Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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Left my PC on for my housemate to use this weekend as I went home and screensaver wasn't on (was messing about with it the other day) 
Its burnt the word 'Windows' from my desktop in the bottom right hand corner.
Anyway of reducing the lasting effects of it? It's not burnt it too bad but will bug me! Does it fade with time? Could I claim against my warranty?
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
Location: Armchair
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gently rub it, it will get better with time, but not much 
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Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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 Lazy fcking housemate couldn't be arsed to turn my PC off!
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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Set your monitor to auto switch off after 15mins or so - though usually most monitors already have that feature to stop it happening
Dont think there is any real solution though tbh
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I've never seen an lcd burn in, especially a new one.
Screensavers are remnants from the days crts had bad burn in.
Is it an old or cheap lcd?
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Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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I've had the monitor off for a few hours and it's faded considerably!!!! Can still see it a bit, could be the daylight that makes it look worse????
Bit happier now anyway 
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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Brillo Pad
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dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
Location: Greater London
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
hammer
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
Location: I swap goats for mobile phones
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maybe play loads of mad videos for a while?
i know that on the PSP's they had "dead pixels" meaning that u had to play sum video with loads of colours etc to make them alive again ha
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Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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It's totally vanished now
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
Location: I swap goats for mobile phones
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^ WAT U DO?
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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phone the manufacturer up!
they came to my house and gave me another one, no questions asked.
All they wanted was the serial number, my phone number and address.
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Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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quote:
Originally posted by Munchie
^ WAT U DO?
Hammer 
No, just rubbed it lightly for a few minutes with a piece of paper, left the monitor off for a while........really helped.
Lesson learned anyhow........MAKE SURE YOUR SCREENSAVER IS ACTIVATED!!
(Oh and don't use wallpapers with prominent white areas!)
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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Why does this happen? I leave my PC on all day usually and i dont use a screensaver
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Depending on teh colour that is being displayed certain transistors will age more than the majority of others on the screen.
It's not a problem i've personally seen though.
My moitor sits on desktop for a large portion of the day and I have no problems at all.
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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I saw a post once, someone left a pic of a naked woman up on one...
His mother was not impressed when she went to use the pc!
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