Nintendo Switch OLED Screen Finally Burns In After 150-Day Experiment

The Nintendo Switch OLED released to relative skepticism from fans of the original Switch, mainly because of its OLED screen and how it could suffer from burn-in. But this 150-day experiment just proved that maybe those concerns were unwarranted.

DotESports reports of the aforementioned experiment performed by YouTuber Bob Wulff, who chronicled the entire process which lasted roughly five straight months. The result? His Nintendo Switch OLED finally burned in after being turned on for 3,600 hours, doing nothing but displaying a static screen-no screen movement whatsoever.

Here is the video of the Switch OLED's burn in:

The console was kept plugged in (obviously) ever since its launch day back in October of last year. It was billed as having a better, brighter screen that looks night-and-day when compared to a traditional LED screen on other consoles.

Wulff's Switch OLED burn in experiment also provided a few other key results. Specifically, he mentioned how HUD elements like heart icons (he was testing "Breath Of The Wild" on the device) didn't leave permanent images onto the screen itself (via ArsTechnica).

Furthermore, the experiment (which was done on the screen's maximum brightness setting) revealed that ghosting only appeared on the screen after almost 1800 hours. Ghosting, for the uninitiated, is a phenomenon where a "ghost image" of an object that moves appears behind it while the said object is in motion (via TechNewsToday).

This means that for the first half of the Switch OLED burn in experiment, the screen was completely pristine and didn't show problem signs at all.

That said, the Nintendo Switch OLED's screen is still OLED, which remains vulnerable to burn-in issues. Here's a guide on how to prevent such a thing from happening to your handheld console so soon.

What Does This Mean For The Nintendo Switch OLED?

Simply put, great things. Wulff's experiment is an absolutely worst case scenario and not at all indicative of a normal usage. Well, who else in the world leaves their Switch OLED's screen on the same image for five straight months? Nobody.

As such, you do NOT have to worry about the OLED screen on your new Nintendo console crapping out on you anytime soon. As per Wulff's experiment, it will take years upon years of constant use for even the slightest traces of ghosting or burn in to appear. And that's even more impossible considering most of the thing you'll do with your Switch OLED is play games on it.

Games, as you alreadyknow, move a lot. The only things about them that don't move are likely the HUD elements. Nevertheless, these things won't be staying static for too long as long as you keep turning your console's screen off after every use. You know, like a normal person who cares for their toys.

Let this experiment belay your fears of buying into OLED gaming on the new Nintendo Switch. It's a great visual experience once you get to try it.

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Written by RJ Pierce