My compliments for this video. I think it’s baffling that professional reviewers didn’t even pick up on this problem. I returned two Switch Oleds which had this issue, combined with terrible uniformity. The left side of both screens got incredibly green, while the right side looked pretty normal. To me, that really was a step back from my Switch V1. Luckily my third Switch Oled at least has reasonably good uniformity, which makes the green less annoying. I’d advise everyone who has this issue + bad uniformity to return their Switch Oled. It would be good if Nintendo actually felt that consumers won’t accept this.
@@ItsJei I’m not sure. I read a lot about it last week, and some sources say green pixels are more prone to decay, which would mean that the issue might become less pronounced after intensive use. What that will mean for the overall picture quality, I don’t know. It might help if Nintendo pushes an update that changes the way the brightness slider works. The screen seems to be calibrated in steps op 10%, while the brightness slider works in steps of 5%.
i have also return my first Nintendo Switch Oled.. get anouther.. burt same problem verry greenish also at maximum brightnes.. i dont can get a third one.. iam verry unlucky.. i have to life with it i think so 😭
@@ladysaen I’m so sorry. I don’t think I’m going to get the new one because of this. I just know with my luck I’ll have to say the least return one because of the green thing.
People aren't talking about this enough. I'm glad I stuck with my old one, the amount of pixel banding this thing has is not worth a price jump from the standard Switch.
Glad I ran across this video, long story short for everyone to read this. I sent my first brand new Switch OLED back because it had the green tint to it I noticed a lot on minecraft and darker colors playing it in a dark environment. So I returned the first Switch OLED back to gamestop and got another brand new one. Well the same exact green tint issue exists with the second brand new one, at that point I contacted Nintendo and sent them my Switch OLED. They sent it back with a letter that stated it's been tested and everything works perfectly on it they couldn't find any issues with the screen. I guess they all have this issue I still enjoy playing it really wish for that kind of money that it wouldn't have that issue but videos like this really help, now the green tint isn't as present. Great video!
I just tried this method with my OLED smartphone; it did the same exact thing. It alternated between a greenish hue and then back to a reddish hue as I adjusted the brightness. I think this issue is different from what some other users are experiencing. Those folks have shown their Switch OLED screens have a gradient-like green-hued spot center-left or center-right on the panel when displaying solid grey. It seems like it may be related to the voltage issue but to an uneven extreme degree. Others generally have a more subtle uniformed hue like the one you showed.
Yeah I have it subtle on left hand side a green tint it’s there but it’s not over powering just annoying as I know it’s there and it shouldn’t be at all!
@pangiospp no mate didn’t in the end wasn’t effecting games in anyway was just really slight on Home Screen, and in uk there out of stock everywhere! Il keep it if gets worse il return
@pangiospp think just a lottery either that or seems everyone has a slight green tint think going to have to just settle with one or the either unfortunately
Personally I couldn't deal with it. The fact that I couldn't adjust the brightness to specific levels otherwise I'm sitting in the green tint range was honestly so annoying. I'm not about to play the screen lottery with this so I've just returned mine and hope maybe that it gets addressed somehow at a later date.
I’m glad I watched your video because I also noticed you have a vertical band of pixels on the left edge of the screen that is slightly dimmer than the rest of the display when showing darker grays and mid tones. I didn’t know if this was a defect of my Switch or just part of the display. It’s so slight it’s almost impossible to see unless you’re looking for it.
I'm glad I found out about this. I bought a Tears of the Kingdom Switch edition recently and I just found out about the green tint. Honestly it doesn't bother me too much because I play with the brightness almost high, but I still want to exchange it just in case. I just don't like when it lingers there
@@felipeandressandovalcabrer50 i have same issue too, but only on home menu and dark theme applied. Little bit greenish hue on the left side of the screen
OLEDs are great! It is definitely an upgrade from the v1 or v2, but this model needs a revision of its OLED panels. The screen is an integral part of the switch, yet nintendo abysmally fucked it up; like the joycon drift issue. I want an OLED model but I can't risk buying a bad one.
My OLED Switch has a pretty hard step from green to normal tint around 50% with Automatic Brightness OFF. With this ON it's a lot better, but there's still a green bump between 60% and 100% when I play indoors at home (between 0% and 30% it's very messy, but you never get there anyway). I found it annoying enough in games. Let's not talk about the even more annoying near black dithering (green speckled grain in darks grays) in games like Inside and Observer. My question to you Amok4All is... did the green tint stabilize a little over the last couple of weeks? My brother was more lucky with a great uniform and almost green tintless unit and said it got better after a week. I guess I'm lucky for having a as good as uniform unit though (little green on the left if you look real close in the dark). Hope to hear from you. I'm on the verge of returning the unit.
If can see it in games definitely return it! I have it like the videos slight green tint on left hand side of screen and not noticeable in games but wonder if to return and wait about 6 months for a better batch or screens to start hitting the shelves
@@Doppo69 I've returned it and get a new one in a couple of days. At first it didn't seem to be a big problem in games... but later, under the right lightning conditions, I've manage to bump against some nasty green tint fluctuations in the form of a hard flicker effect. Also I managed to spot a little more green on the left side in one game (Inside). What I've learned is that if you're 10% gray is fine (with a little margin of error of course) and the 5% gray peformances the same (and you're unit is uniform), then you're good to go. If the 5% gray differs to much from the 10% in terms of how the tint fluctuations behave... then return it! In my case they're replacing it under a DOA (Dead on Arrival). But yeah... I thought about what you said as the next step... getting (demanding) my money back if the next unit is also faulty and wait for like a half year and try again.
@pangiospp Good to hear from you! I had the privilege to test 4 Oled models at my local game store, including my own. They all share the same flaws. Hard step to green tint below 50% with Auto Brightness OFF, terrible dithering grain in dark grays… and uniformity problems with the green tint more leaning to the left, even in the lighter grays. There were some margin of error differences: one model more greenish to the left, the other model worse with the hard step to green below 50%, etc. In the end… the first model (my own model) was still the best, but they’re basically the same. So I decided to keep the one I have, put Auto Brightness ON at the value I like the most (both in brightness and in hue), just accept how bad the dithering in dark grays is and just play! As long as your model doesn’t have a mint green tint in the whites and the greener tint on the left isn’t (that) noticeable during gameplay… than keep what you have and just enjoy it for what it is: a flawed Oled panel with deep blacks and great contrast! Would I have kept my V2 Switch if I knew beforehand how mediocre the screen implementation of the Oled model was? Properly, yes!
@pangiospp Then don't expect it to be better then another Oled model. Keep this one if you like the deep blacks and contrast. Despite it's flaws, I wouldn't want to go back to the V2 model. The contrast is very flat, blacks are grey and there's less shadow detail. Don't forget the bigger screen and overall better build quality of the Oled model. It has a metal frame, great metal kickstand, now all metal rail parts and grip texture at the back. Also, the joy-con buttons feel slighty more sturdier. The V2 model is more squeaky and the full plastic back looks used faster. The grey screen (when it's turned off) with the ugly thick black bezels also are a massive step back. Overall the V2 model is going to feel as a downgrade if you've experienced the strenghts of the Oled model. And don't forget the near instant response times on the Oled screen versus the blurry LCD screen when things are in motion (which is like all the time). Oh, and battery life is also noticeable better on the Oled model. Hopefully I didn't make it harder for you. In the end it's your choice... what annoys you the most and what doesn't. Good luck making the choice! 😉
any updates? i know this comment is from 10 months ago, and i know the calibration can be fixed with software (as shown on many phones). if this is a thing that's happening, im so hyped for it to get patched lmao
@@SOREI I think still is an issue and there is no option to calibrate the screen on the switch oled sadly, I got a v2 long time ago but I'm thinking about getting another oled to see if finally I get one without the issue
@@checob224 i got mine 2 months ago and it has it, im reaching out to nintendo for comments. when i have my blinds open during the day it isnt noticeable in the slightest, only in a dark environment. i think it is a software issue personally as it has been fixed on phones in the past. its all upto nintendo tho and knowing them, they are lazy.
Not an issue. OLED panels do that, especially Samsung ones which are in pretty much everything, including the new Switch. Even iPhone 12 and 13 have the exact same issue and they cost a lot more than the Switch
Yep I can confirm that true. I got iPhone 12 Pro Max with green tint and this is new replacement iPhone. still has same problem so I decide to live with it.
Same here, I just checked my iPhone 12 Pro and same green tint. I guess it’s normal for OLEDs. As long it’s not an issue or becomes an issue over time, I’m ok with it
Hey there. So I'm actually investigating something else I've noticed with the switch OLED screen. Specially when you open the game Doki Doki Literature Club and the game shows the blue logo and the black background, there's some subtle flickering on the right/left sides of the screen. Turn auto brightness on and max it out or put it and 50% and there's a chance you will see what I'm seeing. I currently have two Switch OLEDS that are suffering from this :/ It also appears to happen with auto brightness turned off at about 50%
I think this may be part of the game lol, this game tends to have “glitches” that or Monica is upset that you haven’t paid enough attention to her so she’s breaking your console 🤣
I had green tint and grain over the entire screen at all brightness levels so I sold mine for the same price I bought it and went back to my OG switch. No discoloration in my games and if I want true blacks I will play on my LG C1 instead. The quality control is piss poor at nintendo these days. The sky in skyrim was green during night AND daytime and dark caves had greenish tint everywhere..... at ALL brightness levels. Seen it on other OLEDs as well so I stay away from this version. Hope the next one is better but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Thanks for the heads up. I don't own a switch and was about to buy a refurbished OLED model from Best Buy or directly from Nintendo. Now I'm afraid I'll run into this problem and have to keep returning it. Do you think they would've found and fixed this while refurbishing? On the other hand I could buy a new v2 since it has the same processor and improved battery the OLED has.
hi, can you see a little bit of grainy too? i bought mine last week, and i saw that people are saying that unfortunately it's normal, and with a video test of color uniformity grey you can see a slightly green grainy, but is not to bad, does not affect my gameplay at all, its in the menu or youtube videos, little bit in dark situations in game
Mine is like “grainy” pop up in gray color like dark theme, I only use white theme so it’s better option. While I’m playing game even in dark area, I can’t tell. Not big problem
Hi, great vid. Would you mind looking at the dark greys. My oled switch displays a grainy green when playing darker games such Playdead's Inside. It's very distracting, it's like a speckled green that displays in lower lit areas of a game. many thanks
@@borisdg Wrong. I must have gotten extremely lucky, because I have tried dimming the brightness on the dark theme main menu and the white theme, as well as trying this in-game on dark areas. Your devices are faulty. Mine is literally perfect. Absolutely zero color distortion throughout the entire brightness scale, and no weird green speckles in dark areas like Phil described. Dark colors are supposed to be perfect on an OLED screen like mine is
@@jaredobst985 definitely for free they have just been released or take it back I the store is a lot easier for a replacement with your receipt if in 30 days of purchase you are entitled to keep changing it until satisfied I think it’s pretty wide spread so problem is you may get a worse unit..
The only solution for this is to never go below 30% brightness. The auto brightness on my oled switch throttles the hell out of the brightness so I have to have it off and the brightness set manually
I feel like mine has gotten worse over time. Used to only notice it on the home screen when using the dark theme. Now it’s very noticeable during gameplay. I was playing the Quake remaster and I have a constant green smear across the entire screen in dark areas when playing at brightness at lower settings.
Some people who have the green issue have reported that the issue progresses until the screen becomes horribly green. It's a panel defect most probably.
So are you saying that as long as you have brightness set to 70% or above, this issue isn’t present? And is only present when between 40-70% brightness? If so, would you say that maybe switch Oled above 70% brightness, is too bright? I mainly want Oled switch for larger screen and better colours of Oled screen but after seeing this video, I’m unsure if I should upgrade my v2switch to Oled. Or maybe Nintendo have fixed this by now?
I do not have any green tint on my OLED. Even on grey homescreen. However, I do have a lot of grainy picture in dark areas in video games and grey homescreen.
Nothing happens. All it does is keep the glass from exploding if you were to drop it and shatter the screen. It’s just a for your safety thing, it will function just fine without it.
Does this green tint still happen when you have standard instead of vivid mode? Reason I ask this because it seems that the colour gamut graph in the other video showed that the green is higher relative to the other colors with vivid on. If so, it can be avoided without vivid mode and also there’s a chance Nintendo can better colour grade and release a firmware update? I could be wrong.
@@Stanley_gaming427 but does the V2 have any screen problems? The OLED was marketed as having a bigger screen with better color display. It defeats the point if that includes a tinting problem. I don't own a Switch and was about to buy a refurbished OLED but now I wonder if I'm better off buying a new V2.
@@burger_kinghorn no the v2 dosen't have any problems except for being smaller. But in my opinion it's better playing on a slightly smaller screen than a screen that has a green tint and looks like there's sand in it.
Just found your videos because I am seeing this issue on my Switch, glad you are looking into these issues! Do you believe this can be addressed with future software updates? I’m curious if it is partly due to the issue you brought up in your other video with not enough reds when you were looking at the grayscale calibration
Remember the sticks and buttons are broken really fast with the first switch? With the OLED its the same🤣🤣🤣they are not going to fix anything, last Nintendo thing i bought....thats for sure, going back to NES, SNES, N64.....🖕you Nintendo!
I don't own a switch but was planning to buy a refurbished OLED or a new v2. I just heard about this green tinting problem. Now I wonder if a refurbished one will have this problem or not.
I have the same issue but also visible with 10 percentages grey in auto mode. Also see some inconsistent picture then. The Screen the is not complete grey. Like image noise when you take a picture in the dark. Someone also has the problem or only green tint?
I have the Splatoon Version and the screen has a good uniformity, but in direct comparison to the old V1 display, there is a slight green hue to the whole picture. If Nintendo gave me the tools, I would simply adjust it on my own, but sadly there is no such option.
@@GamingTech-TH-cam Most of the time you don't even notive it anyway, only in direct comparison, and the rest of the picture quality is such an improvement, yes.
If you set the System > Change Display color to grayscale, do you still get green tint? I am just trying to think of ways to easily produce and test this when buying one
Nah, under 50% and you can see that only in a pitch black room and only if there is predominantly grey color on the screen. Even new smartphones that cost a lot more than the switch have the same issue due to the oled screen
I need an answer to this too. Green tint started appearing on my oled switch and I’m kind of worried it’ll get worse. Just like my dad’s galaxy note 9 went horribly green like entire screen green :(
If is not a hardware problem then yes it can be solved by a software update, I was talking with someone that works at nintendo and he said that nintendo it's working on a software update for that matter.
Is not about wether we can avoid it. is about to say, that's not a normal thing. The Switch is a glorify little mediocre product. if is not for, Mario franchise, they wouldn't survive.
If it's a uniform subtle green hue then it's just the general hue difference between the OLED and the LCD (even LCD panels have different hues if you compared them directly). If you have a more noticeable green tinted spot in one area, then it might be a defect.
@@lapis591 Wrong. My Switch OLED’s screen is absolutely flawless, and the whites look white. No green weirdness everyone is talking about, and I’m comparing it to my LCD iPhone 10R screen. It might be slightly dimmer than the iPhone’s max brightness, but that’s about it. Other than that, everything looks normal. Comparable, even. Maybe I’m just lucky
@@algoca99 Again, wrong in my case. I mentioned this on another post but I tried it on the main menu itself with the dark theme, and I’m telling you it doesn’t do that. Every OLED screen is different. I just got lucky 🤷♂️
Nintendo tiene un problema, siempre ha optado por componentes y mano de obra baratos. Yo compré hace un tiempo una Nintendo Switch OLED Blanca y me percaté de ese detalle, es molesto saber la pasta que has soltado para esto, nunca he visto algo así, menos recién comprada. Bueno, resulta que decidí deshacerme de ella y compré otra en color neón y adivinen, igual tiene tinte verde. Resulta que son 8 de cada 10 Nintendo Switch que tienen esta deficiencia. Nunca he visto una que no lo tenga, por cierto. Estoy decepcionado, en vano cambié mi v1.1 por esta basura. No la recomiendo, Nintendo debe solucionar el problema así como su fraude con los Joycons.
Can barely even tell in games man… just get the OLED bro. Like nothing is perfect, a slight green tint won’t brick the system. I get my OLED 3 days ago and I haven’t seen anything so.
My compliments for this video. I think it’s baffling that professional reviewers didn’t even pick up on this problem. I returned two Switch Oleds which had this issue, combined with terrible uniformity. The left side of both screens got incredibly green, while the right side looked pretty normal. To me, that really was a step back from my Switch V1. Luckily my third Switch Oled at least has reasonably good uniformity, which makes the green less annoying. I’d advise everyone who has this issue + bad uniformity to return their Switch Oled. It would be good if Nintendo actually felt that consumers won’t accept this.
Sorry but do you know if the green tint is something that can get worse overtime? I'm assuming it stays the same but I still gotta ask
@@ItsJei I’m not sure. I read a lot about it last week, and some sources say green pixels are more prone to decay, which would mean that the issue might become less pronounced after intensive use. What that will mean for the overall picture quality, I don’t know. It might help if Nintendo pushes an update that changes the way the brightness slider works. The screen seems to be calibrated in steps op 10%, while the brightness slider works in steps of 5%.
i have also return my first Nintendo Switch Oled.. get anouther.. burt same problem verry greenish also at maximum brightnes.. i dont can get a third one.. iam verry unlucky.. i have to life with it i think so 😭
@@jaspelino1963 It's the blue, not the green.
@@ladysaen I’m so sorry. I don’t think I’m going to get the new one because of this. I just know with my luck I’ll have to say the least return one because of the green thing.
People aren't talking about this enough. I'm glad I stuck with my old one, the amount of pixel banding this thing has is not worth a price jump from the standard Switch.
Glad I ran across this video, long story short for everyone to read this. I sent my first brand new Switch OLED back because it had the green tint to it I noticed a lot on minecraft and darker colors playing it in a dark environment. So I returned the first Switch OLED back to gamestop and got another brand new one. Well the same exact green tint issue exists with the second brand new one, at that point I contacted Nintendo and sent them my Switch OLED. They sent it back with a letter that stated it's been tested and everything works perfectly on it they couldn't find any issues with the screen. I guess they all have this issue I still enjoy playing it really wish for that kind of money that it wouldn't have that issue but videos like this really help, now the green tint isn't as present. Great video!
where are u from?
@@victorqueiroz7391 your cheesy bum
That's just oled screens in general. I have the same issue with my Samsung galaxy.
If only Nintendo adds a color temperature option in adjustments, it would be perfect
what temp setting i could do to delete the green tint?
I just tried this method with my OLED smartphone; it did the same exact thing. It alternated between a greenish hue and then back to a reddish hue as I adjusted the brightness. I think this issue is different from what some other users are experiencing. Those folks have shown their Switch OLED screens have a gradient-like green-hued spot center-left or center-right on the panel when displaying solid grey. It seems like it may be related to the voltage issue but to an uneven extreme degree. Others generally have a more subtle uniformed hue like the one you showed.
Had this issue with note 9 when I first got it. Weird. Hopefully this won't become a large problem for users.
Yeah I have it subtle on left hand side a green tint it’s there but it’s not over powering just annoying as I know it’s there and it shouldn’t be at all!
@pangiospp no mate didn’t in the end wasn’t effecting games in anyway was just really slight on Home Screen, and in uk there out of stock everywhere! Il keep it if gets worse il return
@pangiospp if not happy then just return but may be out of stock for while, if see things like that effecting games then return
@pangiospp think just a lottery either that or seems everyone has a slight green tint think going to have to just settle with one or the either unfortunately
Personally I couldn't deal with it. The fact that I couldn't adjust the brightness to specific levels otherwise I'm sitting in the green tint range was honestly so annoying. I'm not about to play the screen lottery with this so I've just returned mine and hope maybe that it gets addressed somehow at a later date.
I’m glad I watched your video because I also noticed you have a vertical band of pixels on the left edge of the screen that is slightly dimmer than the rest of the display when showing darker grays and mid tones. I didn’t know if this was a defect of my Switch or just part of the display. It’s so slight it’s almost impossible to see unless you’re looking for it.
I'm glad I found out about this. I bought a Tears of the Kingdom Switch edition recently and I just found out about the green tint. Honestly it doesn't bother me too much because I play with the brightness almost high, but I still want to exchange it just in case. I just don't like when it lingers there
this is actually quite normal for oled type panel, it happens on smartphones with oled as well...
Do you think green tint get worse over time? I mean, i have this issue and it doesn't bother me, i just have that fear
@@felipeandressandovalcabrer50 did it get worse after 4months?
@@felipeandressandovalcabrer50 i have same issue too, but only on home menu and dark theme applied. Little bit greenish hue on the left side of the screen
@@shieruuuu it doesn't looks worse after 4 months so don't worry my man. You will notice the issue only with lower brightness
@@felipeandressandovalcabrer50 ahh im glad to hear that!! Thanks man! Glad ur switch doing okay too
OLEDs are great! It is definitely an upgrade from the v1 or v2, but this model needs a revision of its OLED panels. The screen is an integral part of the switch, yet nintendo abysmally fucked it up; like the joycon drift issue. I want an OLED model but I can't risk buying a bad one.
I think it has to be more with the color calibration on software rather than OLED screen failure.
This problem PWM OLED is more apparent than DC OLED, brightness control.
Nintendo has tinkered with the docking voltage. Perhaps they can do something here to minimise the tint? Who knows.
The best thing they could do is create a color adjustment setting like many smartphones and TVs have.
Glad I've seen this before getting an oled.
Please let us know in a video which are the best video settings for Nintendo Switch on LG CX!! Your videos are always the best!!!
My OLED Switch has a pretty hard step from green to normal tint around 50% with Automatic Brightness OFF. With this ON it's a lot better, but there's still a green bump between 60% and 100% when I play indoors at home (between 0% and 30% it's very messy, but you never get there anyway). I found it annoying enough in games. Let's not talk about the even more annoying near black dithering (green speckled grain in darks grays) in games like Inside and Observer. My question to you Amok4All is... did the green tint stabilize a little over the last couple of weeks? My brother was more lucky with a great uniform and almost green tintless unit and said it got better after a week. I guess I'm lucky for having a as good as uniform unit though (little green on the left if you look real close in the dark). Hope to hear from you. I'm on the verge of returning the unit.
If can see it in games definitely return it! I have it like the videos slight green tint on left hand side of screen and not noticeable in games but wonder if to return and wait about 6 months for a better batch or screens to start hitting the shelves
@@Doppo69 I've returned it and get a new one in a couple of days. At first it didn't seem to be a big problem in games... but later, under the right lightning conditions, I've manage to bump against some nasty green tint fluctuations in the form of a hard flicker effect. Also I managed to spot a little more green on the left side in one game (Inside). What I've learned is that if you're 10% gray is fine (with a little margin of error of course) and the 5% gray peformances the same (and you're unit is uniform), then you're good to go. If the 5% gray differs to much from the 10% in terms of how the tint fluctuations behave... then return it!
In my case they're replacing it under a DOA (Dead on Arrival). But yeah... I thought about what you said as the next step... getting (demanding) my money back if the next unit is also faulty and wait for like a half year and try again.
@pangiospp Good to hear from you! I had the privilege to test 4 Oled models at my local game store, including my own. They all share the same flaws. Hard step to green tint below 50% with Auto Brightness OFF, terrible dithering grain in dark grays… and uniformity problems with the green tint more leaning to the left, even in the lighter grays. There were some margin of error differences: one model more greenish to the left, the other model worse with the hard step to green below 50%, etc. In the end… the first model (my own model) was still the best, but they’re basically the same. So I decided to keep the one I have, put Auto Brightness ON at the value I like the most (both in brightness and in hue), just accept how bad the dithering in dark grays is and just play! As long as your model doesn’t have a mint green tint in the whites and the greener tint on the left isn’t (that) noticeable during gameplay… than keep what you have and just enjoy it for what it is: a flawed Oled panel with deep blacks and great contrast!
Would I have kept my V2 Switch if I knew beforehand how mediocre the screen implementation of the Oled model was? Properly, yes!
@pangiospp Then don't expect it to be better then another Oled model. Keep this one if you like the deep blacks and contrast. Despite it's flaws, I wouldn't want to go back to the V2 model. The contrast is very flat, blacks are grey and there's less shadow detail. Don't forget the bigger screen and overall better build quality of the Oled model. It has a metal frame, great metal kickstand, now all metal rail parts and grip texture at the back. Also, the joy-con buttons feel slighty more sturdier. The V2 model is more squeaky and the full plastic back looks used faster. The grey screen (when it's turned off) with the ugly thick black bezels also are a massive step back. Overall the V2 model is going to feel as a downgrade if you've experienced the strenghts of the Oled model. And don't forget the near instant response times on the Oled screen versus the blurry LCD screen when things are in motion (which is like all the time). Oh, and battery life is also noticeable better on the Oled model. Hopefully I didn't make it harder for you. In the end it's your choice... what annoys you the most and what doesn't. Good luck making the choice! 😉
Greetings,
Now after using your Switch OLED for a few months, is it getting worse or better?
Please let me know, thanks.
I heard from a nintendo worker that nintendo is working on a software update to fix this issue.
This would be great!
@@GamingTech-TH-cam I hope is true
any updates? i know this comment is from 10 months ago, and i know the calibration can be fixed with software (as shown on many phones). if this is a thing that's happening, im so hyped for it to get patched lmao
@@SOREI I think still is an issue and there is no option to calibrate the screen on the switch oled sadly, I got a v2 long time ago but I'm thinking about getting another oled to see if finally I get one without the issue
@@checob224 i got mine 2 months ago and it has it, im reaching out to nintendo for comments. when i have my blinds open during the day it isnt noticeable in the slightest, only in a dark environment. i think it is a software issue personally as it has been fixed on phones in the past. its all upto nintendo tho and knowing them, they are lazy.
There is a specific brightness that makes everything greenish on my switch, hopefully it stays at that
Same with mines
Not an issue. OLED panels do that, especially Samsung ones which are in pretty much everything, including the new Switch. Even iPhone 12 and 13 have the exact same issue and they cost a lot more than the Switch
Yep I can confirm that true. I got iPhone 12 Pro Max with green tint and this is new replacement iPhone. still has same problem so I decide to live with it.
@@diegomiranda2139 But if you research it's kinda isolated to 12. Was reported iPhone 11 and 13 doesn't have this issue.
@@borisdg I know. I got this iPhone on day one.
Same here, I just checked my iPhone 12 Pro and same green tint. I guess it’s normal for OLEDs. As long it’s not an issue or becomes an issue over time, I’m ok with it
My Samsung Galaxy tab S7+ does that to!! It's actually normal
Hey there. So I'm actually investigating something else I've noticed with the switch OLED screen. Specially when you open the game Doki Doki Literature Club and the game shows the blue logo and the black background, there's some subtle flickering on the right/left sides of the screen. Turn auto brightness on and max it out or put it and 50% and there's a chance you will see what I'm seeing. I currently have two Switch OLEDS that are suffering from this :/
It also appears to happen with auto brightness turned off at about 50%
I think this may be part of the game lol, this game tends to have “glitches” that or Monica is upset that you haven’t paid enough attention to her so she’s breaking your console 🤣
I had green tint and grain over the entire screen at all brightness levels so I sold mine for the same price I bought it and went back to my OG switch. No discoloration in my games and if I want true blacks I will play on my LG C1 instead. The quality control is piss poor at nintendo these days.
The sky in skyrim was green during night AND daytime and dark caves had greenish tint everywhere..... at ALL brightness levels. Seen it on other OLEDs as well so I stay away from this version. Hope the next one is better but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Thanks for the heads up. I don't own a switch and was about to buy a refurbished OLED model from Best Buy or directly from Nintendo. Now I'm afraid I'll run into this problem and have to keep returning it. Do you think they would've found and fixed this while refurbishing?
On the other hand I could buy a new v2 since it has the same processor and improved battery the OLED has.
@@ghosttiee9212 Well people clicked on this video because they have the issue so..
hi, can you see a little bit of grainy too? i bought mine last week, and i saw that people are saying that unfortunately it's normal, and with a video test of color uniformity grey you can see a slightly green grainy, but is not to bad, does not affect my gameplay at all, its in the menu or youtube videos, little bit in dark situations in game
I have grain on mine in dark areas too. I've been researching this. I think it's normal. Display unit at Best Buy had it as well
Am i the only one who sees this sandy noise effect when looking at the screen close up?
I did too, and the green tint was on all brightness levels for me. The screen is trash as I have seen this on all OLED models I have looked at.
Mine is like “grainy” pop up in gray color like dark theme, I only use white theme so it’s better option. While I’m playing game even in dark area, I can’t tell.
Not big problem
Hi, great vid. Would you mind looking at the dark greys. My oled switch displays a grainy green when playing darker games such Playdead's Inside. It's very distracting, it's like a speckled green that displays in lower lit areas of a game. many thanks
It's the same for all of us from what I'm aware.
@@borisdg Wrong. I must have gotten extremely lucky, because I have tried dimming the brightness on the dark theme main menu and the white theme, as well as trying this in-game on dark areas. Your devices are faulty. Mine is literally perfect. Absolutely zero color distortion throughout the entire brightness scale, and no weird green speckles in dark areas like Phil described. Dark colors are supposed to be perfect on an OLED screen like mine is
@@borisdg Maybe Nintendo will replace your screens for a discount, or possibly even free? Worth a try
@@jaredobst985 definitely for free they have just been released or take it back I the store is a lot easier for a replacement with your receipt if in 30 days of purchase you are entitled to keep changing it until satisfied I think it’s pretty wide spread so problem is you may get a worse unit..
@@Doppo69 Yeah thankfully my unit is fine
So what is your recommended setting? 70% brightness with auto brightness Off Or On?
Can you try the game Limbo. It is a white and black and it is super dark. So even on 100% brightness, it shows as green.
The only solution for this is to never go below 30% brightness. The auto brightness on my oled switch throttles the hell out of the brightness so I have to have it off and the brightness set manually
Realistically this effect is so subtle it won't be observed during gameplay unless deliberately looking for it.
Does anyone know if this will get worse over time? Or will the screen I have now be okay as long as I'm willing to just deal with it?
No, it will not get worse.
It may cause your switch to explode. Better give it to me to dispose of.
@@Tiralful lol not gonna happen.
I feel like mine has gotten worse over time. Used to only notice it on the home screen when using the dark theme. Now it’s very noticeable during gameplay. I was playing the Quake remaster and I have a constant green smear across the entire screen in dark areas when playing at brightness at lower settings.
Some people who have the green issue have reported that the issue progresses until the screen becomes horribly green. It's a panel defect most probably.
Not true. It's stays the way it is.
So are you saying that as long as you have brightness set to 70% or above, this issue isn’t present? And is only present when between 40-70% brightness? If so, would you say that maybe switch Oled above 70% brightness, is too bright? I mainly want Oled switch for larger screen and better colours of Oled screen but after seeing this video, I’m unsure if I should upgrade my v2switch to Oled. Or maybe Nintendo have fixed this by now?
Lcd will always have less issues than oled hands down. Not saying Lcd is perfect but definitely has less flaws & defects then oled screens.
I just leave mine at like 40 to 50% and turned off auto brightness. I don't play at a dark room since I want to avoid eye strain.
I do not have any green tint on my OLED. Even on grey homescreen. However, I do have a lot of grainy picture in dark areas in video games and grey homescreen.
My Samsung Galaxy tab S7+ does it to!! It's actually normal
I haven't seen a single person peel the plastic layer. I wish I could find a video showing what happens.
you shoudn't do that, is the anti shattered layer. Just apply a screen protector over it and forget it
Nothing happens. All it does is keep the glass from exploding if you were to drop it and shatter the screen. It’s just a for your safety thing, it will function just fine without it.
I have dark mode on my switch oled model since launch day and I have no problem at all
why they don't just add color tempratures options boggles my mind
All these comments are worrying me I was gonna get a oled one don’t know whether to get a v2 one now
Have a look on the OLED. The greenish Tint is just visible on my model with very low brightness.
Does this green tint still happen when you have standard instead of vivid mode? Reason I ask this because it seems that the colour gamut graph in the other video showed that the green is higher relative to the other colors with vivid on. If so, it can be avoided without vivid mode and also there’s a chance Nintendo can better colour grade and release a firmware update? I could be wrong.
It doesn't matter what mode. It's not about the color gamut/balance here.
So would you recommend just getting the regular switch over the oled? I heard basically 75% of them have this issue
I wish that I got the V2 Switch with a better battery life instead of OLED.
@@Moonwalker86 both of them have the same battery life
@@Stanley_gaming427 but does the V2 have any screen problems? The OLED was marketed as having a bigger screen with better color display. It defeats the point if that includes a tinting problem.
I don't own a Switch and was about to buy a refurbished OLED but now I wonder if I'm better off buying a new V2.
@@burger_kinghorn no the v2 dosen't have any problems except for being smaller. But in my opinion it's better playing on a slightly smaller screen than a screen that has a green tint and looks like there's sand in it.
What I don’t like is my oled switch has a persistent yellow tint and the grey are always greenish. None of my other devices has this issue
That's definitely a defect. Colors should stay normal.
Just found your videos because I am seeing this issue on my Switch, glad you are looking into these issues! Do you believe this can be addressed with future software updates? I’m curious if it is partly due to the issue you brought up in your other video with not enough reds when you were looking at the grayscale calibration
If it is a hardware issue what I think then no , there will be no way to fix it with software
Remember the sticks and buttons are broken really fast with the first switch? With the OLED its the same🤣🤣🤣they are not going to fix anything, last Nintendo thing i bought....thats for sure, going back to NES, SNES, N64.....🖕you Nintendo!
Don't use black screen
Looks like we're going to have a lot of refurbished OLED switches in the future
I don't own a switch but was planning to buy a refurbished OLED or a new v2. I just heard about this green tinting problem. Now I wonder if a refurbished one will have this problem or not.
@@burger_kinghornGet a new v2 no screen issues at all
I have the same issue but also visible with 10 percentages grey in auto mode. Also see some inconsistent picture then. The Screen the is not complete grey. Like image noise when you take a picture in the dark. Someone also has the problem or only green tint?
yes, I get a speckled green noise when it shows dark greys.
Same here.
@@borisdg same here :'(
@@ladysaen Yeah I guess at this point is everybody lol.
I’ve got the same problem :/ Well if it has every Switch we can get used to it easier.
How about black crush? Do find them on your oled?
Is this an issue with all oled switches or would it help to exchange it?
Also curious
me too
@@Ocaz It'll be interesting to see if it's every Switch or if it's a defect.
So far as I know this is on ALL the OLED Switches
Maybe look into the grainy green greys..😊
Where's the part where he explains how to avoid it?
Should i get a V2 switch??
Is that the Logitech Z906 I see there? 👀 do you have a video on it?
Mine had a very warm tint with a slight green at any brightness. Looked really bad I ended up returning it.
what happened? the store give you replacement?
@@eczywizzy603 I returned it for a full refund and went back to using my old switch
@@MyDecade got mine last sunday no issue lucky
I have the Splatoon Version and the screen has a good uniformity, but in direct comparison to the old V1 display, there is a slight green hue to the whole picture. If Nintendo gave me the tools, I would simply adjust it on my own, but sadly there is no such option.
Green hue is still present on mine. Nevertheless I like the Picture Quality
@@GamingTech-TH-cam Most of the time you don't even notive it anyway, only in direct comparison, and the rest of the picture quality is such an improvement, yes.
Mine will do that but only at like one spot towards the lowest with auto brightness on, if I turn it off I can go to the same spot and nothing
I have the same issue, green on the right and pink/red tint on the top edge of the screen.
where are u from?
@@victorqueiroz7391 Saudi Arabia but it said on the box thtay my Switch OLED is from Hong Kong region.
@@Moonwalker86 so it was chinese version with chinese simbols at it?
@@victorqueiroz7391 Yeah
I ordered this recently, my concern is screen flickering, can that happen?
No it's just the video
@@Stanley_gaming427 yes no issues in my switch
Whe he is adjusting the brightness level all i see is black to gray to light gray. GRAY IS DIFFERENT FROM GREEN
can you test in diablo 2 screen shots on eshop?
If you set the System > Change Display color to grayscale, do you still get green tint? I am just trying to think of ways to easily produce and test this when buying one
It's really sad because I never play my Switch with 10% brightness up. :(
thats a crime
Why? is there a certain reason?
So the solution is - play with brightness above 70%? I don't like bright screen
Nah, under 50% and you can see that only in a pitch black room and only if there is predominantly grey color on the screen. Even new smartphones that cost a lot more than the switch have the same issue due to the oled screen
On mine it’s only noticeable 30% and below.
You won't notice it at all during gameplay. This is only observable on solid grey backgrounds like the home menu on basic black.
does the green tint progressive? if the unit has a minimal green tint, will it become worst over time?
*apologies for my bad english
I need an answer to this too. Green tint started appearing on my oled switch and I’m kind of worried it’ll get worse. Just like my dad’s galaxy note 9 went horribly green like entire screen green :(
How do you get the 10% grey test pattern on the Switch?
You can upload any pictures on an sd card
I tried this. It is not working
Mine doesn’t have it 🤔
Pretty sure, you have it aswell.
Hold power button until display dims then carefully investigate the screen
Do it in a very dark room ( like completely no light ) and hold your power button ( on dark mode ) You'll see the green tint soon enough
Sometimes I can see flickering in the screen is it just me? Specially when I take my eyes over the switch.
You’re probably noticing the screen draw. Some people are sensitive to sample and hold displays and will notice it from time to time.
@@ReGo001 thanks
My iPhone xs max flickers if the brightness is right down
@@Doppo69 ok👍
I see it is fixable
So far is not fixable the only way to be fix is if nintendo releases new oled with good panels
Honestly it's not the settings or whatsoever😂. Issue talaga or sakit talaga yan ng switch Oled. Sa madaling salita PALPAK ang pagkagawa ganun lang yun
Software fix?
no
If is not a hardware problem then yes it can be solved by a software update, I was talking with someone that works at nintendo and he said that nintendo it's working on a software update for that matter.
my oled switch does not have this problem
When did you buy your switch?
Olded fail
Worded 'fail'
Is not about wether we can avoid it. is about to say, that's not a normal thing. The Switch is a glorify little mediocre product. if is not for, Mario franchise, they wouldn't survive.
I have max brightness and I have a green tint... I can't tell if this is just me coming form the LCD.
If it's a uniform subtle green hue then it's just the general hue difference between the OLED and the LCD (even LCD panels have different hues if you compared them directly). If you have a more noticeable green tinted spot in one area, then it might be a defect.
@@lapis591 Wrong. My Switch OLED’s screen is absolutely flawless, and the whites look white. No green weirdness everyone is talking about, and I’m comparing it to my LCD iPhone 10R screen. It might be slightly dimmer than the iPhone’s max brightness, but that’s about it. Other than that, everything looks normal. Comparable, even. Maybe I’m just lucky
@@lapis591 Mine doesn’t even do the weird green or red hues when lowering the brightness like it is shown in this video, either
@@jaredobst985 It just happens on very dark grays when lowering brightness. Not on any other color.
@@algoca99 Again, wrong in my case. I mentioned this on another post but I tried it on the main menu itself with the dark theme, and I’m telling you it doesn’t do that. Every OLED screen is different. I just got lucky 🤷♂️
Oleds Screens need to be broken in for about 100 hours in order for it to show its true colors.
Source?
@@borisdg Excuse me?
NO
@@PATBATEMAN187 You don’t know anything about oleds I bet you don’t even know what the “O”stands for.
@@ToxMod Give us source or GTFO.
Nintendo tiene un problema, siempre ha optado por componentes y mano de obra baratos. Yo compré hace un tiempo una Nintendo Switch OLED Blanca y me percaté de ese detalle, es molesto saber la pasta que has soltado para esto, nunca he visto algo así, menos recién comprada. Bueno, resulta que decidí deshacerme de ella y compré otra en color neón y adivinen, igual tiene tinte verde. Resulta que son 8 de cada 10 Nintendo Switch que tienen esta deficiencia. Nunca he visto una que no lo tenga, por cierto.
Estoy decepcionado, en vano cambié mi v1.1 por esta basura.
No la recomiendo, Nintendo debe solucionar el problema así como su fraude con los Joycons.
Hat dir ps5 auch wenn man auf 120hz und 1080p spielt. Dann werden hrllgraue Flächen grüner. Bestes Beispiel destiny 2
I was about to buy one but I finally won't...
This is a terrible screen Samsung put in there...
I will stick to my LCD v2, sorry Mario...
Comparatively the LCD panel is worse, but the 2019 model is still new.
Can barely even tell in games man… just get the OLED bro. Like nothing is perfect, a slight green tint won’t brick the system. I get my OLED 3 days ago and I haven’t seen anything so.
@@xxinevitablexx5914 and how about now, do u get the green tint?
I dont see greet tint. Wtf
You guys are colorblind