 Hey everyone, first up before we get into this video, I just want to give a big thank you to all of you guys out there that have been showing a lot of support over my recent health scare and issues. I just feel like sometimes I have a tendency to narrow in on the negative comments and not give enough praise to the positive ones, so thank you guys so much for your support. But you're here for some gaming, so let's get into it. Nintendo is basically going to be using new screen technology at some point in a Switch. We don't know if it's going to be a Switch 2, if it's going to be a Switch Pro, heck maybe it's already currently the new Revive Switch or maybe even the Switch Lite. We don't know, we just know that Sharp is going to be providing them and this is according to WallStreetJournals, whose source is actually Sharp themselves, although they're not really fully commenting publicly on it, nor is Nintendo, and I can't really read the WallStreetJournal article itself, so I'm going to use a proxy and go through an article on VUX about it, and then we'll talk about this display technology, what it means for the future, and if it even should matter to us as consumers, because it's quite interesting. So Sharp is to supply Nintendo with the Igzo displays for Switch, what actually that title should tell you and should be exciting about is that Igzo is actually the top of the line display technology from Sharp and is used currently by Apple products, in particular Apple iPads, and this is important to note because iPads are famous for having some of the best screen technology in the entire industry, and Sharp is the one that supplies it with the Igzo displays that are able to go up to 8K, their very low power draw in comparison to typical displays, true color accuracy, and many other aspects about it. There's a lot of technical jargon that I don't really want to dive too deep into because I don't think it matters so much for us, unless you are an extreme enthusiast, which I am, but for most of you guys out there, I don't think the actual technical details of how this display tech works really matters that much, just know it's a big step up from the LCD technology that Nintendo has been sourcing from Japan Display, who has made all of the Switch displays up to this point. So here it goes, Nintendo looks to be switching up its supply change according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Sharp Corporation will be supplying Nintendo with displays using Igzo technology, Igzo short for Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide is a display manufacturing process that produces LCD panels which are incredibly energy efficient. The current Switch uses an anamorphous silicon ASI display which were originally manufactured by Japan Display, but has since been manufactured by Taiwanese companies. The screen quality difference between Igzo and the ASI displays are on paper negligible at best. Now this is just the paper stuff, this isn't the actual tech behind it all. But Igzo's energy efficiency makes it a prime choice for mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, and of course the Nintendo Switch Igzo displays are said to be more durable than their ASI counterparts, which would make it a good fit for the Switch Lite set to launch next month. It's not currently known which models of the Switch feature the new displays, but the increased energy efficiency could be part of the reason the recently launched new Switch and the yet to be released Switch Lite have a drastically longer battery life. Now this is them speculating because the original report right here from The Wall Street Journal, I did get a chance to read it unfortunately, it's not working for me right now and I tried logging in and I don't know why I can't read this article right now to show you guys. But they basically say it's coming in several versions of Switch basically, so it could be the stuff today, it might not be any of the stuff today and it could be stuff in the future. I'm the consumer and if it is display technology that's in the new revised Switch or the Switch Lite, it's not something that as consumers we're going to notice because they'll still be 720p displays, but the energy efficiency is an interesting point because Spawnwave did a breakdown of the Nintendo Switch the other day, the new version one, and it doesn't appear to be the dice shrink that we had been assuming it would be. Now this doesn't mean that won't be the case in the Switch Lite. Again, we'll find that out when the Switch Lite hits the market, but they're definitely, there are some changes to the transistors and some other things. I know SuperModal Day 64 is importing out there that he thinks these are just better-binned versions of the X1. Basically, Nintendo's been using the bottom barrel X1s for a long time and now they're getting like the best of the best X1s moving forward. That is always a possibility. However, I don't know that you're going to see a battery life benefit from having the best-binned versions of the X1 because they're still going to run at the same clock speeds. So they're in theory should be drawing the same power. So interesting that we talk about this because it's possible all the power savings could come from the new screen technology. And if that's the case, then that's a whole another ballpark. And to be fair, Wall Street Journal did tell us way back when, when they first started reporting on the Mini and on the Pro, that they were hearing about new screen technology and it's possible this new screen technology has been implemented. Now, if you're wondering if pterodowns of the switch have been able, you know, the new switch have been able to prove that it's new screen technology that has not so far been the case. There have been different panels going in switch over time. As an example, my launch switch is much different colorations than newer switches, which seem to have warmer colors. Now, technically warmer colors are often considered more color accurate for most different colors. But one color that's specifically negatively impacted by warmer colors is white, because it gives white sort of a yellow hue. I can also affect blue skies and games and stuff like that. I don't think most people have noticed. But I mean, we've seen controversies with screen technology in the 3ds and between IPS and LCD and just all these different TN panels and stuff like that. I don't know why I said LCD TN or I or whatever. There's just been a lot of controversy with panels on 3ds and trying to find the best of the best panels. And there's there's even a little bit controversy now with switch where some people prefer the launch screens. Some people prefer the newer screens. It's all personal preference at this point. But now these new screens, whenever they come out, if they're not in the current switch or the version two switch or the light, it could come out in future ones. And I guess the most exciting part about the technology is obviously the the power draws the big thing, the battery life saver. But also just that it's widely considered a vastly superior version of LCD technology, and they are the only providers of this technology right now in the marketplace. So Sharp kind of has it cornered. And this is why Apple has been sourcing them for so long for their screens because they are pristine top of the line screen technology that does take them to the next level. Even though I do think a majority consumers wouldn't be able to tell the difference between them. Then again, I think a majority of consumers can't tell the difference between, you know, TN panels and stuff like that and this technology. So at the end of the day, it's a more expensive screen, too. Nintendo doesn't save money by going to the screen. And that's why it's one thing that I think the Exo display coming to switch might not be the current models. It could be a future model that's going to be more expensive. But who knows, these screens can go up to 8K, but so can all the other screen technology Nintendo was using. So I don't really think that's notable. You know, different refresh rates. It can go above 60 Hertz, you know, if they wanted to, which it's not going to on Switch. So basically, Nintendo's only benefit they're going to see from it is better battery life. And that is the speculation right now on, hey, if these displays are being used now, that could explain the battery life change if there hasn't been any actual changes to the Tiger X1. Now, we don't know just because it looks on the surface that everything is the same size. That doesn't mean that things underneath it are the same. As Spawnwave noted, you're not really going to know if this is a shrunk down die or not until there is an X-ray of it. Because one thing you will notice in the computer market is when you go from CPU generation, say like a 6700K to a 7700K to a 9700K, there's die shrinks along the way in there. But the actual chip is the same size. But when you X-ray it, you can see there's more packed in to that area, which is what a die shrink does. So it's entirely possible that the Tiger X1 has been die shrunk in this model and the next, but we need to X-ray that chip and actually compare it to X-rays we have of the X1. So that's probably going to happen soon if it hasn't happened already. I haven't been able to find it yet out there to actually see if it's been shrunk at all. But what I do know is there's better battery life than these switches. This screen technology that Sharp told Wall Street Journal they're using for Switch is obviously one potential cause. It might not be used yet. I don't know, it's kind of a funky story because it's big news, but on the consumer level, I mean, we're just gonna get better battery life. We're not really going to notice much else. I think some people are making a bigger deal out of this than it really is. But I think it's interesting to talk about because it's tech and I love tech. So anytime we have a chance to talk about tech and about talk about switches or future switches might be using Apple screen technology. I think that's pretty cool. Anyways, thank you guys so much for tuning in. I hope you enjoyed the video. Been a little bit since we talked about games, hasn't it? Feels like it. All right, I'll catch you in the next one.