Tutorial TN and IPS Displays - Which does my 3DS have?

[anonynom]

My N3DSXL had an IPS top screen and TN bottom. When I sent it in to get fixed, it was TN top and bottom screen

My Pokemon N3DS is both top and bottom IPS screen, while my HHD 3DS is both top and bottom TN screen.

 

[Halvorsen]

New 3DS small dual IPS screens exist.

 

[NekoMichi]

I've updated the poll to include dual-IPS units now.

 

[JazzCat.CL]

What about the japaneses n3ds LL, do they all came with ips screen(top) ? or its a lottery thang too?

 

[NekoMichi]

What about the japaneses n3ds LL, do they all came with ips screen(top) ? or its a lottery thang too?

Japanese consoles aren't guaranteed to be IPS either

 

[elBenyo]

What do pixels look like on the bottom screen?
This is how my top screen pixels look like just in case:
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My bottom ones are:
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Aha, you got it. IPS displays have Chevron shaped pixels, LCD and the rest have squares.

 

[JazzCat.CL]

Japanese consoles aren't guaranteed to be IPS either

dang!!

 

[dreassica]

My metallic blue n3dsxl box slides up to open but the display is IPS

Same here, but with the black euro model.

 

[JazzCat.CL]

Same here, but with the black euro model.

so, there's a trick on the boxes that tell you if you are going to get an ips screen?

 

[NekoMichi]

so, there's a trick on the boxes that tell you if you are going to get an ips screen?

It's not confirmed and probably not true. The only way to tell for sure is to turn on the unit and look at the screen.

 

[DevilzCY]

Could some1 please tell me what screen do i have on top and bottom?

 

[anonynom]

ips top screen definitely

 

[DevilzCY]

ips top screen definitely

Thank you so much anonynom, how about bottom screen? When you look at the 1st picture, picture number 1, with that angle, taking the bottom two button "Manual" and "Open" as a starting point to compare. Would you say that it's an ips as well?

 

[anonynom]

Thank you so much anonynom, how about bottom screen? When you look at the 1st picture, picture number 1, with that angle, taking the bottom two button "Manual" and "Open" as a starting point to compare. Would you say that it's an ips as well?

See how the last picture at the really extreme angle the bottom screen washes out and looks white while the top looks clear? That means TN. I say yours is toP IPS and lower TN, mostly because I took a photo at the same angle of my dual IPS Pokemon N3DS and you can see both colors clearly and no "white washing"

 

[naddel81]

Thank you so much anonynom, how about bottom screen? When you look at the 1st picture, picture number 1, with that angle, taking the bottom two button "Manual" and "Open" as a starting point to compare. Would you say that it's an ips as well?

when you have to ask to tell the difference then it does not bother you at all.

to be honest (and I have the direct comparison) the difference is very humble. unlike on a big TV screen you do not look on the 3DS from a wide angle. either you look directly into it (and then TN or IPS does not really matter) or the screen is closed. it is too small to invite all your friends and play together, right? it is not a home console, so the screen being TN or IPS does not really make a difference when gaming.

 

[DevilzCY]

when you have to ask to tell the difference then it does not bother you at all.

to be honest (and I have the direct comparison) the difference is very humble. unlike on a big TV screen you do not look on the 3DS from a wide angle. either you look directly into it (and then TN or IPS does not really matter) or the screen is closed. it is too small to invite all your friends and play together, right? it is not a home console, so the screen being TN or IPS does not really make a difference when gaming.

Thank you so much for sharing your opinion. I know some doesn't care much about the screen type, but I actually care at some point and wanna know the answer. At least to make sure that the seller is not lying to me.

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See how the last picture at the really extreme angle the bottom screen washes out and looks white while the top looks clear? That means TN. I say yours is toP IPS and lower TN, mostly because I took a photo at the same angle of my dual IPS Pokemon N3DS and you can see both colors clearly and no "white washing"

Thank you for your picture. It helps a lot.

 

[Deleted User]

I remember when I got the n3ds xl. i immediately noticed the difference between the o3ds xl screen and the n3ds xl screen (i have two 3dses). and I didn't like it. Maybe because I was used to the old screen. but i think the main reason i didn't like it is becuse the pixels was more visible. does this mean that my n3ds xl has ips screen??
if it wasn't i couldn't see the difference right?
i also remember the shock i was gettin when i replaced my psp 1000 with psp 3000 (brand new). the scan lines on the psp 3000 was killing me. it was so bad that i returned it to the store right away. the new 3ds screen is much much better than that garbage psp. but the psp always going to be my number one handheld console because it was my very first and most memorable console.

 

[Bimmel]

Is this a double IPS?

 

[NekoMichi]

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Is this a double IPS?

Hard to tell, can you please take another photo at a more slanted angle?

 

[Bimmel]

Hard to tell, can you please take another photo at a more slanted angle?

The problem is, this picture is from an internet seller. There is another picture there.







And some pictures of the device when it's off.