The Switch Lite has always been the little sibling of the Switch lineup—small, budget-friendly and perfect for gamers who just want to get into handheld gaming without the bulk of the standard Switch or the price tag of the new Switch 2. But its quirks—no TV hookup, fixed Joy-Cons and an aging LCD screen—have held it back from being great. Taki Udon, a modder whose SUPER5 HDMI mod, paired with an OLED screen upgrade, turns the Switch Lite into a handheld that feels like it came straight from Nintendo’s factory.
The mod starts with a screen upgrade. The SUPER5 OLED kit swaps out the Switch Lite’s 5.5 inch 720p LCD for a beautiful OLED panel pumping out 600 nits of brightness—nearly double Nintendo’s own Switch OLED. Colors are 150% sRGB and the 600,000:1 contrast ratio, making games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild look like a painting come to life. And you don’t need to be a tech wizard to install it—no soldering or shell modifications required, just a screwdriver and some patience.
- 6.2” LCD screen
- Three play modes: TV, tabletop, and handheld
- Local co-op, online, and local wireless multiplayer
The real game-changer is the HDMI output. The Switch Lite was never meant to output to a TV, missing the hardware and port for it. Taki Udon’s SUPER5 HDMI mod flips that script by tapping into the console’s internal video signal through the MIPI DSI interface tied to the built-in screen. A clever converter chip turns that signal into standard HDMI, fed through a new micro HDMI port carved into the Switch Lite’s shell where the 3.5mm audio jack used to be.
Plug in an HDMI cable and the mod switches video and audio to your TV or monitor at up to 1080p. Unplug it and your game pops back to the OLED screen with sound coming from the console’s speakers like nothing happened. It’s not perfect though. The OLED screen, a 1080p panel, runs the Switch Lite’s native 720p output so text can look a bit fuzzy. The HDMI output, 1080p, relies on your TV or monitor to upscale since the Switch Lite doesn’t have the docked mode polish of its siblings. Games stick to handheld settings so expect slightly lower frame rates or less detail than a docked Switch.
Installing the Mega Kit is not for the faint of heart. Cracking open a Switch Lite means prying apart a very tightly packed console which can be scary for first timers. Older versions of the HDMI mod required soldering but the Mega Kit is no solder required. As an unofficial mod it comes with risks: kiss your warranty goodbye and watch out for potential bans from Nintendo’s online services, or worst case, brick your console if you mess up.
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