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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.

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.

Will we finally hear something about the “Switch Pro” soon? Rumors about an upgraded Switch model have been circulating for what feels like years at this point, with the most recent leaks indicating the new system will feature 4K resolution when docked and a 7-inch Samsung OLED screen. Of course, Nintendo has yet to confirm any of this, but a major OLED screen manufacturer may have let the cat out of the bag.

Universal Display Corp. manufactures and licenses OLED tech for a wide variety of companies, including Samsung, and the company’s most recent earnings report namechecks the Switch Pro (thanks tofolks at Spawn Wave for spotting this).

Interesting to see Universal Display Corp mention the reports around Nintendo choosing OLED for their Switch Pro in their Q1 investors call pic.twitter.com/RUrJ0qvBiA

And in the gaming market, there our reports are, for the first time, Nintendo has selected an OLED screen for the new Switch Pro due to OLED benefits of higher contrast and faster response times. The adoption of OLEDs continues to expand, and is fueling the multiyear OLED capex growth cycle in which we are in.

So, the wording there is a little unclear – is Universal Display reporting on first-hand Switch Pro info they’ve received (possibly because they’re helping make the screens) or are they just commenting on general rumors? We don’t know 100 percent for sure, but Universal Display is certainly in the perfect position to have this info. Also, companies don’t tend to throw out unsubstantiated claims during earnings calls. While this isn’t necessarily a confirmation of the Switch Pro OLED rumors, I’d say it’s the closest thing to it.

The big (and few) improvements to the Nintendo Switch OLED model include a 7″ OLED screen, a wide adjustable stand, better audio, and a LAN port in the dock. As such, the Switch OLED will cost $349.99, compared to the $299.99 for the standard Switch and $199.99 for the portable-only Switch Lite. However, according to Bloomberg sources that have put forth dollar estimates, each Switch OLED only costs “around $10 more” to manufacture than the base model, meaning each unit sold would produce an extra $40 in profit for Nintendo.

“The new Switch’s 7-inch OLED display from Samsung Display Co. costs an additional $3 to $5 per unit, according to Yoshio Tamura, co-founder of industry research firm DSCC,” explained Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki. “Increasing the internal storage to 64GB is a further $3.50, according to Omdia’s Akira Minamikawa. The other added components, such as the new console stand and LAN port, are thought to add a few dollars more.”

In any case, if the estimates are accurate that Nintendo Switch OLED costs only about $10 more to make, that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth $349.99. The value of a product is up to the consumer, not to the profit margins attached.

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 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 run the Razer Phone 2 at 120 frames per second all the time, and its batter is still right in line with other devices that top out at 60 frames per second. The screen is also significantly brighter than my Samsung Galaxy S8’s AMOLED.

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.

But if you’ve got the brightness cranked all the way up, turn off sleep mode, and leave it sitting on a still screen for an entire week, yeah… bad things will probably happen. Use common sense, vary it up, and don’t stress; enjoy the games.

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.

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.

In order to remove the touch screen glass, you have to first heat the screen for 2 to 3 minutes with a hairdryer (focusing on the edges, as seen in red in the first photo).

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