Okay, so I stumbled across this review of Nintendo’s latest magic toy – the Switch 2. And honestly, I wasn’t too impressed by some of its features. Or, well, one feature in particular. But more on that later.
Some dude from China, Chimolog (fun name, right?), says the Switch 2 has this pile-of-junk screen. Apparently, the display is as slow as a lazy Sunday afternoon, clocking in at a mind-numbing 17.06 ms response time. I mean, is that even a real number? No idea why I’m fixating on milliseconds, but it tickles me.
Now, don’t quote me on this, but apparently, Chimolog didn’t spill the beans on exactly how these numbers were cooked up. So yeah, take it or leave it. The specs are there – 1080p, 120 Hz, 7.9 inches of LCD glory – but seriously, what’s the deal with the response time? Sometimes it hits 8.88 ms, which is like a fleeting miracle, and other times it’s 27.46 ms, practically a turtle’s pace. Is this making sense to anyone? Seems like those pixels struggle to keep up with a 60 Hz game. Yikes.
There’s a whole comparison mess going on about monitors and whatnot. Really not my jam. But suffice to say, the Switch 2 just doesn’t cut it. We’ve gotten into the weeds a bit, but you get me, right?
And then there’s this Innocn M2U thing-a-ma-jig. It’s some fancy Mini-LED doohickey, and it nails down an 11.06 ms response time. Just a tad better. Or, if you’re a numbers sort, 65% better. Math, folks. Gotta love it.
Meanwhile, Nintendo, bless their hearts, seemed to throw all their creative energy into everything else on the screen. Chimolog jabbers on about contrast ratios, brightness, color gamut stuff that’s all kinda Chinese to me (no pun intended). Did I mention it’s got contrast for days? Like 1309:1. If that means anything to ya. Colors? Oh, it’s like a rainbow puked all over it – 100% sRGB, almost all of DCI-P3, yadda yadda. Picture pretty pictures dancing on a wave-like RGB pattern, which totally mucks up text. Blurry city, here we come.
How can you talk about this without touching on what-ifs? They couldn’t even test if it can handle 120 Hz. Typical, right? Slower response times at the limit are usual – that’s my tech two cents. Would it be faster? Who knows. Call Miss Cleo, she might know.
And like, is this so-called awe-inspiring screen the worst? It’s sounding like it, especially compared to the OG Switch. Props to Monitors Unboxed for rubbing salt in the wound with their 33.3 ms tidbit. Heartbreaking, but gamers aren’t fazed. Over 3.5 million units flew off the shelves faster than hotcakes, smashing records. People love their Nintendo exclusives, I guess.
Grit your teeth and hope for an OLED miracle sometime – Switch 2 is the console world’s Cinderella story, but with a pumpkin of a screen.