Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Eagly I'll be doing that tomorrow. Maybe.

As it turns out every Switch OLED has this problem to a certain point, some are worse than others.

The only fix is to keep the brightness up to at least past half way.

@Eagly Looks like this might be the decade of Xbox. Gosh that sounds weird but cool at the same time.

My PSVita has those weird spots all over the screen too. I used to think it was the screen protector, but they remained after I replaced it years later. Too bad.

I can't sleep, I know this is only a small thing but for what you pay (I payed with tax and warranty added around $600) I'd expect better quality.

@Eagly @Kermit1 Xbox is no different, I got the limited edition Halo Infinite Series X at launch (preordering that turned out to be easier than buying the normal Series X at the time) and the controller has the "A" button unresponsive at times as well as ended up with stick drift within a few weeks of getting it.

I didn't return it given that would've been a gigantic mess to do so (I had heard some returns got replaced by a different console because of the lack of supply) but rather continued to use my old controller I used for my XB1 instead.

Are you sure about this? Mine doesn't seem to have it.

But yeah, I'd recommend going for the refund. Hopefully you were just unlucky in this instance and end up with a better quality screen soon enough.

It only shows up on ultra low brightness with a grey background. Without that very specific combination it'll never show.

Imo, it wouldn't bother me. I use white theme, and never have brightness less less than 3 clicks under max.

OLED pixels turn on and off individually, and lose accuracy as you approach off. So it makes sense some grey uniformity issues may appear when extremely dim. With negligible battery savings, there's no reason to keep screen that dim anyways.

My recommendation would be change theme to white, where even on low brightness it's fine, but also just keep brightness up, since there's no real advantage to lower brightness on Switch OLED.

Also depends how bad it is. Every OLED will have slight grey uniformity issues approaching pixels off, but if it's something where you have to scour to see it... eh. On the other hand, if it's like the northern lights, ok maybe I'd return.

I set my brightness as low it would go and didn't see any green tint. Always have the dark background on by default, because otherwise the home screen is like staring into the sun on higher levels of brightness.

Seems like I won the lottery in this regard.

@JaxonH I don't know what to say I'm...just not seeing it. Even in dark mode at low brightness. And even if it's there, glare on the screen is a much bigger issue when playing at low brightness (which I never do in practice) than a slight green tint would be.

If it's that glaring an issue for @Kermit1, I can only assume that (i) they got a somewhat faulty model, (ii) they're particularly sensitive to this sort of thing.

I keep my brightness at halfway. I've had my OLED for a year, no issues.

One more week til sparks of hope!

@Ralizah
I like staring at the sun... not really. But I do like staring at an ultra bright screen. Love the vibrancy. Max is a smidge much, but 3 clicks under or so is pretty good.

I'd use the dark theme if it was true black, where the OLED pixels turn off completely. But I can't stand non-black blacks now. It bugs me.

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@Buizel @JaxonH The green pixels/tint also show up in games in dark areas which is annoying, even if the home screen is white and the brightness is up to at least halfway.

Right now idk what to do. Knowing my luck if I get another it will have this problem but maybe worse.

I'm just kinda miffed right now. I can't even enjoy my hobby without hiccups.

I'm going to have to transfer everything again back to my old Switch if I do get a refund or a non defect console. There goes my day again.

aight I'm just rambling now, I'm gonna go get lunch and think on this.

@Kermit1
That sounds really bad.

Where did you buy from?

@JaxonH Wal-Mart. I think I'm gonna contact Nintendo for a replacement.

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I don't think Wal-Mart will give me a refund or a new OLED.

I'm legit getting sick of Nintendo and gaming in general. Why is it always me with the defects or problems with items.

If they offer a refund for the OLED I'm taking it and going back to my OG Switch.

@Kermit1
Sounds like a bit of an over reaction. Stuff happens. I got a Wii U gamepad that rattled once. Had to exchange it. Got a Switch with a dead pixel once. Got an AMD GPU that didn't work once. Got a PS4 that sounded like a jet engine once.

Stuff happens. Ain't that big of a deal. Of course Wal-Mart will swap it out. All big retailers have return policies, ESPECIALLY if something is wrong. Just bring it back, say the screen has a tint and you want a new one. Done and done.

@Kermit1 Defects are super annoying. But they happen to a lot of people. It's important not to give up and try to find solutions to those problems. For example, my Switch had a faulty card reader. I got it sent to Nintendo and they fixed it, and I haven't had any issues since.

I completely understand feeling burnt out by issues, though. When I realized that my Switch was defective, I genuinely felt like just giving up on the console for a while. Perseverance is key.