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Who even uses screensavers anymore? Just set the screen to turn off after a set amount of time.
With the increasing popularity of OLED displays, screensavers might make a comeback. Although I still think OLED displays aren't worth it.
Don't they typically do minor anti-burn in changes during idle, basically having a built-in screensaver? Still, an additional one could be nice for peace of mind.
That's what the display makers claim, in order to avoid too many customer complaints. In reality you're still likely to get burn-in within a few years of monitor use, and when you ask for warranty support you'll get denied claiming "you used the display wrong".
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People don't tend to keep phones for more than few years. On the other hand, I have LCD computer monitors that I still use over a decade later.
What really kills OLED displays is persistent static elements. These are common for desktop usage: persistent taskbar/dock, desktop wallpaper, window buttons, tiling, GUI elements and HUDs in gaming. All of these things significantly increase the chance of getting burn-in within a few years.
OLED fanatics suggest it's all user fault, that people should just use a solid black background for their desktop wallpaper (ugly), have a auto-hiding taskbar (inconvenient) and limit time spent on programs/games (really). Basically rather than using the computer the way you want, you have to carefully handle it like an egg. An expensive egg at that, since OLED displays are still ridiculously overpriced (often costing more than equivalent TVs).
They try a lot of things, but they still burn in extremely quickly, much more so than any CRT ever did (which really never burned in in a consumer setting).