as PC Mag\u2019s Will Greenwald discusses<\/a> in his breakdown of the latest Switch controversy, folks have been taking to measuring how quickly pixels change color on the Switch 2 screen using optical sensors and cameras, among other tools. This is technically not the same thing as measuring the refresh rate as mentioned above, but it does offer insight into how fast the screen performs. <\/p>\n Objectively, the Switch 2\u2019s screen might have some shortcomings, but your experience with it is subjective.<\/p>\n
The results of these tests revealed a 17.1 millisecond response time on the Switch 2 in a best case scenario, and a 33.3 ms response time at worst. As Greenwald mentions, gaming displays should ideally aim for below 10 ms. <\/p>\n
So no, it\u2019s not just in people\u2019s heads. Maybe they\u2019re being picky! But in reality, the Switch 2\u2019s response time isn\u2019t great compared to other gaming displays. Knowing that fact, though, shouldn\u2019t keep you from having fun with your console. <\/p>\n
What about HDR?<\/p>\n
By 2025, many are likely familiar with what High Dynamic Range is: an expansion of how just how bright or dark a screen can display colors. An HDR display (with a signal to match) looks far more vivid and lifelike than an SDR (Standard Dynamic Range) screen does. And it\u2019s awesome. To my eyes, HDR is more of an upgrade than 4K resolution could\u2019ve ever dreamed of being. <\/p>\n
But comparing the Switch 2\u2019s HDR to a fancier HDR screen is sort of like comparing organic food to certified organic food. Technically speaking, the Switch 2\u2019s brightness range at less than 1,000 nits falls short of what is needed to portray a true HDR image. So it\u2019s got a Higher Dynamic Range than SDR, but is arguably not true HDR. <\/p>\n
What are you saying here? Is my Switch 2 just a hunk-a-junk?<\/p>\n
Yeah, you know what? Nothing\u2019s ever good enough for you. Let\u2019s just burn the whole thing down\u2014sorry, I dunno where that came from. Silly me. <\/p>\n
No, as anyone who\u2019s seen a Switch 2 in person can attest, the screen looks great! Games look bright and colorful as we\u2019d expect them to. Sure, if you have a serious eye for detail and you\u2019re a numbers nerd, you may feel the screen could\u2019ve hit higher benchmarks. And sadly, hooking your Switch 2 up to a better display via the dock doesn\u2019t seem to fix the problem as, according to PC Mag, external display output of the Switch 2 seems to stay true to what its internal screen can display. <\/p>\n
Coming from someone who has formative, joyous memories of GTA IV, Halo 3, Mass Effect, and BioShock from my old Xbox 360 hooked up to an old, tiny, somewhat faulty CRT in the corner of a basement, inferior tech doesn\u2019t always mean an inferior experience. Objectively, the Switch 2\u2019s screen might have some shortcomings, but your experience with it is subjective. So tune all the noise out if it upsets you, enjoy another lap on Mario Kart World and stop thinking about all this ms-time and HDR nonsense.<\/p>\n
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