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Kevin Powell - Community•9mo ago•

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reduce image retention on laptop

so, i got this new laptop from work with an lcd ips display, and it has this nasty habit of retaining the image.

it's not horrible, but it's not good.
as it is a laptop, i have 0 control on any settings to prevent the panel from eating itself.

things ive tried/checked:
- temperature - the panel is cool to the touch, on both sides
- lower brightness - so far, not much of a change
- google - it told me "this is normal", but i never had an lcd do this before
- reddit - told me to contact warranty

things i can't do:
- use for shorter periods of time - it's my work laptop
- warranty - takes 2 months to get there, and i know dell won't do a good job
- pixel refresh - it's a laptop - i cant do that, but would if i could
- screen saver - only works if i leave the laptop and dont use for a few minutes, but then the screen just turns off anyways...

does any of y'all have any ideas/tips/tricks/hacks to reduce image retention?
any dell-specific program somewhere hidden?
or do i have to bite the bullet and buy a docking station?