that I haven't noticed it during day to day use and that's all that matters.
[Vibrant General] GSMinCT:
I'll have to try running through a movie and seeing if that helps. I'm just wondering what it will look like in a few months or a year. I suppose I could go the warranty route, but it's just going to burn in again on the new one unless they've somehow changed the screen...
[Vibrant General] sec1has:
I bought a desk cradle about a three weeks ago specifically for the Samsung Desk Home app. A day or so ago I started noticing burn in from the clock time and Desk Home icons. So much for That.
[Vibrant General] STi489:
Didn't realize amoled was like plasma and can burn in static images!
[Vibrant General] shawn605:
I have burn it... I suspect it's from 2.1 when the battery would get full from charging (overnight) the screen would come on and stay on ALL NIGHT.
[Vibrant General] GSMinCT:
I think I was getting the pop-up "battery full" message on there for hours at a time because I had NoLED set to stay on forever. I now have it set for something like 5 minutes, I'll see if that helps with that problems. The challenge is that I can't charge it before I go to bed and unplug it or something, as it uses 50% of the battery just sitting there overnight. This phone is an absolute power guzzler, probably in large part because of Captivate Keep Alive because of the random shutdown issue. Argh.
[Vibrant General] mjpacheco:
Um... no. Would clearly fall into 'normal wear and tear'.

And yes, I have it... barely noticable on blue screen test page. If you all want to really panic, a better subject is how OLED/AMOLED screen brightness degrades over time - at a fairly significant rate.

But I researched this before I bought the phone, and realized it's a non issue in the no more than two years I'll have the phone.
[Vibrant General] dougstoner:
Man, I wish I hadn't seen this post. I have the PM burned in as well. :(
[Vibrant General] gamikzone:
i have a slight burn-in on my screen, ive had this phone for a month, i woudnt want it to get any worse
[Vibrant General] RaindropBebop:
I bought my device in July and I don't have any burn in according to the screen test I just did. However, I do think I'll change the time to the 24hr format, or maybe alternate.

Just some info about my screen preferences:

Screen Brightness - Low or Auto

Screen Timeout - 30 seconds

Power Saving Mode (Settings) - On

Screen on While Charging - No

Wallpaper/Background - Completely Black

NoLED - Not using it, currently.
[Vibrant General] mdof1337:
I did the test and there's no burn in for me. But my screen goes off when I charge it.
[Vibrant General] Drewstein:
Got my phone on day 1 and looking at screen test I have no burn in.

My screen times out at 30s and I usually lock it way before that. I don't just sit on the home screen for hours on end so I'm wondering how people are getting status bar burn in?

LED and LCD TVs don't burn in so how does the AMOLED have that issue?
[Vibrant General] mdkxtreme:
I'm using Axura 2.2 and the time shown on the corner is black, which means very little OLED is being lit, thus greatly reduces burn in's.
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
They actually do, I had read an article that said plasma has the highest risk of burn in, then OLED, and LCD has the least risk.

I forget where I read that though, it was a while back. Do a google search, it should come up.
[Vibrant General] ytv:
AM/PM, Time, Date, Day (Ex. Monday etc), and t-mobile (top right corner where it shows the carrier) is burned into my screen. Sucks
[Vibrant General] BaoQ:
Sooo is this reverse-able?
[Vibrant General] robo21:
I'm not too concerned with it. Prior to my recent warranty replacement I had no burn in after 5 months. I figure the burn in won't be that bad for at least a couple of years and by then I will be moving on to a newer device anyway.

The other thing is, the screen is gorgeous, I would gladly trade a little burn it for being able to see the screen in the noon day sun - but so far no issues here.
[Vibrant General] apollouser:
It is not permanent. I know this because I too noticed the burn-in from the notification bar on stock rom. However, I changed from stock to other various roms using different fonts and battery indicators and after a couple of hours the previous burn-in was gone and the new notification bar was burnt in. This makes me believe its temporary.
[Vibrant General] pjbbigbear44:
I hope that dont happen to me

that sucks