Thank you so much for the thorough response.
I’m going to take into account everything you said and decide if the “risk” is too much for me. Probably will keep on using them, just without the bezel for some peace of mind.
Again, thanks a lot!
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I think the main thing that has worked for me is that I tend to vary my use a lot. I use my TV as a monitor but also for playing games using Mega Bezel (of course) but I also watch TV and movies, videos as well.
If you’re going to be skipping out on the other uses then you might very well run into some issues.
Do note that there’s a difference between Burn-In and temporary image retention.
The only time I had any issue with temporary image retention was after playing Civilization V, which is a somewhat highly addictive and thus OLED unfriendly game. That game is one which can easily hook you into playing exclusively for days and weeks without wanting to play or watch anything else on the set, however, once I noticed the image retention, I ran clear panel noise a couple times until it went away.
That was a very long time ago and there have been many advancements in terms of image retention mitigation both on the software and hardware side since then. I also have my TV on a stand more than a foot off the wall. That might help to keep things from cooking a bit, which might actually help in the image retention department.
I’ve had my TV for over 7 years now and apart from some damage to the motherboard due to a lightning strike which resulted in a slow death of the board, which I replaced and about 1 dead pixel on the left side of the screen which I can’t see unless I go close to the screen and look for it everything is still running fine.
Other than that I have a plain black desktop background, hidden desktop icons and auto-hide my taskbar.
I use colorcontrol and LG-TV Companion to unlock additional features of the TV and I also use a utility called HDMI-Yo to help with the occasional handshaking issue between my TV, Receiver and PC.
These presets were designed primarily on an LG OLED TV so you’ll probably get a really awesome experience if that’s what you’re using as well.
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thanks a lot fir the really detailed response,ill try those presets looks phenomenal, if you give the dot trio shadow mask a chance would be awesome, thanks a lot for your time man!
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I’m new to all this shaders and they are amazing. Which one you people would recommend for consoles like the 3do cdi and jaguar?
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Thanks and welcome to my nook of Libretro Forums!
Hmmm…I haven’t really tweaked any presets specifically for those but I’m sure that some of the ones I already made would work well with them.
You can probably start with my CyberLab Neo GX presets (provided you’re using a 4K display).
Other than that, just try my Console Specific Presets, you can try my Sega Genesis, Turbo Duo, PSX and N64 presets and see which might happen to fit well.
Lastly, you can try my presets that are not in the console specific presets or Neo GX Folders. For example, CyberLab Composite Pure, Composite Sharp, Computer Monitor, Arcade Sharp and my Ultimate Virtual Slot Mask CRT series of presets.
Feel free to experiment and you can also post a few screenshots to get some further assistance based on how things look with the games and cores you try.
Once you get a preset that you like save it as a Core or Game Preset.
Be sure to read the first post as that will give you a good idea of how to use the preset pack to its fullest.
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Looks fantastic 
. Really good image quality.
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Introducing CyberLab Smooth Neo-GX Ultra
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@Cyber I’m responding here for : link
It’s difficult to explain and for me to capture properly but basically for me 100% mask is unacceptably low contrast due to my display. I find that even 90% mask is significantly brighter than 100%. Obviously low contrast does change colors. BTW congrats on the new release! Amazing work on that shadow mask – magic. I’m using the aperture GX presets with the small change that they ultimately reference their glass version. For example:
MBZ__0__SMOOTH-ADV__GDV
becomes
MBZ__0__SMOOTH-ADV-GLASS__GDV
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Well you can take some photos of the screen, trying your best to get a few that look true to what you’re seeing.
I’m on a Samsung Phone and I used Pro Mode: ISO 200, SPEED 1/60 or 1/30, Focus Manual and White Balance 5300K for many of my most recent photos.
What you’re experiencing could also be related to the settings of your TV. Based on what I’ve read in forums many people who purchase LG OLED TVs go straight into burn-in panic mode and neuter their sets or are advised to do so.
You have to be careful with Power Management, OLED Light and White Point/Color Temperature settings and lastly Black Level.
Also, make sure Windows is correctly outputting RGB 4:4:4 Full and you have HDMI Deep Color Enabled for your input. If your desktop refresh rate is currently set to 120Hz or you’re using HDR in Windows, try temporarily setting your refresh rate to 60Hz and disabling HDR as well as VRR.
These are my current TV settings:
Energy Saving - Medium
Picture Mode Settings
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Game (User)
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OLED LIGHT - 95
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CONTRAST - 85
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BRIGHTNESS - 56
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SHARPNESS - 0
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Color - 50
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Tint - 0
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Color Temperature - C30
Advanced Controls
- Gamma - Medium
Picture Options
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Black Level - Low
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Motion Eye Care - Off
HDMI ULTRA HD Deep Color is also On
And my Input Label is set to PC
If you’re experiencing yellowish whites it could very well be that your TV is set to a warmer color temperature.
If you’re getting a lack of Contrast or Brightness then maybe your OLED Light and/or Brightness setting is too low relative to mine or your Energy Saving setting might be too High (Aggressive) relative to mine.
Feel free to get back to me on this.
Thanks a lot. I try my best.
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Hey, Cyber! I’ve been following, recommending and using your shaders for some time. All those platform specific shaders that you posted look amazing but they look a little dark on my screen. Is there any specific setting that you recomend changin in shader parameters to calibrate them to my screen without loosing the intended look?
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Thanks @turnupthetaste!
Either turn up the brightness, backlight or gamma on your screen slightly or just raise Gamma_C a little at a time.
Feel free to report back.
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I love those magazines, those times were the best in gaming console…
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Definitely! That was what we had before tech news websites and TechTubers. I learned a lot from reading those.
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CyberLab_Arcade_Shadow_Mask_Smooth_Neo-GX_Ultra
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Finally some good quality CRT video recordings.
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