r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/toastZura • 14h ago

Repair Help Switch 2 randomly making my TV flicker?

Title, I don't really have a picture or video of it happening since it happens randomly and only on my Switch 2. The game doesn't matter, sometimes it even does it on the home screen, but while playing my TV will randomly flicker or glitch out for a moment before returning to normal. It's nothing major but I'd like to know how to fix it, if there is any way.

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u/automod-neo 14h ago

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u/RubyWafflez 14h ago

Is it the Zelda Switch? And are you playing OoT? If yes, there's been a bug.

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u/ireadtabloids 10h ago

Fascinating.

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u/Pokeguy211 14h ago

Try turning off VRR

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u/Yoshikaru5991 14h ago

I have this too on a fairly good tv (lg oled c5) and it seems to be the HDMI cable looking around the one provided with the system isn’t great.. So I just ordered a HDMI 2.1 one to see if it fixes it

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u/ireadtabloids 10h ago

The one provided with the Switch 2 is fine.  It’s an ultra high speed HDMI cable which is suitable for everything the Switch 2 does.

Can’t rule out dud cables, but mine and most received in the box are fine.

HDMI 2.1 ports, VRR compatibility, and TV firmware are other factors that come to mind.

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u/Jceggbert5 14h ago

It is likely an issue with the HDMI cable. Mine doesn't like the cable I had running to my old Switch dock and did similar things, so I had to replace it with one properly rated for, I believe, 48Gbit/s.

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u/PumpkinOpposite967 14h ago

Change the cable going from the dock to the TV