Hardware N3ds vs N3dsxl brightness difference

[Megaheinz]

Hello, we’ve got a little problem.
I sold my new 3ds to a friend and bought myself an xl.
Now he has the problem, that his n3ds is a lot darker. We looked both in 3dsident and while mine prints brightness level of 157, his does on highest 108. He tried to fix it with lcd tweaker but it resets it after a few seconds. Somebody an idea what to do?

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Hello, we’ve got a little problem.
I sold my new 3ds to a friend and bought myself an xl.
Now he has the problem, that his n3ds is a lot darker. We looked both in 3dsident and while mine prints brightness level of 157, his does on highest 108. He tried to fix it with lcd tweaker but it resets it after a few seconds. Somebody an idea what to do?

Are you friends with @Glolord from here?

• New 3ds brightness Issue

Can you guys meet up and take a side by side picture of your N3DSXL and N3DS at full max brightness setting with disabled variable brightness and no power saving in a completely dark setting (no other light sources)? Take some pictures at an angle looking from the left or right, too.

Examine your screens against those from this thread.

• [Guide] TN and IPS Displays - Which does my 3DS have?

A possible reason why the N3DSXL could be brighter is that its an IPS versus the N3DS having an TN. Also, some early production N3DS and N3DSXL didn't come with good TN screens. Later years have better vibrant colors.


If you'd like, I can provide side-to-side pictures of my N3DSXL and N3DS for comparison.

 

[Glolord]

Full brightness dark room:

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Full brightness dark room

@Glolord, is that pictures of your New 3DS (regular)? If I'm not mistaken, your top screen is an IPS panel since it doesn't look washed out. Take a more angled picture. Can you meet up with a 3DS buddy for some side-by-side comparison pictures? It's hard to gauge if your screen is too dark when it is by itself.

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Another question, do you know that person, @Megaheinz? Is he your friend?

Or was it wrong to assume this when two German users coincidentally happen to (1) have a N3DS with dim screens -or- (2) has a friend who has a N3DS with dim screens?

 

[Glolord]

Oh. Sorry. Of course you are right.
We will try to take the pictures These days.

 

[Megaheinz]

So. I know, he has dual tn and I have a top ips and the other one is tn. But when I had both at home, I didn’t see a difference in brightness between the both. The colours of the top displays are a bit different but not so dark

 

[TurdPooCharger]

So. I know, he has dual tn and I have a top ips and the other one is tn. But when I had both at home, I didn’t see a difference in brightness between the both. The colours of the top displays are a bit different but not so dark

There's nothing wrong with your friend's New 3DS. His light brightness is naturally dimmer than a N3DSXL in general. This is made more noticeable when you guys stack the N3DS's TN to the N3DSXL's IPS .

Here are my 2017 New 3DS XL Galaxy Edition versus my niece's 2016 New 3DS Mario Black Edition. Both of these have top and bottom TN panels. Settings are Level 5 Screen Brightness, Auto-Brightness turned off, and Power-Saving Mode turned off. Nintendo basic black theme was chosen for better visually seeing the brightness level.

Edit - Adding two more shots.

 

[Glolord]

Thank you!
So sad. Even with a sky full of clouds it is Hard to See something, maybee only for me. But at least i know nothing is Brocken.

 

[Glolord]

That leads me to another question... is there a a way to enhance the brightness further?
With a Tool a hack or by editing something? For gaming outdoor its Not bright enough for me...

 

[TurdPooCharger]

That leads me to another question... is there a a way to enhance the brightness further?
With a Tool a hack or by editing something? For gaming outdoor its Not bright enough for me...

Does life tool hack counts?

 

[Glolord]

Maybee i should take a blanket