Nintendo Switch OLED: Towards image retention problems on the screen? Nintendo responds

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The main sales argument of the Nintendo Switch model that will be on sale next October is the presence of a new OLED screen. The latter enjoys a quality significantly higher than that of the screen proposed so far on the different versions of the switch. If the presence of this OLED screen brings undeniable advantages, it also raises questions about how to see the image retention problem occurs.

In order to get an official answer on this subject, the American website CNET interviewed Nintendo. If the Kyoto firm does not totally reject the risk, it suggests that normal use of the console should not lead to the appearance of this phenomenon:

We designed the OLED screen by targeting longevity as much as possible. But OLED screens can undergo image retention when subjected to static visuals for long periods of time.

That being said, users can take preventive measures designed to preserve the screen (from the OLED switch) using features present by default in the Nintendo Switch, such as automatic brightness that prevents the screen from becoming too clear. , and the automatic watch that passes the screen in "automatic rest" mode after short periods of time.

true risk or exaggerated fear?

For info, screens suffering from the image retention problem are more particularly the risk of being affected when used to play because of the presence on the fixed element screen for long periods (such as HUD a game for example).

Image retention can take the form of ghost images that remain on the screen even when the game from which these images come no longer used (the logo of a television channel remained on the screen during Many hours can also cause the phenomenon of image retention).

When an image remains on the screen for long periods fixedly, the pixels that are used to display this image faster than normal. And on OLED screens, this wear is done even faster than on the LED screen (for example).

As a reminder, the Nintendo Switch OLED will be released in Europe on October 8th. If it will benefit from a better screen than the original switch, in terms of power, it will be identical to its big sister.

Serve you already heard about the problem says image retention? Have you already suffered? Could it dissuade you from buying an OLED screen or an OLED switch? What do you think of Nintendo's response? Tell us everything in the comments below.