Burn marks on display

[Guest jmobile]

My Audiovox SMT 5600 suddently developed a strange black swirl-looking mark covering the bottom third of the screen--it looked like the display had been burned under the cover...the black swirl mark lasted about 5-10 minutes then completely disappeared...it does not appear to have left any permanent mark (I hope).

Anyone experience a similiar issue with their smartphone? Any thoughts on what caused this...or what to do to prevent this in the future.

[Guest James]

Never heard or seen this in all my smartphone days... get a picture next time dude.

(lets hope there is no next time yeah...) :)

[Guest mupwangle]

Since I've had my phone replaced, the new one seems to suffer from a sort of screen burn. It's a bit weird but ghost images appear when the screen is black (in parts) which stay for ages.

[Guest Driekus]

@Mupwangle:

I think yours is haunted. You got a refurbished one, and the former owner probably died after swapping his C500 for a nokia. To punish him the gods made him roam inside his old C500 untill the end of all times and beyond. A really hard reset cleansing ritual by a voodoo master may get rid of him/her though...

Edited July 22, 2005 by Driekus

[Guest Confused Stu]

Driekus, I think it might be time for your calming blue pills..... :)

[Guest jmobile]

My Audiovox SMT 5600 suddently developed a strange black swirl-looking mark covering the bottom third of the screen--it looked like the display had been burned under the cover...the black swirl mark lasted about 5-10 minutes then completely disappeared...it does not appear to have left any permanent mark (I hope).

Anyone experience a similiar issue with their smartphone?  Any thoughts on what caused this...or what to do to prevent this in the future.

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Mark on the screen re-appeared (and disappeared) four more times today...not sure if it's a heat and/or humidity thing, but it is very strange that the mark keeps appearing then disappearing...but fearful of a potential "haunted phone", I mailed it back today for a replacement. 8)

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

It's been noted before with other phones that temperatures can affect the screen. This is normally related to cold conditions though.

[Guest jmobile]

It's been noted before with other phones that temperatures can affect the screen. This is normally related to cold conditions though.

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Hmmmm....it's certainly not cold here in the Northeast US where temperatures are well over 90 degrees (F).