Hardware Hi can someone recommend a good hdmi dock please?

[Bubbypop]

Hi need a new hdmi dock that charges aswell.ty

 

[hippy dave]

Nintendo make a pretty decent one.

 

[xRemy]

Other docks can cause a brick, you're pretty much limited to only the one produced by nintendo.

 

[g00s3y]

Damn, I only have RCA jack docks

 

[MeteK]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...rsatile-dock-for-switch-and-smart-dev?lang=fr

 

[kumikochan]

I just cut the whole top of mine (Front and back), sanded it and now i basically have an open air official dock

 

[sith]

This opinion may be unpopular but i think the bricking by third party docks issue is quite overblown.

I choose to risk it with an "insten" brand dock and power supply that i got for sub $50CAD when an ebay coupon and item sale coincided. been great the last six months with occasional use.

 

[CoolStarDood]

If you're looking for a new one: Any dock not made by Nintendo could brick your switch, so unfortunately you will need to spend more then a new game for a new one!
If you don't like the Nintendo one, but have one: there are dock shells you can buy for ~$10 that you can put the internals of the dock in.

I just cut the whole top of mine (Front and back), sanded it and now i basically have an open air official dock

Or you could do that...

 

[xRemy]

This opinion may be unpopular but i think the bricking by third party docks issue is quite overblown.

I choose to risk it with an "insten" brand dock and power supply that i got for sub $50CAD when an ebay coupon and item sale coincided. been great the last six months with occasional use.

I actually think that the issue was mainly happening when updating to 5.x firmware while connected to the doc. So maybe just a precaution just undock your switch for updates?

 

[kumikochan]

I actually think that the issue was mainly happening when updating to 5.x firmware while connected to the doc. So maybe just a precaution just undock your switch for updates?

No it has to do with Nintendo on purpose making the power delivery different to try to make it so that only their dock would work. Most newer ones take that in account and work now but before they didn't know that and that's what caused the bricks

 

[Deleted User]

If your problem is that the official one makes your Switch overheat (like it did to my first one and so it stopped shuting down), your best and safest bet would be to buy a female to male USB-C adaptor and let the console sit outside the dock with the grils facing up, just like I did.

 

[KingMuk]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...rsatile-dock-for-switch-and-smart-dev?lang=fr

Thank you for posting this. Had no idea that was a thing and TBH it looks great!

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[Captain_N]

Damn, I only have RCA jack docks

Mine has HDMI to RCA conversion. I hear Nintendo's Dock is pretty good. OP should try it

 

[g00s3y]

There's no reason to get anything other than Nintendo's dock.

If you have a problem with heat, it's either your switch, or you have horrible airflow.

 

[xRemy]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...rsatile-dock-for-switch-and-smart-dev?lang=fr

OMG THIS IS SUCH A GOOD PRICE POINT!

 

[Jayro]

I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071YVC3NJ/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_2_w

It uses the innards of your REAL Nintendo dock, so there's no risk of bricking, and it makes it super portable! There's also better heat dissipation.

 

[cagerhager]

This...works great without any issues:

https://express.google.com/u/0/prod...SgQysgj-WcDv_fclnGMnZQqP7E8KbsWgaAsPqEALw_wcB

 

[flow349]

I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071YVC3NJ/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_2_w

It uses the innards of your REAL Nintendo dock, so there's no risk of bricking, and it makes it super portable! There's also better heat dissipation.

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Same here, no problems so far.

But in the official Dock has a led and the cases didn't have the "slot" for it.

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[Jayro]

Same here, no problems so far.

But in the official Dock has a led and the cases didn't have the "slot" for it.

It's not a big enough deal to me. It's not even needed in my opinion.

 

[Pe7ey]

I just cut the whole top of mine (Front and back), sanded it and now i basically have an open air official dock

Care to post a picture or two?
Did you follow a guide or just experiment?