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Sliding the Switch in and out of the dock will inevitably scratch the screen

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Polioliolio

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Pie and Beans said:
FinaruDensetsu said:
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Oh boy, this again. This is also why you don't want Nintendo making VR hardware.
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Or do you?

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GinoFelino

Member
Actually I think Nintendo might do an opt-in mail program where they send out custom-made soft liners for the dock to whoever wants one. For free of course.

It's the best way to solve this shit imo.
 
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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
duckroll said:
What does feel like it could be an issue to me, is how the straps for the Joycons slide in easily but seem pretty damn hard to slide out without using some amount of force. I reaaaaaaaaally don't want to break my Joycons like Giant Bomb did. It's kinda odd that they slide so easily in and out of the Switch itself when you use the buttons at the back, but with the straps it's almost like... something not clipping quite right.
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I'm glad it's not just me having these issues.
 
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Seik

Banned
So I just ordered a Orzly tempered glass protector and cancelled my cheap Hori one.

Now to continue not having my Switch getting scratched until I receive this. D:

So far I've been lucky I assume, I undocked/docked it at least a dozen times and checked it on my very powerful oven's fan light and it still seems perfect, dust aside.

This shit gets me as upset as when the OG 3DS came out...I'm VERY careful when handling it but now I just want to leave it docked as it is and not touch it until I get the protector.

duckroll said:
What does feel like it could be an issue to me, is how the straps for the Joycons slide in easily but seem pretty damn hard to slide out without using some amount of force. I reaaaaaaaaally don't want to break my Joycons like Giant Bomb did. It's kinda odd that they slide so easily in and out of the Switch itself when you use the buttons at the back, but with the straps it's almost like... something not clipping quite right.
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Yeah...even when put right, they're hard to remove, I feel exactly the same.

Also, just to add a grain of humor here:

FinaruDensetsu said:
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Neon inferior confirmed! :p
 
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microdot

Member
This is definitely a problem but I don't think it's as widespread as people think. After monitoring this thread and reddit only glix and that youtube guy reported scratches with pictures. And that youtube guy mentioned he has scratches because couldn't find the free screen protectors given to him by some company. Hm?

It's good to have preventative measures I suppose, but it's not definite that the dock with cause scratches. Maybe if you're careless.
 
NoMoreTrolls

NoMoreTrolls

Banned
microdot said:
This is definitely a problem but I don't think it's as widespread as people think. After monitoring this thread and reddit only glix and that youtube guy reported scratches with pictures. And that youtube guy mentioned he has scratches because couldn't find the free screen protectors given to him by some company. Hm?

It's good to have preventative measures I suppose, but it's not definite that the dock with cause scratches. Maybe if you're careless.
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There's are definitely more than 2 pictures out there. Jesus.
And glad we got another "careless users" comment in there, too.
 
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Memory

Member
microdot said:
This is definitely a problem but I don't think it's as widespread as people think. After monitoring this thread and reddit only glix and that youtube guy reported scratches with pictures. And that youtube guy mentioned he has scratches because couldn't find the free screen protectors given to him by some company. Hm?

It's good to have preventative measures I suppose, but it's not definite that the dock with cause scratches. Maybe if you're careless.
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Welcome to console launches on GAF, hyperbole, hysteria and salt a plenty.
 
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Maintenance

Member
microdot said:
This is definitely a problem but I don't think it's as widespread as people think. After monitoring this thread and reddit only glix and that youtube guy reported scratches with pictures. And that youtube guy mentioned he has scratches because couldn't find the free screen protectors given to him by some company. Hm?

It's good to have preventative measures I suppose, but it's not definite that the dock with cause scratches. Maybe if you're careless.
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So we're back to tinfoil hat conspiracies and blaming the customer?

The ride never ends.
 
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microdot

Member
Maintenance said:
So we're back to tinfoil hat conspiracies and blaming the customer?

The ride never ends.
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I'm not blaming the customer. You shouldn't have to feel paranoid with putting the switch in the dock or having to buy a screen protector because of this. It should be effortless. That's bad design and Nintendo should acknowledge and fix it. But to assume that everyone will inevitably get scratches is a bit much.
 
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TheSpoiler

Member
If people are still confused, run back a few pages and you'll see a guy who measured his problematic dock. Not every dock has this issue, but use his guide to see if yours will be one of those.
 
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pretty done

Member
I feel like I dodged a bullet not picking up that last Switch at Best Buy. This is pretty damn bad, almost reminiscent of the 3DS self scratching screen issues. It seems like they've learned nothing from that botched launch.
 
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wowzors

Member
TheSpoiler said:
If people are still confused, run back a few pages and you'll see a guy who measured his problematic dock. Not every dock has this issue, but use his guide to see if yours will be one of those.
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Can you specify which page I went back looking aand couldn't find it.
 
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Mammoth Jones

Member
ktroopa said:
Nice, where did you source them please?
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I found some at Target. Self adhesive felt pads. All they had was an assorted pack for 5$ but it has small ones included that fit perfectly.

GinoFelino said:
Is that the stuff you put on your furniture's legs so it doesn't scratch your floor?

I wonder if that's soft enough not to scratch the screen over time
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Felt is felt. No scratches so far. I licked it. Very soft. Don't judge me.
 
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SuperBowser

Member
While I'm not a fan of the dock, there is just no way you can get those sorts of scratches in a corner from inserting the switch into the dock.

They're lying.
 
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Mammoth Jones

Member
I really wanna find a screen protector. No stores near me have em. None of the game stops I went to in midtown manhattan yesterday had em either. Bollocks.

SuperBowser said:
While I'm not a fan of the dock, there is just no way you can get those sorts of scratches in a corner from inserting the switch into the dock.

They're lying.
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It depends. Is the dock in a narrow entertainment center where one might naturally insert it in an angle to get it in? That's my setup and I basically have to remove the entire dock to insert/remove due to this design flaw.
 
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MatrixMan.EXE

Member
Futaba said:
Folks, I think I've found one of the contributing factors and why it seems hit and miss for some users to have no issues and others to have lots.


While it's subtle at a glance, the front plate actually bends inwards gently, making it tighter at the top then at the bottom, and since the slotted plastic tabs on either side run almost to the top, what you're getting is a pinch point where the screen has a higher chance of touching the screen, I measured with digital calipers and the depth of the dock at the bottom was 51.3mm, at the top it was 47.8, a difference of 3.5mm, meaning you have 1.75mm less space either side of the console at the top than you do at the bottom, and the severity of the bend will no doubt differ from unit to unit.

If it was perfectly straight you would have a slot that was 19mm wide from top to bottom, but at least for my dock, it isn't. I will not be surprised if many others (especially those that have scratches) find the front panel of theirs bows inwards too
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Quoting this posterity new. Luckily haven't got any scratches, but my dock definitely looks like it has that slight bend. Need to look at it in better lighting.
 
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Pyrokai

Member
What's everyone referring to when they're talking about a "bad screen"? Are some of them flawed in some way? How can I tell?
 
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Starchasing

Member
mlclmtckr said:
There's also a fake-outrage force for every single aspect of the Switch though.

It's kind of funny to me that there are so many people screaming HOW DARE YOU NINTENDO and I'm sitting here enjoying the fuck out of Zelda and kind of feeling bad for the people who care so much about this kind of stuff.

Screen scratching is at least kind of, potentially, a real issue. Less sad than the people pretending to care about Netflix and Miiverse.
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Astroturfing at it finest.
 
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KaYotiX

Banned
Just going to cut up some microfiber cloth and tape it inside the dock.

That seemed to be the best way. Nintendo should be sending out a "condom" of some sort for inside the dock.
 
jts

jts

...hate me...
Pyrokai said:
What's everyone referring to when they're talking about a "bad screen"? Are some of them flawed in some way? How can I tell?
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There's a photo running of 2 screens with different color temperatures, so what's seemingly a calibration issue, and we can't possible know from a photo which is the more accurate one, is already transformed into a "3DS lottery" situation where some panels were IPS and others were TN. Which seems bunk.

If the issue is really the displays not being properly calibrated, unfortunately there's no settings to do it ourselves yet.
 
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Alucrid

Banned
mlclmtckr said:
There's also a fake-outrage force for every single aspect of the Switch though.

It's kind of funny to me that there are so many people screaming HOW DARE YOU NINTENDO and I'm sitting here enjoying the fuck out of Zelda and kind of feeling bad for the people who care so much about this kind of stuff.

Screen scratching is at least kind of, potentially, a real issue. Less sad than the people pretending to care about Netflix and Miiverse.
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is this post fake outrage?
 
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Seik

Banned
I pulled the Switch out of the dock by pure paranoia and watched it under the sun to be ABSOLUTELY sure it was fine...it is...phew!

Now to dock it back...fuck it, I'm taking that white bag foam from the box, cut it and put it on the plastic tabs, screen-side
 
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Pyrokai

Member
jts said:
There's a photo running of 2 screens with different color temperatures, so what's seemingly a calibration issue, and we can't possible know from a photo which is the more accurate one, is already transformed into a "3DS lottery" situation where some panels were IPS and others were TN. Which seems bunk.

If the issue is really the displays not being properly calibrated, unfortunately there's no settings to do it ourselves yet.
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Ah, okay. Finally saw the image. I'll compare mine with my sister's and see if our are the same or different. We want the one on the top in the image, right?
 
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eastcoastkody

Member
what if we all start scratching our screens......because all of the panic this thread has caused, has us putting stuff inside our docks that wasn't intended....creating less space and more unintended resistance.
 
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