What is the result of keeping the screen of 'Nintendo Switch (organic EL model)' lit for 3600 hours?



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Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) ' that appeared in October 2021 is equipped with a colorful organic EL display. It is known that patterns are burned on the screen of TVs and smartphones that use organic EL displays, and many people are concerned about the burn-in resistance of Nintendo Switch (organic EL model). About the burn-in phenomenon in such Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) Game-related YouTuber WULFF DEN has released the test result for 3600 hours.

My OLED Switch Finally Burned In ... --YouTube


The Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) is a game machine that appeared in October 2021, and is a high-end model of the Nintendo Switch series that has features such as 'equipped with an organic EL display', 'equipped with a high-performance speaker', and 'equipped with a wired LAN terminal'. Due to structural problems with organic EL displays, it is known that a phenomenon called 'burn-in' occurs in which the display remains when the same image is continuously displayed. We recommend users to take measures against burn-in, such as 'turn on the sleep setting and set the time to go to sleep shorter' and 'do not make the screen too bright'.

About OLED Display | Nintendo Switch Support Information | Nintendo
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/switch/oled/index.html



Mr. WULFF DEN continued to display the same image from the beginning of the release of Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) in order to confirm the burn-in resistance of Nintendo Switch (organic EL model), and in December 2021 'verification result after 1800 hours passed' 'publish. At that time, there was no visible burn-in. You can check the verification result movie after 1800 hours from the following.

I left my OLED Nintendo Switch on for 1800 hours straight --YouTube


The following is a smartphone owned by Mr. WULFF DEN. If you look closely at the screen, you can see that the frequently displayed keyboard and fingerprint authentication mark are burned. WULFF DEN continued to display the same image on the Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) to see if the same burn-in phenomenon would occur on the Nintendo Switch (organic EL model).



The burn-in verification environment is as follows. For the screen to be displayed, we adopted a screenshot of '

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ' and left it for 1800 hours with the automatic sleep function of the main unit disabled using the continuous shooting function of the HORI grip controller .



As a result of displaying the same image on 'the aircraft that kept displaying screenshots' (bottom) and 'the aircraft that is almost connected to the dock and the organic EL display is not lit' (top) after 1800 hours, burn-in The occurrence of was not confirmed.



However, as a result of displaying the same screenshot and comparing it, it was confirmed that 'the aircraft that continued to display the screenshot' (right) is slightly closer to warm colors.



Mr. WULFF DEN continued to leave the Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) under the above conditions, and released the verification result movie again after a total of 3600 hours.

My OLED Switch Finally Burned In ... --YouTube


On the Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) that has been displaying the same screenshot for 3600 hours, the red frame is slightly blue.



This corresponds to the bright part of the screenshot. In other words, the part that was displayed brightly was burned. Mr. WULFF DEN emphasized that the burn-in occurred in an environment different from the normal usage of 'keeping the same image displayed for 3600 hours', 'If you just use it normally, you need to worry about the burn-in. No. By the time burn-in occurs, next-generation machines will be available. '



in Hardware,   Video,   Game, Posted by log1o_hf