The Day After Tomorrow 480p
Malene Mederios
I've read through pretty much all issues relating to Switch not being able to provide more than 480p output in docked mode and am yet to come to a solution. Here's a brief rundown of my story so far ...
That way I excluded both the dock and console itself, along with all the wiring; unless there's something funky going on with dock electronics; but again, that wouldn't explain why it works so automagically, just not at my home.
Is it a situation where you can just return the item under a 30-day warranty to the retailer?
And have you tried changing the Switch's tv settings while in handheld, then docking? It's got something to do with the handoff, for sure.
I'm passed the 14-day return policy with no questions asked; all I can do is to hand the device over to their "service" and wait for them to come up with something like "working as intended" or "here's a new console for you" ... in first case, I'd probably end up with the same problem, with the device working as intended while with them, and not at my home for some odd reason.
As for the TV output options on the Switch, I only have "automatic" and "480p" available; it's like the console isn't sensing compatibility, hence not "pulling" available info from EDID, which, frankly, sounds idiotic from my experience, so must be something either very complex or stupid simple.
... and the most odd part is that it works just fine every time I bring it to their shop; and no, I really don't feel like going there again just to prove if I can't get it working on a brand new TV and a console that's barely two months old.
Another possibility is trying a different HDMI cable, a damaged cable may cause data to be transmitted incorrectly. If the issue resolved when you were in the store, it might be worth trying to break the issue down into it's separate components - i.e. dock, cables, inputs, etc.
Yeah, new premium cable should be available tomorrow and I'll report back with the results.
As for breaking it down - that's the thing; everything works there, regardless of "cable insertion order" or whatever, if the TV is on, off, Switch on or off, docked or docked at a later point. Basically, works as intended in that case.
Come to think of it, one thing that did pop up in my mind while thinking about the issue is the fact that they most likely (well, 99%) use HDMI splitters in their shop. That would probably resolve some odd HDCP issues and make the Switch "work as intended". That's the only leftover idea I had, but will pursue the matter at a later date, depending on what happens after the "service".
After some wait, the info is in.
Apparently, the console itself was the fault for some reason (they didn't go into details, which I guess is fine for most people) and I should be getting a brand new replacement by the end of the week.
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