Nintendo Switch redefines "Normal"

Charging Comfort Grip for charging while playing - $30
Pro Controller for "normal" games - $70
Additional Joy-Cons for some 2 player content - $80
Screen protector for cheap plastic (not glass) screen - $10
A single fucking game - $60

Mmm hmm.

Plot twist.

If you want the new Zelda game it is going to be 99% perfect with the next release of Cemu WIIU emulator. With WIIU and Switch versions are pretty much the same. Patreon users get it first but it will filter down to the general population. Soon. Then you can play the new Zelda at 1080p with your own controller on your PC

Zelda's a boy you idiot.

Actually you don't understand the joke....lol.

Nintendo has typically had lower quality hardware than the competition, from what I've seen, going all the way back to NES and the first Gameboy (with its black & yellowish/green screen, because that was default screen color). Actually, I returned the Gameboy not long after buying it, due to dead pixels.

The only other portable console I ever bought was the Sega Gamegear, it had 0 defects and was durable. Regarding home consoles, Sega Genesis/Megadrive was built to last, as I never saw a game crash or glitch once on it. Sony's consoles have been pretty good too (from PS1 to PS4). PS4 UI bogs down sometimes, but I think the problem is PSN servers being inadequate for the amount of traffic, and not the console hardware itself.

It also had 30 minutes of battery life.

Oh, I almost forgot, there was one game I played that would slow to a crawl and/or freeze-up the Sony PS1... X-COM: UFO Defense.
The game was a port from PC, so that might have something to do with it. I'm fairly certain this game was affected by PS1 not having much system memory. I played the same game (same CD even) on the PS2 & PS3 consoles, and there was no slow-down or freezes.

In regards to the thread topic, redefining what's normal for lcd's. It could be that they're just parroting back what their lcd screen supplier is telling them. I've been researching monitors for a new PC build, and the brands that make G-sync monitors (g-sync = no screen-tear feature for Nvidia cards - primarily Asus and Acer branded monitors) are telling customers (in response to customer reviews and even somewhat in the product descriptions) that backlight bleed and a few dead pixels are perfectly normal for monitors with IPS panels.

I purchased the Acer Predator X34 widescreen (a $1000+ g-sync enabled monitor) a few weeks ago and can confirm that the backlight bleed was horrendous. No dead pixels on my unit at least. However, I returned it anyway because of the bright IPS glow, backlight bleed, and, to a lesser extent, lackluster contrast & color.

I just received my order for Samsung 34" widescreen with VA panel (VA panel supposedly has the best contrast, outside of OLED which aren't readily available at decent price for PC monitors yet). Also, they say that VA panels aren't prone to backlight bleed as much as IPS panels. It's not a g-sync enabled, but since reviews indicate that all current g-sync monitors are prone to QC issues, I figure it's not worth having one with g-sync.

As far as monitors with IPS panels go, reviews indicate that LG is currently producing the best quality. But once I read about the superior contrast of VA panels and almost being on par with OLED TV's, I decided to give it a try. If this Samsung w/ VA panel has dead pixels or sucks in any way, I'll just return it and get an LG. I did take a look at LG IPS monitors in Best Buy and they look really good.

For anybody thinking of building a new PC, I'd recommend waiting 'til June/July. 2nd generation of g-sync enabled monitors will start coming out by then, for anyone interested in building a rig with an Nvidia gpu, and hoping maybe the QC issues will be worked out with some of the 2nd gen g-sync monitors.
Also, AMD's new gpu's, which might outperform Nvidia cards will be coming out around the same time. If you go that route (AMD gpu), you can pick up a free-sync enabled monitor (AMD's version of g-sync) such as LG or Samsung, many of which are already priced decently and without quality control issues that currently plague Acer and Asus g-sync monitors.

If you can get it to run on your PC, try Terminator (Sega CD) emulator/rom. I rented it on Sega CD back in the day and the music was awesome. It's a decent 2D platformer, but worth playing just for the music.

Parenting - You're doing it rite!

To get my SNES I had to forgo a birthday present so that its funding could be combined with christmas; luckily my birthday is in November so I didn't have to wait that long.

I don't doubt it. IPS can be great. Most of the monitors I considered were IPS (because those now dominate the market). My $200 Samsung 1080P TV has an IPS panel and backlight bleed is not an issue. Color accuracy and uniformity are good too. But on the $1000+ Acer Predator X34 widescreen (IPS), backlight bleed was terrible and the colors appeared to be very off, even after trying to adjust for it.

What I'm comparing it to is a VA panel (not TN, which is the type that's known to be lacking in color accuracy). Unlike TN, the color accuracy on some of the VA panels is darn close to IPS.

Here's a good review of VA panel monitor from Philips (compared to several IPS panels), to give you an idea of the differences. Notably, the VA panel destroys IPS in terms of contrast and black levels. But IPS panels were superior in other aspects.

Philips monitor w/ VA panel

I was tempted to buy the above Philips monitor. It's listed on Amazon.com, but not in stock, so I had to choose something else. It's technically a non-gaming monitor, but many ppl recommend it for gaming and work. It's 32" and less than $400, so a good value too (if you can find one).

Nice lol. Must have been my older one I just replaced. 2209 if I have it right. It was a champ until I lost two pixel rows, one went yellow and the other magenta.

I'm on a 17" Acer Aspire with an IPS monitor and it doesn't bleed. One of the best laptop screens I have ever seen.