RTINGS Finds Edge Pixel Failures in Older WOLED TVs

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RTINGS found edge-related pixel failures in 14 of 16 WOLED TVs during an accelerated 18,000-hour longevity test.

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RTINGS found signs of dead pixels or deterioration near the edges in 14 of the 16 WOLED televisions included in its accelerated 18,000-hour longevity test. The pattern, described as “edge rot,” appeared as the panels aged under the lab's test conditions.

The result is a warning about how some WOLED panels can degrade over time, not a prediction that most TVs will fail after a particular number of hours in ordinary use. Accelerated testing does not reproduce every condition at home, and the finding should be read in the context of RTINGS' tested sample rather than all OLED televisions.

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