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

[NekoMichi]

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

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

The colour saturation of the screens make me inclined to say they're IPS, but there's no definitive way to tell for sure without properly examining it. Either way, the difference between TN and IPS should be minimal when viewing the screen at normal angles during gameplay.

 

[leonmagnus99]

my n3dsXL has an amoled screen :3

 

[NekoMichi]

my n3dsXL has an amoled screen :3

Mine has a dot matrix screen that can only display pixels in 4 shades of green

 

[leonmagnus99]

Mine has a dot matrix screen that can only display pixels in 4 shades of green

XD jokes aside , i have no idea what mine is.

but it looks good to me and im fond of it :3 ..

 

[Baoulettes]

it seem I got IPS on both screen? (attached pictures)
And well even if it isn't that my little one ahah
I got it since a bit before release day in france ^^

(it look a bit white on pictures but truly out of camera it look brillant colours, and not lose of colours in any angles)

PS: that little "black" thing on Home button is there to prevent upper screen to touch the lower. a little trick that actually work perfectly as I have no lines at all on upper screen and nah that not a "solid" material more like soft sponge

 

[anonynom]

That doesn't look IPS at all. Seeing how it looks in pictures is a pretty good way of seeing whether it's IPS or TN since even potato quality photos won't whitewash.

 

[Baoulettes]

it doesn't on real, it just iphone make it and some kind of reflet change the aspect ^^
anyway no problem if that is or not ^^

 

[NekoMichi]

Sometimes cameras will increase/reduce colour saturation of the image, which can lead to misleading pictures of the 3DS screens. Sadly that means the only definitive way would be to examine the device physically.

 

[wormdood]

Sometimes cameras will increase/reduce colour saturation of the image, which can lead to misleading pictures of the 3DS screens. Sadly that means the only definitive way would be to examine the device physically.

so true
i had no idea why i loved my hyrule n3dsxl until i read this thread and took a good look at the screens .at this point i got confused and got all my 3ds's out and noticed my ambassador og3ds and my o3dsxl are both fitted with tn screens while the n3dsxl was so . . . vivid next to the others (at any angle) dual ips

 

[Deleted User]

I compared the screens of both old and new 3ds xl's and I can definitely say that I have one 3ds with tn screen and second with ips screen. I included a photo. Both 3dses on the same brightness.

 

[wormdood]

I compared the screens of both old and new 3ds xl's and I can definitely say that I have one 3ds with tn screen and second with ips screen. I included a photo. Both 3dses on the same brightness.

looks like the lower one on the n3dsxl is tn though :/

 

[Deleted User]

looks like the lower one on the n3dsxl is tn though :/

yes the lower screen on the n3ds is tn. but I don't care about the lower screen. it's fine for me.

 

[anonynom]

it doesn't on real, it just iphone make it and some kind of reflet change the aspect ^^
anyway no problem if that is or not ^^

Are you adding any filter? My iPhone doesn't do that 0.o

 

[NekoMichi]

Are you adding any filter? My iPhone doesn't do that 0.o

Depending on the environmental lighting, most digital cameras will automatically adjust the colour, which can sometimes interfere with experiments like this.

 

[anonynom]

Depending on the environmental lighting, most digital cameras will automatically adjust the colour, which can sometimes interfere with experiments like this.

I've tried it in multiple lighting settings and my IPS screens look fine :/ I don't even think the standard original 3ds even had IPS screens in the first place though?

 

[NekoMichi]

I've tried it in multiple lighting settings and my IPS screens look fine :/ I don't even think the standard original 3ds even had IPS screens in the first place though?

I've never seen an IPS O3DS either.

 

[anonynom]

I've never seen an IPS O3DS either.

Then it may be safe to say that OP's standard 3ds in the photos they gave are more than likely TN. I even took a super horrible potato quality tablet picture of my IPS and while grainy and really ugly, you could still see the IPS difference to TN

 

[DjoeN]

My N3DS Ambasador Edition (came with FW 9.0) has a TN screen
My N3DSXL uses an IPS screen (bought on FW 9.4, when this was not so common (9.2 was more common))
My N3DSXL Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer Edition (came with FW 9.9), has a TN screen

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I compared the screens of both old and new 3ds xl's and I can definitely say that I have one 3ds with tn screen and second with ips screen. I included a photo. Both 3dses on the same brightness.

I have multiple O3DSXL systems and i have to agree, i have 1 O3DSXL that has a different screen as the others, it's output is more darker, more true to it's color, then the others that look like the color has been washed out a bit? It looks more like the ips screen on my N3DSXL

 

[leonmagnus99]

alrighties, i wanted to confirm it and well i placed both my ogXL and my n3dsXL next to each other, both on highest brightness level 5.

the thing i noticed was my bottom screens of both looked nearly identical, but the top ones not .

the top one of my n3ds has more color contrast in it, and i did the edge test, when i move the console and look at the Top screen from different Angles on my n3ds the color and picture remained the same,

but my ogXL the edges from different angles turned white'ish? like the color faded, etc.

so is my n3ds top screen ips but its bottom screen tn? (cause my n3ds bottom screen does change from viewing in different angles, like turns whiteish just like the both screens of my ogXL).

but the top screen of my n3ds does not change at all, no matter from what angles i look at it, the color and picture remains the same.

 

[astrangeone]

Two O3DSes: both TN's - didn't expect them to be equipped with the newer IPS type screen.
Mario/Luigi Dream Team O3DS XL: has an IPS screen - unfortunately, the system has been dropped, the a cosmetic scratch on the edge of the console developed.
Red 2DS: a TN

Best way to is highlight the notifications icon and see if it happens to change colour.