StarTopic The Switch OLED Model |ST| The Switch O-Thread

[Intoxicate]

Done and ordered. Assume these are the same: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B09DPMTB3Z?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image

Thank you again. I agree, my Orzly protectors on my old Switch and my partner's are rather thick.

I have a Tomtoc case but stopped using it when I noticed it was depressing the left thumbstick when closed up. The zips were a bit wonky too.

It’s the same as got!

Like, I get it…

But come on, I literally just transferred my user account and data, why not also transfer the Nintendo system id to the new card too? I just told you that I don’t intend to use the old system, full stop and transfer.

It is just so frustrating to redownload on this system.

BOTW
Borderlands
Skyrim
Animal Crossing
Mario Maker 2
Ace attorney trilogies
The Whitcher
Mario Kart 8

Going to test the WiFi in this thing lol.

Screen is beautiful

Took me over a day to fill back my SD card, but I was playing Metroid during the downloads.

Anyone got any of these screen protectors?

The Haystop looks identical to the one I got and like

It’s relatively simple to go to the eShop and just click on all the games you want to download…..but getting your cloud saves? What the fuck is up with that?! Is it really one at a time?

Just turn on automsync and it will automatically download all missing saves, might take a bit, it’s a bit strangely acting.

 

[Intoxicate]

Top right corner.

It the Ethernet connection icon, looks like an “N” but it’s a cable
It’s also not new and showed when you used an usb Ethernet adapter on the old dock.

 

[Gamecocks625]

Screen protector installation didn’t go well (one that came with the case). So I’m going naked with the OLED. Am I crazy. My old V2 screen got scratched by the dock so I’m hoping the glass of the OLED is a bit more resistant

 

[Tron1]

It the Ethernet connection icon, looks like an “N” but it’s a cable
It’s also not new and showed when you used an usb Ethernet adapter on the old dock.

Oh never used one. Thanks.

 

[SiG]

I can't get over how wonderful this screen looks. Eastward is blowing my mind. I don't think I'll ever dock this thing again.

Pics…PICKS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN!!! /s

(But seriously, I’d appreciate a few screens of Eastward on the new OLED)

 

[tjhin]

Screen protector installation didn’t go well (one that came with the case). So I’m going naked with the OLED. Am I crazy. My old V2 screen got scratched by the dock so I’m hoping the glass of the OLED is a bit more resistant

Try to find a dock sleeve cover. The link below for reference. I'm using the white cover.

https://shopee.sg/Nintendo-Switch-Dock-Cover-Cleaning-Cloth-Set-i.41381534.1756565054

 

[Waluijob]

Screen protector installation didn’t go well (one that came with the case). So I’m going naked with the OLED. Am I crazy. My old V2 screen got scratched by the dock so I’m hoping the glass of the OLED is a bit more resistant

I, too, am going naked. But I'm also the idiot who goes naked with my iPhones. These devices are too beautiful to encumber.

 

[Zen & Tonic]

The more impressions read about the OLED, the more it seems like a DS Phat -> DS Lite-tier upgrade

Is that an accurate assessment?

Gods I want one so bad

 

[Waluijob]

The more impressions read about the OLED, the more it seems like a DS Phat -> DS Lite-tier upgrade

Is that an accurate assessment?

Gods I want one so bad

I'd say similar, but instead of being lighter and sleeker it is more robust and premium feeling,

 

[storres]

The more impressions read about the OLED, the more it seems like a DS Phat -> DS Lite-tier upgrade

Is that an accurate assessment?

Gods I want one so bad

The OLED is very neat, easier to hold and just sexy to look at. It really is like going from first DS to Lite.

 

[Zen & Tonic]

Hype intensifies

Hopefully there's a steady supply of restocks leading into the holidays (yeah right)

 

[brokenswiftie]

Not a review, but I had a B9, have a CX, and have used OLED/AMOLED iPhones for years.

I am not the most discerning eye, but I feel the quality is at a similar level.

great job by Nintendo for using a good panel
excited to get mine when the stock situation improves and it becomes easier to get

 

[SiG]

I've got mine yesterday and i'm really happy with it! The screen is such a big difference from the regular Switch, the pictures i found online doesn't do justifice to the big improvement that it is.

Here it is with my new red Joy Cons that i ordered from Nintendo Store 2 weeks ago (i'm not a fan of the white nor the neons) :

Can I get some screengrabs of Eastward running on the thing? I want to see how the display does vibrancy with regards to that game.

 

[Pineapple Pizza]

Screen protector installation didn’t go well (one that came with the case). So I’m going naked with the OLED. Am I crazy. My old V2 screen got scratched by the dock so I’m hoping the glass of the OLED is a bit more resistant

Those film types are really difficult to install (bubbles everywhere). Glass protectors are much easier to apply. I have limited experience but that's my experience anyway. I wanna go naked too but waiting for tear downs of the scratch resistance, long term wear of the anti-scattering film etc. So for peace of mine gonna put something on it for now at the very least.

 

[Jersh]

It’s relatively simple to go to the eShop and just click on all the games you want to download…..but getting your cloud saves? What the fuck is up with that?! Is it really one at a time?

Hmmm? You can go into settings > data management > save data cloud to see a game list. You can even specifically just show saves in the cloud not downloaded to the current console.

Unless you mean the two extra clicks per game (as you need to click on each game, click download, then back out to the list as opposed to having a download button directly in the list) is too slow? I still found you can fly through the list, since the system menu is much more responsive than the eShop (even when reliant on the internet for the data its displaying).

 

[Pineapple Pizza]

Has anyone got the Hori Split Pad Pro and tried docking the OLED onto the new dock with them controllers attached? I'm at work so can't test. I had mine docked with them on the other night and it seemed fine except there was no wobble or give like there is with regular joycon--wonder if the back of them is being held up by the dock itself. I just saw a Reddit post where Hori had told someone while the Split Pad Pro is compatible with the new console but not compatible with the new dock. Sorry for word spaghetti.

 

[ShadyWadey]

I am thoroughly happy with the OLED. I upgraded from a lunch switch. I am 90% mobile-only except when I'm playing on the TV while walking on the treadmill in the morning. The screen is just such a difference, I hope the wow doesn't wear off for a while. Dread is so much fun. I catch myself planning to only play for an hour or so and I can't put it down.

 

[julian]

It’s the same as got!

Took me over a day to fill back my SD card, but I was playing Metroid during the downloads.

The Haystop looks identical to the one I got and like

Just turn on automsync and it will automatically download all missing saves, might take a bit, it’s a bit strangely acting.

I’ll try that out.

Hmmm? You can go into settings > data management > save data cloud to see a game list. You can even specifically just show saves in the cloud not downloaded to the current console.

Unless you mean the two extra clicks per game (as you need to click on each game, click download, then back out to the list as opposed to having a download button directly in the list) is too slow? I still found you can fly through the list, since the system menu is much more responsive than the eShop (even when reliant on the internet for the data its displaying).

I was referring to the two clicks. The redownload page is just a big list where you can click each game you want downloaded without a submenu. It’s very quick to select multiple games as opposed to the extra 2 - actually 3 since you have to back out of the submenu. So 3 clicks for every game and I own over 100 games? That’s annoying. I’ll see if autosync actually works without me first initializing that I’m using a cloud save.

 

[Clix]

Despite being a sucker for Nintendo hardware over the decades, I initially scoffed at the value proposition of the OLED.

"Three-hundred forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents? For a better screen on a system I play docked 99% of the time anyway?? Psh! This is an easier skip than to my Lou my darlin'!"

Yet as should have been foretold by freaking obviously, my Nintendo diehard is kicking in and I want this thing Oh(led) so bad. But of course it's too late to find one, and who knows whether or not it will be competently restocked within the next year.

But I'm loving all of these impressions. Keep fueling my miserable FOMO!

Hey, don’t feel bad. I have FOUR 3DS systems. A New 3DS XL, two New 3DS, and a New 2DS XL.

It’s the lot we are dealt with being Nintendo diehards

 

[phyl0x]

my store.nintendo.com order (ordered Friday) changed from "processing" to "picked".

 

[randomengine]

Hello everyone! This is my first post and I am really excited to be a part of this community!

I followed Wario64 and waited for OLED models to become available, so last Friday I got a white model from Nintendo Store and am waiting for it to arrive (or even ship).

I went to Best Buy and they had 4 OLED models behind the case, but they were red/blue models, so I didn't feel too bad. I did have the option to buy Metroid Dread right then and there, but I wasn't sure they would have any copies and it was shipping to me that day. FedEx later said I won't get it until Thursday........ugh. The wait is brutal, but maybe I will have my OLED by the time it shows up!

 

[WellManNRD]

What are your thoughts on the brightness of the OLED screen compared to the LED models?
Mine seems dimmer than I expected. It isn't bad and the colors sure pop but it is dimmer than my launch version. Was this expected?
Jon at Spawnwave did make a comment in his video that OLED screens can look a little dimmer than LED (which was the first time I'd heard it mentioned in regards to the OLED model) but I wanted to check in with others who have compared the two.

 

[Waluijob]

What are your thoughts on the brightness of the OLED screen compared to the LED models?
Mine seems dimmer than I expected. It isn't bad and the colors sure pop but it is dimmer than my launch version. Was this expected?
Jon at Spawnwave did make a comment in his video that OLED screens can look a little dimmer than LED (which was the first time I'd heard it mentioned in regards to the OLED model) but I wanted to check in with others who have compared the two.

It is definitely a bit dimmer, but that's the nature of OLED panels.

Due to the lack of a backlight panel like LCD uses, it relies only on lighting from the OLED panel if I understand my panel technologies correctly. This is part of my interest in Samsung's next generation OLED evo panel - it adds a light layer to the panel.

However, it makes up for it in color vibrancy and viewing angles.

 

[WellManNRD]

It is definitely a bit dimmer, but that's the nature of OLED panels.

Due to the lack of a backlight panel like LCD uses, it relies only on lighting from the OLED panel if I understand my panel technologies correctly. This is part of my interest in Samsung's next generation OLED evo panel - it adds a light layer to the panel.

However, it makes up for it in color vibrancy and viewing angles.

Great. Thanks. I figured that was the case. When I look at it alone and play a game I am blown away by the screen. It is only when I set it next to my launch Switch that I realize it is a bit dimmer.

 

[Intoxicate]

Contrast is better, but the color temperature seems a bit off on the OLED. But I also went through several OG Switches to get one with proper 6500k.

 

[byDoS]

Contrast is better, but the color temperature seems a bit off on the OLED. But I also went through several OG Switches to get one with proper 6500k.

Go to settings and change the color style from vivid to standard.

 

[Muffin Awesome]

Great. Thanks. I figured that was the case. When I look at it alone and play a game I am blown away by the screen. It is only when I set it next to my launch Switch that I realize it is a bit dimmer.

It is one of the main reasons for purchase, less nuking my eyes when playing at night.

 

[Intoxicate]

Go to settings and change the color style from vivid to standard.

I did that. Maybe it‘s just that I‘m so used to the LCD screen and the bad feeling from the Panel lottery with the OG switch.

 

[Mr_No_U]

The bigger screen definitely does add a lot to the handheld experience. My OG Switch and Lite look so puny now! And my OG Vita (which I dug out of storage and put right back after comparing them) even punier than that.

 

[MisterSpo]

I've managed a couple of hours or so of Dread on the OLED and it is a big improvement over my 2017 model. Enjoying myself with it. Hopefully testing Monster Hunter Rise and local multiplayer on it this evening.

It was irritating that there wasn't an option to simply transfer all my installed games on the microSD, but I left things downloading overnight and by this afternoon it had all caught up.

 

[Pineapple Pizza]

PSA: the Hori Split Pad Pro is NOT compatible with the new dock. The Switch sits slightly lower in the dock and the dock itself is marginally taller. It's enough to mean that if you do dock the Switch you are putting pressure on the controllers and the joycon rails on the tablet itself... Basically the backs of the controller rest on top of the dock awkwardly.

Gutted to be honest as I often docked my Switch this way. Seems a weird oversight given that this is an officially licensed and very popular accessory.

 

[Dunban]

Ars Technica said there is some issues with pixel noise in their review:

A discussion on retention

Because this is an OLED panel on a game system, we must talk about one potential concern: image retention.

OLED panels' pixels can become stuck if static images remain on screen for long periods of time—though this plays out less as a classic "burn-in" of game text and icons and more of a grainy effect that is most noticeable over solid bands of color. Newer OLED TVs have improved this by including mild pixel-shifting options as a default preventative measure, along with optional "screen wipe" functions.

But Switch OLED doesn't appear to include built-in preventative measures while playing in portable mode. There are no menu toggles for things like pixel shifting, and the system's "sleep" mode simply dims the console's screen if button input hasn't been registered for five minutes. Worse, Nintendo absolutely buries a brand-new warning about this in its pamphlet—and nowhere else on the box. You can find the warning between a bunch of other rote recommendations about, say, not spilling liquids on your Switch.

Getting to the bottom of pixel noise

As I described, my battery-test scenario required keeping the Switch on with a button direction held down in order to disable the automatic screen-dimming feature. During this hours-long test, the game's on-screen elements remained relatively static, ranging from world geometry like cliffs and ledges to Zelda images like a health bar and inventory icons.

Once I recharged and rebooted my Switch OLED, I immediately noticed apparent pixel noise, primarily when I had the system's "dark theme" enabled. I could use a system function to "zoom" in to the system menus and then move their text elements around. Here, a grainy sheen was abundantly clear through the mostly gray screen. Instead of an even, flat screen full of the same shade of gray, I saw speckling, almost as if someone saved an all-gray image as a badly compressed JPG.

Was this due to image retention? I wasn't sure. Unlike burn-in on older plasma TVs, none of the usual Zelda UI elements remained fixed on the screen (e.g., hearts, inventory icons). Yet it seemed like some of the virtual world's lines and patterns had possibly gotten stuck, or it seemed that way when I went back and forth between the flat, gray screen and the Zelda moment I'd used in my battery benchmark. A slight speckling line seemed to line up with the edge of a cliff—that sort of thing.

Pixel purging

The next morning, I conducted a brute-force attempt to purge any retained pixels. This required loading an all-white screen capture in the gallery interface with on-screen UI disabled for 15 minutes. After that, I noticed reduced noise, but some fixed graininess remained on the screen. Again, the graininess was most noticeable with a full gray menu screen, not within games themselves. As I talked about my process with Ars colleagues, however, I became more convinced that the issue wasn't OLED image retention. It was the OLED display itself.

We'll learn more as teardowns emerge once the console goes live, and we're particularly interested in learning who supplied the first round of OLED panels for this Switch revision. We've seen certain suppliers earn a reputation for uneven, grainy OLED panels, most noticeable in all-gray images. (My colleague Ron Amadeo talks about this at length in his 2017 review of the Pixel 2 line of smartphones.) So I tested a Switch game that might emphasize such an issue: Hollow Knight, a modern 2D classic that involves giant swaths of gray and blue. I was delighted to see that this Switch OLED panel's potential graininess was hardly perceptible, even in its dark scenes full of solid chunks of dark coloring. Plus, as a dark and moody game, Hollow Knight benefited enormously from the OLED panel's infinite contrast ratio.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021...ntendos-nicest-most-nonessential-upgrade-yet/

Has anyone else had this experience yet? I was wondering if they were just nitpicking since the review is fairly critical, but was still curious to see if others have experience it.

 

[AndroidOS]

Has anyone else had any problems transferring their data from an old Switch? I’m trying to follow these instructions, but my old Switch just constantly says it has lost connection to the server (while it’s searching for the new switch). I’ve tried both a wired and wireless Internet connection, and have tried using manual DNS servers too.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[chirby]

Anybody gotten this from Amazon before?

We’re very sorry your delivery is late. Most late packages arrive in a day. If you have not received your package by October 13, you can come back here the next day for a refund or replacement.​

It was supposed to come today, I hope it didn’t get lost

 

[storres]

Anybody gotten this from Amazon before?

We’re very sorry your delivery is late. Most late packages arrive in a day. If you have not received your package by October 13, you can come back here the next day for a refund or replacement.​

It was supposed to come today, I hope it didn’t get lost

It happened to me. You'll get it

 

[chirby]

It happened to me. You'll get it

Good to know! Typically this kind of thing wouldn’t worry me, I just don’t want to have to deal with finding another one if for some reason it got lost and I could only get a refund.

 

[Jersh]

I’ll try that out.

I was referring to the two clicks. The redownload page is just a big list where you can click each game you want downloaded without a submenu. It’s very quick to select multiple games as opposed to the extra 2 - actually 3 since you have to back out of the submenu. So 3 clicks for every game and I own over 100 games? That’s annoying. I’ll see if autosync actually works without me first initializing that I’m using a cloud save.

No game will automatically sync if you don't already have save data for it locally. However, if you do have automatic downloads on, it'll prompt you upon starting up the game if you have data in the cloud that's not on the system.

 

[Pineapple Pizza]

Had an absolute 'mare getting a screen protector on tonight. I used the hinge method on my older Switch due to the cutouts and that was fine. Didn't seem to work with this one. Wasted two as they ended up totally misaligned. Just decided to plonk the last one down as best I could and it's well aligned but has an annoying speck of dust as you can see. It will haunt me I'm sure every time I'm meant to be enjoying a dark scene.

My house is a dust magnet. The OLED is a dust magnet (dust and lint seems to get trapped at the edges where this preinstalled film is). All my cloths seemed to want to leave lint behind. Arghhhhh it was so infuriating. Wipe, inspect, dust, wipe, inspect, dust.

I should have probably installed it during the day with natural light too.

Ah feck it.

Oh Nintendo couldn't you have just put a Gorilla Glass screen on this and put an optional film in the box for worried parents?

 

[randomengine]

I have never ever ever ever ever......ever used a screen protector on my handhelds beginning with the GameBoy. Never had a problem and I have kids who own their own systems without screen protectors. I feel like you gotta do a hell out of damage to these screens to scratch them. And I gamed through the DS stylus era.

But that is my experience.

While I have never seen screen damage in my gaming life - 35 years, I would not be able to stand having a piece of plastic between my eye balls and the screen. But to each their own.

Do people actually find that without screen protectors their screens get damaged?

 

[BlueManifest]

Had an absolute 'mare getting a screen protector on tonight. I used the hinge method on my older Switch due to the cutouts and that was fine. Didn't seem to work with this one. Wasted two as they ended up totally misaligned. Just decided to plonk the last one down as best I could and it's well aligned but has an annoying speck of dust as you can see. It will haunt me I'm sure every time I'm meant to be enjoying a dark scene.

My house is a dust magnet. The OLED is a dust magnet (dust and lint seems to get trapped at the edges where this preinstalled film is). All my cloths seemed to want to leave lint behind. Arghhhhh it was so infuriating. Wipe, inspect, dust, wipe, inspect, dust.

I should have probably installed it during the day with natural light too.

Ah feck it.

Oh Nintendo couldn't you have just put a Gorilla Glass screen on this and put an optional film in the box for worried parents?

First one I put on got 3 dust specs
Second one I put on had a huge air bubble directly in the center of the screen I couldnt get out
I’m scared to try a 3rd screen or just live with this one

 

[A. G. Cook]

I'd say similar, but instead of being lighter and sleeker it is more robust and premium feeling,

Agreed on the premium feeling. And it's actually nice to use table top, I've been using it this way quite often now.

 

[uncleoptimus]

Second one I put on had a huge air bubble directly in the center of the screen I couldnt get out

Did you try "sheparding" the bubble out by running a card over it?
Worked for me on smart phones at least.

 

[BlueManifest]

Did you try "sheparding" the bubble out by running a card over it?
Worked for me on smart phones at least.

Yes

 

[uncleoptimus]

Yes

Got it, an obvious thing to do, but doesnt hurt to ask.

You shouldn't settle. Your eyeball=>game interface deserves the best experience.

 

[Cantaim]

Anyone have any good recommendations for a screen protector for the OLED?

 

[BlueManifest]

Got it, an obvious thing to do, but doesnt hurt to ask.

You shouldn't settle. Your eyeball=>game interface deserves the best experience.

It’s just the next screen protector is my last one so i worry it’s going to mess up worse than the one I have on it now

 

[NarohDethan]

Amazon Mexico has Neon OLED in stock but I refuse to buy anything other than the white model

 

[Intoxicate]

I have never ever ever ever ever......ever used a screen protector on my handhelds beginning with the GameBoy. Never had a problem and I have kids who own their own systems without screen protectors. I feel like you gotta do a hell out of damage to these screens to scratch them. And I gamed through the DS stylus era.

But that is my experience.

While I have never seen screen damage in my gaming life - 35 years, I would not be able to stand having a piece of plastic between my eye balls and the screen. But to each their own.

Do people actually find that without screen protectors their screens get damaged?

You don’t have kids yet
The OG Switch had a plastic cover over the screen. It felt cheap and got greasy easily. A glass protector felt better and has an anti-fingerprint layer. That was the main reason for me to add the protector.

Anyone have any good recommendations for a screen protector for the OLED?

I can recommend the slimmer 0,25mm glass protectors. I installed two of them to two Swoleds and they both aligned easily and without bubbles.

It’s just the next screen protector is my last one so i worry it’s going to mess up worse than the one I have on it now

What works for me:

• Wash your hands with soap (that no grease nor dust is there)
• Go to an empty clean table (windows closed in that room)
• Clean the display with a micro fiber
• Look from the side that no dust is on the screen and no smear
• Then put the protector in your right hand, hold it at the outer right Hand side
• pull of the protection plastic with your left hand (not over the Switch, that plastic is a dust magnet)
• Align the left side of the protector and lower it now also aligning the horizontal line

Another way to protect the Screen from Scratches from the dock (although less likely for the Swoled Glass screen) is adding soft-tape. I did this on all my OG docks, it also just slides in smoother:

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[Zen & Tonic]

Hey, don’t feel bad. I have FOUR 3DS systems. A New 3DS XL, two New 3DS, and a New 2DS XL.

It’s the lot we are dealt with being Nintendo diehards

Hey, I do too! (that's a fist bump, not a face punch!)

OG 3DS, Zelda edition 3DS XL, Pokémon edition N3DS, and Metroid edition N3DS XL. That's why I'm dumbfounded I thought I'd be fine skipping the OLED. Didn't even make an attempt to preorder!

At least I was able to get the Dread special edition + amiibo (after promising myself Banjo would be the last amiibo I'd ever purchase... grumble). Regardless, hope you're enjoying your OLED! Much rather diehards get their hands on it than scalpers, so I'm glad so many of you here seemed to have a relatively easy time grabbing one (Walmart preorders not withstanding)

 

[randomengine]

You don’t have kids yet
The OG Switch had a plastic cover over the screen. It felt cheap and got greasy easily. A glass protector felt better and has an anti-fingerprint layer. That was the main reason for me to add the protector.

I said I have kids and those kids have their own devices with no screen protectors on them.

My issue with protectors are they create unnecessary layers between my eyeballs and the screen. Sure the OG Switch screen is plastic and gets greasy, but you just put a glass protector over it that contains adhesive - adhesive which breaks down over time.

So now I am looking through my eyeballs through glass, some layer of deteriorating adhesive, then the plastic screen already present. It just makes more sense to clean my screen regularly.

Just curious if there was an urgent need for them that I have been missing over the years, I guess not, sounds mostly aesthetical.