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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by dstaley on Saturday March 04, 2017 @02:01AM (#13789712)
One benefit of the dock being so simple is that it should be relatively easy to design a replacement dock that doesn't suffer from those issues. I'm thinking something like Apple's iPad Dock [1]. I think the dock design they went with is more kid friendly, so if you're an adult who is going to be mindful when docking your Switch I think something more minimal would be fine.

[1] https://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images2000x2000/Apple_MC...

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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by Fej on Saturday March 04, 2017 @02:04AM (#13789726)
Currently, the only way to get HDMI out from the Switch is via Nintendo's dock. No other cables work. From what I understand, Nintendo is not planning to make a breakout cable or expand functionality in that area.
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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by dstaley on Saturday March 04, 2017 @10:00AM (#13791138)
Sorry, I realize my comment was unclear. I meant the actual board in the dock is quite small and easily accessible, so removing it and placing it into a new housing should be fairly straightforward.
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