I have a launch Switch with no screen protector and no scratches. It might not have ever been a widespread thing and just early QC issues
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is the dock scratching the switch still a problem ?
- Thread starter DmckPower
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All three docks in my family are bent inwards and would definitely scratch the screen if we used them like that. All it takes is the wrong kind of dust rubbing between the screen and the nubs on the dock.
We solved it by cutting off the completely unnecessary upper two thirds of the front of both docks in use.
Cons: It looks a little rough up close and that's about it.
Pros: No scratching, no heat, no need to put it in from as far up so it fits better in the shelf.
The dock has a design flaw, but doesn't by itself cause scratching. It's not like anything sharp is sticking out or anything. The cause is what ends up between the screen and the dock and the design of the dock makes it possible to get pretty bad scratches. I don't get why the front has to go all the way up!
We solved it by cutting off the completely unnecessary upper two thirds of the front of both docks in use.
Cons: It looks a little rough up close and that's about it.
Pros: No scratching, no heat, no need to put it in from as far up so it fits better in the shelf.
The dock has a design flaw, but doesn't by itself cause scratching. It's not like anything sharp is sticking out or anything. The cause is what ends up between the screen and the dock and the design of the dock makes it possible to get pretty bad scratches. I don't get why the front has to go all the way up!
Yes, the dock can still scratch the screen. The screens are still made out of cheap plastic, and if you rub cheap plastic against cheap plastic, it's going to scratch. As others said, the only way to truly prevent it is to cover the screen with a material you can both see through and won't get scratched rubbing against plastic - tempered glass. People claiming it all comes down to overzealous users are dead wrong. Some docks aren't manufactured properly. Still.
Actually there's an even better way to avoid it than putting a slab of glass over the screen - run a USB C out cable from the dock port directly into your switch. The dock for my Switch is actually a metal iPad/iPhone stand. Wire runs from the dock port to the stand and then I plug it into the bottom of the Switch.
Actually there's an even better way to avoid it than putting a slab of glass over the screen - run a USB C out cable from the dock port directly into your switch. The dock for my Switch is actually a metal iPad/iPhone stand. Wire runs from the dock port to the stand and then I plug it into the bottom of the Switch.
Not a scratch on mine and I'll never put a screen protector, I hate these things. And I got my Switch on release day.
Launch system with no screen protector and no scratches. I've found some docks are slightly warped and pinch the Switch harder than others. Perhaps that's the issue.
Mine fits in there loosely.
Mine fits in there loosely.
Yeah. I purchased the new Switch model and it left light scratches on it the first time I took it out of the dock. I put a screen protector on it the next day. I guess it's going to be different for everyone.
I bought mine in march and it scratched my screen. I got an anti glare screen protector and it scratched even that - maybe a glass one wouldve been better, but the scratches arent as noticeable on it than the naked switch screen. Ive come to terms with it and can ignore it well enough.
I dont know how to prove this - I can only give you my word - but I am very careful with my stuff. I have owned things for yeRs and then sold them as "like new". I was so careful with my dock and it still scratchrd. I genuinely believe some units are just prone to it.
I'm very careful when docking/undocking but just in case my dock has small patches of micro fiber cleaning cloth in each side. Screen is flawless (launch switch)
You have a screen protector on. Op should get a screen protectorNo scratches, but both Switches I've owned (launch and the new battery model) have got these smudge marks from the small rubber pieces on the inside of the dock that keep the Switch snug when it's in there:
I don't think there'd be any lasting damage, though; it just wipes away without much pressure.
With screen protector you have nothing to fear. Enjoy your switch
During the launch hysteria I decided to add a couple of pieces of alcantara like cloth inside my dock, so I'm good.
The right side of mine is pretty messed up from the dock. Not noticeable when playing but I can see it when I hold it up to the light. I am very careful with my electronics. I've never dropped my phone or scratched the screen. Nintendo should stop using cheap plastic on theirs.
I ended up with a scratch on my screen a year ago. At the time I wasn't using a screen protector and the Switch is docked probably 90% of the time. I'm super gentle with it so there was absolutely no reason for a scratch to happen. It's a small scratch but it really bothers me. To the point where it can sour me on playing in handheld mode at all.
Yeah, same here. I'm pretty careful with my Switch too. If you aren't sliding it in/out absolutely perfect everytime, you risk scratching it. My brother and nephew both have Switch's with scratches on the bezel. My dock isn't bent from what I can tell. If you pu the Switch from the dock and the screen even barely touches the dock on the way out, it can scratch the screen.
Within a week of me getting my switch I got a scratch on the left side of the plastic screen where the dock rubber holds the switch into place. I was babying my switch into the dock because I had heard people screen got scratched by the dock. I still ended up getting a scratch. I quickly got a screen protector after that and I have been good with no more scratches besides the one.
Mine has never gotten scratched from the dock. The only issue I have is the kickstand popping out as I go to put the Switch into the dock, preventing it from going into it.
People really shouldn't be acting like this was never an issue. I'm obsessively gentle and careful with my Switch at all times, especially while docking and undocking it. I have accumulated a few dozen little scratches running along the black bezels next to the display from where the dock rubs against the plastic screen every time it's undocked. I think that some people's docks are just slightly different from others in terms of how much friction occurs at those two points.
It was DEFINITELY an issue at launch. I'm not sure if it still is though.
It was DEFINITELY an issue at launch. I'm not sure if it still is though.
I have the super Mario Odyssey model from late 2017.
I have a screen protector and I have some scratches on both side down on corners of the screen protector.
This is definitely an issue with some models and I'm super careful with my stuff.
I have a screen protector and I have some scratches on both side down on corners of the screen protector.
This is definitely an issue with some models and I'm super careful with my stuff.
