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TOKYO—If Nintendo Co. finds success with its videogame console, Switch, it could brighten the future not only of Nintendo but also of Japan Display Inc., a struggling display maker that won the contract to make the Switch’s screens.

People familiar with the matter said Nintendo picked Japan Display as the exclusive supplier of the Switch’s 6.2-inch touch-sensitive liquid-crystal display. The Switch, which can be used both as a stationary console and a hand-held player on the go, is to go on sale globally March 3.

The contract calls for Japan Display to supply three million screens in an initial batch, and the company is gearing up to ship slightly more than 10 million units by the end of this year, the people said. However, the latter figure is subject to change depending on sales, they said. Spokesmen for Nintendo and JDI declined to comment.

People familiar with the deal said it probably wouldn"t contribute much to JDI"s profit, at least initially. The company"s fortunes remain tied to smartphone makers, including Apple Inc., that buy more expensive display panels in far-larger quantities.

The Nintendo Switch is likely getting some additional stealth upgrades that should improve its display. Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp says it is providing its IGZO screen to Nintendo for use in its hybrid handheld/home console, according to a Wall Street Journal report. IGZO has a number of improvements over the current tech that Switch is using. Most notably, it is significantly more power efficient.

Sharp and Nintendo are not saying which Switch devices will feature IGZO display tech, but it seems likely that we will see it in both the improved Switch with better battery life and the Switch Lite.

IGZO is a type thin-film-transistor in-plane switching (TFT-IPS) display technology. That’s a lot of techno-gibberish. All you really need to know is that IPS is good for mobile devices and monitors. The Switch was already has IPS panels, but they used the old amorphous silicon (aSi) version of the tech. IGZO-TFT IPS panels use indium gallium zinc oxide. Again, what matters here is that these materials are up to 80%-to-90% more power efficient than aSi-TFT IPS. That’s going to save the Switch’s battery life for more gaming.

As panel-technology website Display Ninja explains, electrons move through IGZO about 20-to-50 times quicker than aSi. That reduced resistance means you don’t need as much energy to power the screens. As you might expect, this is a huge benefit to a device like the Switch, which runs on a rechargeable battery.

This new display — along with the more power-efficient Tegra processor from Nvidia — could contribute to why the new Switch devices have such improved battery life over the original model.

IGZO’s faster electrons also means that it can deliver faster response times. This is huge for IPS panels, which have typically topped out at 4ms response times. That’s slower than TN panels that can get as low as 1ms response times, which is why those display are common in monitors with high refresh rates up to 240Hz.

Other benefits of IGZO is that it can produce better colors and increase pixel density. Nintendo probably won’t take advantage of the latter because the Tegra chip would require significantly more power to render more pixels than 720p. But better color could really improve the image.

IGZO is still not a common display in many devices. But I’ve actually used one in my Razer Phone 2. This smartphone’s IGZO panel is a 5.7-inch screen with a 1440×2560 resolution that can run at 120Hz and reach 300 nits peak brightness.

I would like to ask you guys what information you have about the different manufacturers of LCD screens for the switch. I know there are three possibilities: JDI, Innolux and AUO.

Nintendo’s Switch OLED Model is now available, and even if it’s no Switch Pro, there’s a lot to like about it. But as new owners of the console start enjoying its larger, more vibrant screen, some might also wonder whether they should pay any mind to the classic “risk” of OLED technology: burn-in.

In the early days of OLED smartphones, it wasn’t uncommon to find a mistreated demo phone at a carrier or Best Buy that had a ghastly display with home screen icons or a status bar left permanently visible whenever the screen was on. Burn-in could also befall OLED TVs if they were carelessly left on a news channel (with a ticker at the bottom) for many hours.

Bloomberg has reported that Samsung Display is supplying the Switch OLED Model’s 7-inch panel, and that’s about the best news you could ask for when it comes to the longevity and reliability of your $350 console’s screen. Samsung has led the evolution of OLED on mobile devices, and while burn-in is still technically possible on its modern panels, they’re more resistant to it, and software-based mitigations from Samsung, LG, and others have made it less of an issue than ever before. I’ve got an LG CX OLED that shows zero signs of burn-in after a year of pretty extensive playtime.

But on a video game console with plenty of persistent HUDs and other fixed onscreen icons, it’s worth taking some care when playing the Switch OLED Model. Gaming has always been a potential hazard for OLED. Even so, as long as you use the device in conventional ways and don’t intentionally try to do lasting damage to its display, you should be totally fine — but there are still things to look out for.

Nintendo itself offers some pointers for keeping the Switch’s display looking its best over the long term. In the console’s documentation, the company says the following:

“To minimize the risk of image retention or screen burn-in occurring on the OLED screen, do not turn off the system’s default sleep mode settings and take care to not display the same image on the OLED screen for extended periods of time.”

Image retention can look similar to burn-in — something “sticks” on the screen after it’s supposed to be gone — but isn’t permanent and goes away on its own as you do other things on the console’s display. If you notice it, it’s a good warning sign to jump over to another game for a while.

Advising customers not to mess with the sleep mode defaults is Nintendo’s attempt to ensure the Switch OLED Model won’t be left sitting somewhere on a static screen for hours. Game HUDs are one thing, but even the Switch’s homescreen has a lot of fixed elements. I’d try to avoid letting the console just sit on that screen for lengthy periods of time.

As far as what we can tell from what Nintendo has told us so far, the answer is no. In settings, there’s no sign of any screen refresher, which is an animation to help eliminate any image retention. Nintendo also didn’t say whether it subtly shifts pixels in the Switch’s UX to avoid potential issues. The only “burn-in protection” item in settings still applies just to connected TVs; the Switch will dim a TV’s screen after a few minutes of inactivity.

Nintendo is mostly just encouraging owners of the Switch OLED Model to use the existing auto-brightness and sleep features to prolong the panel’s lifespan.

If you’re using the console in normal ways and switching up the games you play, you’ll likely avoid any burn-in problems for a long, long time. You’ll probably face other issues like Joy-Con drift long before experiencing any burn-in. The proper Switch Pro might even arrive before you see any screen aberrations. Then again, maybe not. The point is that, barring any unforeseen quality defects with the screen (which is unlikely for a Samsung panel), it would take extreme circumstances for burn-in to ruin your console.

Vary your games.No one’s telling you not to sink hours upon hours into your favorite title. Go for it! But if you want to preserve the OLED Model’s screen for the long haul, try to mix it up with other games in between those marathon sessions so that the Switch’s pixels see some variety.

Don’t turn off the sleep timer. By default, the Nintendo Switch is set to go to sleep after five minutes of inactivity. You can also pick options between 60 seconds and 30 minutes. I think 10 minutes is as far as I’d leave it, personally, but definitely don’t pick “never” if you want to protect the display.

Quality: Aftermarket-  A display sold as Aftermarket is made to the same standards, specifications and materials as the original. Aftermarket quality displays feature TFT technology. It is a copy of the original, with the display shipped as Aftermarket having (in rare cases) minimal variations in functionality, quality or appearance. To find out more about quality,

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TOKYO—If Nintendo Co. finds success with its videogame console, Switch, it could brighten the future not only of Nintendo but also of Japan Display Inc., a struggling display maker that won the contract to make the Switch’s screens.

People familiar with the matter said Nintendo picked Japan Display as the exclusive supplier of the Switch’s 6.2-inch touch-sensitive liquid-crystal display. The Switch, which can be used both as a stationary console and a hand-held player on the go, is to go on sale globally March 3.

Nintendo reportedly asked developers to "make their games 4K-ready", with rumours of a Nintendo Switch Pro ramping up. Now, the latest rumour suggests the upgraded, next-generation version of Nintendo"s handheld console will pack a Mini-LED display.

According to the Economic Daily News (via Reddit), the Switch Pro"s Mini-LED display will come from Taiwanese panel manufacturer Innolux Corporation. Apparently, Nintendo visited Innolux, which currently supplies to several well-known companies, including Sharp, for the purpose of obtaining upgraded screens to be used in a Switch Pro model rumoured to arrive next year.

Keep in mind the current Nintendo Switch models use a backlit 720p LCD screen. As for the new Mini-LED displays, they should result in deeper colours and darker blacks along with improved contrast. Apple is reportedly considering using this technology for its future devices.

The Nintendo Switch Prois said to be a huge improvement over the Switch, thanks to a faster processor and GPU, plus double the RAM. Storage too will be increased, allegedly, to cope with the extra space needed for 4K games. We"re not likely to find out much more this year though, with the company clearly content in letting Xbox and PlayStation duke it out in the next-gen console war.

The Switch OLED officially hit store shelves a few days ago, thus giving it its full debut into the public space. Now that units are out in the wild, people are discovering all sorts of neat little quirks about the system. One thing that previously went unmentioned by Nintendo is the fact that the system’s big, vibrant new display comes with an extra feature: a built-in screen protector.

This built-in screen protector might look like a removable film to some folks. As a result, Nintendo has included a word of caution in the Switch OLED’s manual, stating that in the event someone does get the idea of trying to remove it, they absolutely should not do so. The reason being is that this screen protector is unlike one you’d typically buy and install yourself. Rather than laying atop the display, thus allowing for easy installation and removal, this factory preinstalled screen protector is pretty much bonded onto the Switch OLED’s display. As a result, trying to remove it will result in physical damage being caused to the Switch OLED’s screen.

In fact, the company officially refers to it as an “anti-scattering adhesive film.” The Switch OLED actually features a glass panel rather than a plastic LCD screen like the original Switch and the Switch Lite. Those displays were already prone to scratches due to their relatively weak bodies.

The glass of the Switch OLED is far more resistant, but this protective film will help in the event that a unit is dropped and the screen is impacted. Think of it in the same way that a tempered glass screen protector helps protect the display of your phone. Speaking of which, you can still buy and install one of those for the Switch OLED without it interfering with the film that’s already there.

If you think that this is another one of those “Nintendo being Nintendo” moves, it’s actually not. Other devices also ship with such a protective film. Infamously, first-gen Samsung Galaxy Fold phones had a very obvious protective film which many people mistakenly tried to pry off, which ended in disaster each and every time.

Samsung managed to make the protective film both more durable and also standout less in later iterations of the Switch.  Nevertheless, the Switch OLED is clearly just one of a growing number of devices to come with such a feature. At the end of the day, it’s all in the name of safety and does benefit the consumer.

Having been introduced to video games at the age of 3 via a Nintendo 64, A.K has grown up in the culture. A fan of simulators and racers, with a soft spot for Nintendo! But, he has a great respect for the entire video game world and enjoys watching it all expand as a whole.

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