Do you have any proof that the dead pixels are a widespread problem for the switch or are you just making an ill informed post about this?
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Nintendo: Small numbers of dead pixels are not a defect
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Do you have any proof that the dead pixels are a widespread problem for the switch or are you just making an ill informed post about this?
The scratches add character
I have seen this exact wording on just about every portable and flat panel TV I have ever owned. Can we stop with the Switch shitting for a day or two at least?
Edit: Definitely not condoning the policy, I have never accepted a single dead or stuck pixel on any device and in my experience at least retailers are good about accepting the return. This certainly should be changed industry wide to a single defective pixel being grounds for a replacement unit.
kitchenmotors
Banned
That whole post is ill informed.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
I remember when my launch Vita got a dead pixel after a week. The retailer was happy to replace it, though I reckon Sony would have said the same thing as Nintendo if I'd gone directly to them.
Chmpocalypse
Blizzard
It doesn't have a save file feature?
-Mutsukki-
Member
Displays of different quality is also.... normal for everything that has a display. "TV Panel Loterry" is a thing you know. You can be enraged how much you want but this happens with every manufacturer. It's not like there's a bunch of Switch with dead pixels popping up either.
It doesn't have the ability to back up saves because save files are only stored on system memory.
For what it's worth I think they're trying to attribute the first one to design flaws in he manufacturing process, the second to user error, and the this one to "fuck you you already bought the system lalala I can't hear you"
-Mutsukki-
Member
You can just tell which users just came into the thread with the mindset "Haha! I knew this was a piece of shit and I was right all along
" without even properly reading or thinking about what they were saying.There is a difference between different calibrations of the same screens and literally different kind of screens. But hey it's Nintendo so the Nintendo Defense Force feels the need to protect the poor company for their quality issues, that aren't even new but stick with the company for some years now.
ArchedThunder
Banned
So you're saying that people on GAF are freaking out over Nintendo having the normal stance on something because they don't know what they're talking about.
WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED!?
Pretty much this really.
Trogdor1123
Member
Given all the bs with the switch I don't see how anyone could excited for it...Zelda sure but not the hardware
kitchenmotors
Banned
The hardware is solid.
-Mutsukki-
Member
Maybe you should calm down before calling everyone that disagrees with you the Nintendo Defense Force? TVs don't get the ISP/TN screen variation, but the same model can actually have a bunch of different types of screens made by different manufacturers. It's not just calibration, they are quite literally different panels with different proprieties. Like I said, you can be outraged by whatever you want, just be aware that this happens everywhere
Any outrage is good outrage then I guess? Even if it's a policy that is everywhere?
You can just tell which users just came into the thread with the mindset "Haha! I knew this was a piece of shit and I was right all along
Nah, there is a laundry list of things that is turning people off of the system without even mentioning this.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Switch is off to a great start. So they won't replace a unit if it has a dead pixel?
Jaguar Victory
Member
Maybe. Does it upset you?
Or anecdotal poor experiences are being amplified by Nintendo shitting from those who don't own the console.
I commute for about 2-2.5 hours every day and I think having a handheld this powerful is pretty exciting and then it "doubling up" as a home console sweetens the deal.
The screen being plastic is a bummer though but [what this thread is about] isn't really an issue as from what I've seen dead pixels isn't a widespread issue with the switch screen and nintendo holds the same stance as every other manufacturer .
OricWindstar
Member
Yeah, fuck that response.
Mammoth Jones
Member
I returned a 65 inch TV for a single dead pixel. Best Buy took it take without much fuss. On a handheld it's unacceptable. Even more.
-Mutsukki-
Member
Oh, that wasn't meant at you, I was agreeing with you ahaha. It really feels like an echo chamber in which people are actively pursuing things to be mad about the system. Which is weird when there are actual issues that are worse than normal company policy regarding dead pixels
Edit: Oh whoops sorry, didn't see the edit.
Yep, my apologies for jumping the gun there.
Best Buy will take a Switch back for this too.
Just for fun I typed "dead pixels" into the search bar and one old thread in the first page of results jumped out at me:
Seems it's not just Nintendo that gets singled out for these things on gaf, so Switch fans maybe shouldn't get so defensive
Seems it's not just Nintendo that gets singled out for these things on gaf, so Switch fans maybe shouldn't get so defensive
Yeah, best buy took it because they aren't the manufacturer. I would bet that if you went to the place you bought a switch with a deadpixel you could return it too.
Just for fun I typed "dead pixels" into the search bar and one old thread in the first page of results jumped out at me:
Seems it's not just Nintendo that gets singled out for these things
That was 11 years ago...
Trigonometrize.
Member
It's a number of things beyond just the dead pixel issue that I feel like I don't need to go into. In terms of this specifically though, Nintendo just comes off as pathetically defensive, something they would only do if they know they rushed their product to market and need to cover in the most insulting way.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Just like with any other electronic device you need to have the number of dead pixels that the manufacture deems worthy of fixing.
3rdamention
Member
Nintendo denies the request, they get bad PR as Kotaku and other sites pick up on it, Nintendo has a press release where they say they have changed their Warranty Information (including the least number of dead pixels they will replace), then they start replacing the Switches.
Trogdor1123
Member
Seems kinda dodgey from me but maybe is due to the post below. Hard to say. Also, to be clear I meant the OS as well.
Could be, but I don't think it's been a smooth sailing
I hope so, I'd like to get one in a year or so but might just wait for the revision.
Flashback to 2005-era Sony with PSP
Never mind dead pixels I think my PSP was haunted with the amount of ghosting it had
Mammoth Jones
Member
Word. But in 2017 this is a shitty stance for a company to take. It's definitely a defect for the consumer.
Never had any home electronic with a dead pixel so far, the day I get one that has it will be an instant return or exchange. Never compromise especially with your hard earned money.
Nintendo has been poor with hardware for a while now. I remember I had to exchange my DS Lite 5 times at stores so I could get one without the yellow tint LCD screen defect. The Switch is already a pretty expensive console and the screen itself is integral, if you find stuck or dead pixels exhange right away.
Nintendo has been poor with hardware for a while now. I remember I had to exchange my DS Lite 5 times at stores so I could get one without the yellow tint LCD screen defect. The Switch is already a pretty expensive console and the screen itself is integral, if you find stuck or dead pixels exhange right away.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Don't worry that will be the next thing to happen with this shit show. Lmao
I'm so glad I decided to wait after all the online news came out pre launch.