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Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by leshenka »

fidelramos wrote: post #189
z3t4 wrote: post #179

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I visited a TV shop about 5 years ago and some of the TV's up on display had the demo image burned in. So it's probably still a problem.

From what I have heard this is a problem with OLED panels.

I frequently use apps with "night" theme (black background, white UI controls). You know how Android apps have "back" button on the top-left corner, right?

There is also a navbar (back/home/recent buttons). In my case it's a white-ish rectangle that's almost always present on screen. By the time Samsung added an option to hide it, the damage was already done.

I have them both burnt in on my screen. I first noticed them after merely 1.5 years of using the phone.

OLED burn in is a 100% real thing.

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by PunksATawnyFill »

Slartie wrote: post #181
A_No_Name_Mouse wrote: post #171

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Was that the one with the demagnitize button? I used to slap the monitor while pushing the button so my coworkers would think I hit it so hard the image bounced around

All the better ones had that button, usually named "degauss". My 22" flat CRT (it was flat on the front, like LCDs today, which was a great feature at the time, but made the thing extremely expensive and extremely heavy) had a degauss function that was apparently so powerful it visibly distorted the image on other monitors right next to it when I degaussed mine. I made a joke of doing that in the middle of games on L…

I made the mistake of pressing Degauss on a monitor while holding a magnet next to it.

This basically calibrated the thing to look normal... with the magnet there. It took quite a while to restore to normal.

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by PunksATawnyFill »

BallyBrain wrote: post #118
ck2 wrote: post #111

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I finally threw out my $1500 Sony Trinitron 27" high resolution CRT this year. It worked fine, felt like a huge waste of money. But it weighed over 100 pounds!

Too bad that you threw out. Those Trinitrons are still sort after for retro gaming. You could of sold it or given it away.

"Could of?"

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by scatters »

Zetaphor wrote: post #164
ExactActuation wrote: post #147

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WTF? Mind blown. And I've been hacking the web for nearly 20 years now.

It's amazing how well the effect works. Here's a demo: https://jsbin.com/kuzolurapi/1/edit?html,output

In Chrome, the outer marquee needs (CSS to) be forced to full height. https://jsbin.com/rasivitupi/edit?html,output

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by PunksATawnyFill »

nelblu wrote: post #209
chrisseaton wrote: post #191

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No, they’re low resolution and bulky. Do many people even own an old DVD player anymore?

I still buy DVDs because I like classic movies and for those movies it doesn't matter whether you watch in dvd quality or Blu-ray. Plus DVD rips are significantly smaller in size and even though I have Blu-rays for some movies I don't have a Blu-ray player on my computer to rip them. So effectively my preference is to buy DVD, unless it's a relatively modern movie (post 90s)

Not true. Movies were of course shot on film, which has way higher resolution than DVD.

Even old TV shows look better than ever, as long as they were scanned from film. Look at the original Star Trek or Twilight Zone on Blu-Ray.

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by saberdancer »

tomc1985 wrote: post #124
aogl wrote: post #115

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I still remember dragging my CRT around to LAN parties... oh the good old days... was such a pain in the ass though in reality...

I am amazed that I never gave myself a hernia trying to lug a 21" monstrosity of a CRT to LAN parties

I bought an aluminum PC case and was quite happy with myself because it was much lighter. It weighed about 5kg instead of 15kg of normal metal ones.

15 years later it is still the case I use today, even though I am thinking about replacing it. Doesn't get much carrying today though.

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by PunksATawnyFill »

hunter2_ wrote: post #159
function_seven wrote: post #151

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It does. I’m sure most people don’t think the quality difference is worth the hassle of storing physical discs and paying for them. Compressed 1080 is good enough.

A decent number of streaming services have very good 4K and all you need is a Chromecast Ultra with a $200 TV to make it all work.

Is that sarcasm?

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by gpvos »

scatters wrote: post #214
Zetaphor wrote: post #164

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It's amazing how well the effect works. Here's a demo: https://jsbin.com/kuzolurapi/1/edit?html,output

In Chrome, the outer marquee needs (CSS to) be forced to full height. https://jsbin.com/rasivitupi/edit?html,output

Same in Firefox.

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by Kuinox »

leshenka wrote: post #211
fidelramos wrote: post #189

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From what I have heard this is a problem with OLED panels.

I frequently use apps with "night" theme (black background, white UI controls). You know how Android apps have "back" button on the top-left corner, right? There is also a navbar (back/home/recent buttons). In my case it's a white-ish rectangle that's almost always present on screen. By the time Samsung added an option to hide it, the damage was already done. I have them both burnt in on my screen. I first noticed th…

Make an image of the back button, revert the color, and make your phone display it when you sleep. You will burn the other pixels and won't see the pattern anymore !

Re: Bouncing DVD Logo

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Post by gattilorenz »

dredmorbius wrote: post #187
A_No_Name_Mouse wrote: post #171

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Was that the one with the demagnitize button? I used to slap the monitor while pushing the button so my coworkers would think I hit it so hard the image bounced around

Numerous monitors had degaussing features, Sony's among them.

And if they didn't, and somehow you managed to magnetize it, you needed to use a degaussing coil, moving it away from the screen in a spiralling motion... ah, the memories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pVLizAHby4

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