TV developing screen burn

[Pints]

My LCD Samsung (about 8 years old) has started to develop screen burn (is that what it's called?) after relatively short periods of static images being displayed.

For example, I was on the Sky settings screen for a few minutes to delete a few programs from the planner, and I now have a yellow bar visible with today's date. It's even worse if the Half Pints have been watching one of their channels for a half an hour; Boomerang! is now stuck in the corner.


I've not had a problem with this before, so why now? Is it just because the TV is getting older?

[illmonkey]

It's the TV telling you time for a bigger, errr, newer TV. It's tired.

[Pints]

I was hoping that somebody would say that, but my bank account says otherwise.

[JimbobVFR]

AFAIK permanent screen burn shouldn't be an issue with LCD. Apparently google seems to suggest either leaving the TV off for a few days or playing a white image for an extended period can help with temporary image retention.

[Zad]

Yes, it isn't burn like CRTs used to get. Some monitors have an exercise mode which basically switches between red, green, blue, white and black. It should go away eventually.