I cannot bring my dock up to my room due to my family using it, in the living room, so took my usb-c cable and tried to see if it worked with my monitor. It will only seem to go up to 720p, I heard somewhere that doing this is bad for the device, is this true?
#My switch CAN connect to my monitor via USB-c to USB-c, but should i?
halcyon yoke
trim crypt
better safe than sorry
hollow kelp
I don’t see why it would harm the switch in any way?
trim crypt
I don’t see why it would harm the switch in any way?
if its only connecting to the TV directly then it's not being fed an external power source, then I'd worry
docked mode usually requires power. if the monitor itself is providing power for it, it may not be PD or the correct specs the Switch needs to operate safely in docked mode
hollow kelp
if its only connecting to the TV directly then it's not being fed an external po...
Well then it would be using the switches battery as power which is perfectly fine
trim crypt
Well then it would be using the switches battery as power which is perfectly fin...
thats not how docked mode works
docked mode draws external power so that the system can be comfortably clocked further (perform better)
pushing it that far on either the System's own battery or a questionable power source is maybe not the best idea
so will anything happen? chances are, your switch will probably be okay. But its not smart to risk putting extra strain on your console like that.
trim crypt
It barely overclocke
docked mode cant start on the system's own battery to begin with
which means the monitor is probably feeding it
hollow kelp
You can overclock the switch even farther using certain methods and it works fine
trim crypt
which probably isnt PD
hollow kelp
Just a faster battery draw
hollow kelp
which means the monitor is probably feeding it
Yeah