Image persistence on LCD's

[PleasantlyBlue]

Will using the LCD monitor as a TV help "clear" the screen of a persistent image? I made the mistake of leaving the monitor on 24/7 for a week with the same background picture and didn't use the system(used a laptop instead) during that time so I didn't realize what was happening until I went to look up a website on the PC and noticed the background picture was imprinted on any page I went to. I have a TV tuner and can leave it showing some TV shows if that will help fix the problem.

Thanks for any insights.

 

[Elledan]

Some good tips:

http://compreviews.about.com/od/monitors/a/LCDBurnIn.htm

 

[joemama]

"Image persistence" will go away with time....do you have permanent burn-in? Burn-in isn't common with lcd's but it can happen..

 

[PleasantlyBlue]

I was worried the IP was indeed permanent burn-in as a section of the screen had bright white pixels showing(like pin pricks) but fortunately after playing some tv shows overnight the IP has cleared up and the screen is back to normal(no weird colored pixels anymore).

Thanks again for the replies!