Tester Claims Switch 2’s 120 Hz Screen Has Slow Response Times, Impacting 60 Hz Gaming

Whoa, okay, so picture this: I’m sitting there, minding my own business, when I stumble across this wild tidbit about Nintendo’s new Switch 2. Seriously, it got me all, “Wait, what?!” The screen, apparently, is like… just not it. Some guy from China, goes by Chimolog, did a deep dive into the screen specs. And get this, he says it clocks a 17.06 ms average response time. Honestly, no clue about his methods, though. So maybe toss a grain of salt on it?

Anyway, it’s rocking a 1080p, 120 Hz, 7.9-inch, LCD display. Sounds good, right? But hold up, turns out, its best is like 8.88 ms, and then the worst spirals down to 27.46 ms. I’m like, “Yikes.” Are those pixels even moving fast enough to keep up with the games? If you’re into tech, this is probably bugging you right now.

This reviewer went all out, comparing it to some 60 and 75 Hz monitors. Apparently, the Switch 2 comes in last. And by “last,” I mean way back there. Can you imagine? Meanwhile, there was this Innocn M2U thing, some Mini-LED contraption, faster by 65%. Yeah, 11.06 ms, if numbers are your thing.

Okay, here’s a twist. Nintendo maybe focused on other jazz like contrast ratios and colors. Chimolog’s data says it’s lit—1309:1 contrast ratio, peak brightness at 303 cd/m². Supposedly, it’s covering all the color gamuts. Meanwhile, I’m just over here trying to figure out why text looks blurry. Something about a wavy RGB pattern? Sounds funky, right?

Oh, and testing it at the max 120 Hz? Apparently, no go. It’s like these response times are playing hide and seek. Generally, things should get faster closer they are to max, but who knows, really?

What’s nuts is folks are still buying this thing. It’s like breaking records left and right. Sold 3.5 million units in four days. People really love their Nintendo games, slow screen or not. But let’s be real, fingers crossed for an OLED version soon. That might just save the day.