## Feature Feedback for OLED Guard Pro
## Feature Feedback for OLED Guard Pro
Hello,
First of all, thank you for developing OLED Guard Pro. I have two feature suggestions that I believe would greatly improve OLED burn-in protection.
### 1. Dedicated Windows Taskbar Protection
I would like OLED Guard Pro to have a dedicated masking/dimming feature specifically for the Windows taskbar.
Previously, I used OLED Protector Pro, which could quickly dim only the taskbar. In OLED Guard Pro, I can achieve a somewhat similar effect using the **Vignette** feature, but it has several limitations:
* The effect is interrupted or becomes ineffective when switching windows or during larger screen changes.
* It is not possible to keep the left, right, and top masking areas at 0% while only applying the mask to the bottom taskbar.
* It is less convenient than having a dedicated taskbar protection feature.
Unfortunately, my OLED monitor has already developed slight image retention on the Windows taskbar icons after only six months of use.
Since the Windows taskbar is a static UI element that remains visible most of the time, I hope OLED Guard Pro can provide specialized protection for fixed Windows UI elements such as the taskbar.
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### 2. HDR Brightness Detection and HUD Protection
When Windows HDR is enabled, the Brightness detection in OLED Guard Pro doesn't seem to be very accurate.
For example:
* In SDR mode, a full white screen is correctly detected as 100% brightness.
* In HDR mode, the same white screen is detected as only about 50% brightness.
The issue becomes more noticeable when using Windows HDR + RTX HDR to play SDR games.
RTX HDR significantly boosts the brightness of many white UI elements, but OLED Guard Pro still reports the overall brightness as less than 10%, even though those UI elements are extremely bright.
I really enjoy using RTX HDR for non-HDR games, but one drawback is that white HUD elements become much brighter than intended, increasing the risk of OLED burn-in.
It would be very helpful if OLED Guard Pro could support one or more of the following features:
* Allow users to define custom HUD regions that are given higher priority when evaluating burn-in risk.
* Provide a quick masking or dimming function specifically for HUD areas.
* Detect static HUD elements more aggressively instead of relying only on overall screen brightness.
This would also prevent situations where opening menus temporarily hides the HUD, causing the accumulated heat/protection progress to reset or increase too slowly when the HUD reappears.
Thank you for considering these suggestions. I believe these features would make OLED Guard Pro even more effective for gamers and OLED users.
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