| The major problem your screen saver is saving | | | | were exposed to. Screen burn gradually develops |
| you from is screen burn or image retention which | | | | over time and you may not notice it until it's really |
| will dramatically reduce the image quality of your | | | | intrusive and is clearly visible whenever you're |
| monitor. Its well documented and established that | | | | using your screen. Screen burn is most easily |
| screen burn occurs in old CRT monitors and | | | | detected when a white background is present on |
| frequently did when operating systems weren't as | | | | your display you will a ghost of the image typically |
| they are now and displayed the same screen for | | | | in a faded grey colour. One more thing you may |
| extended periods. Screen burn can happen to LCD | | | | need to know is that screen burn is not covered |
| TFT monitors and it isn't exclusively affecting | | | | in manufacturers guarantee. |
| computer displays it can affect plasma TVs, in | | | | What you can do to help, well if your display is on |
| fact any common display that uses pixels can | | | | a computer obviously pick a screen saver that |
| suffer from prolonged image exposure. | | | | actually does the job a screen saver is suppose |
| Screen burn or burn in Leaves a permanent ghost | | | | to do. Screen saver with a stationary background |
| like image on your display and is caused by | | | | image that isn't interrupted by anything won't |
| prolonged display of stationary images such as a | | | | actually save your screen. If you have a TV then |
| desktop background or tool bar on a personal | | | | try not to subject it constantly to the same |
| computer or news channel tickers or TV logos on | | | | image, remember that logos on TV chancels can |
| TV displays. As a result of constantly being left in | | | | cause burn in. Prevention is always better than |
| the same state the Phosphor elements in the | | | | cure however if you have been unfortunate |
| pixels (red green and blue) start losing their | | | | enough to have display suffering from screen |
| luminosity and retain a ghosting of the image they | | | | burn there is still hope! |