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RTings finds 'edge rot' pixel degradation in most tested 2020-2022 LG WOLED TVs

RTings reports that 14 of 16 LG WOLED televisions in its long-running burn-in test, all manufactured between 2020 and 2022, have developed a defect it calls 'edge rot,' where pixels along the screen edges progressively darken in a mold-like pattern. Three Samsung QD-OLED sets in the same test showed no such symptoms. RTings says it cannot yet determine whether newer LG WOLED panels, whose manufacturing reportedly improved in 2024, are affected, since its test period ended in 2025.

tomshardware.com · 2026-11-09

RTINGS testing finds edge pixel decay in 14 of 16 LG Display WOLED TVs

A long-term durability test by RTINGS ran 16 WOLED TVs from 2020-2023 for 18,000 hours, roughly a decade of typical use, and found 14 developed what it calls 'edge rot'—dead pixels or dark clusters along the screen borders. The defect appeared independent of on-screen content, unlike burn-in, and affected older LG Display WBC panels more than newer WBE ones, while Samsung's three QD-OLED sets showed no dead pixels at all.

techspot.com · 2026-11-09