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Ok guys, I decided to go with the regular switch. I found one on the marketplace for $200. The guy just had a baby and doesn't have time to play anymore, so I got a deal on it. Also, it's the "red box" version, so I got the slightly upgraded model over the original, which was nice. I bought the Pro controller and BoTW. I have to say my favorite Nintendo controller of all time was the Wavebird, that is until I used the Pro controller. This controller just rocks.
Thanks for all your suggestions and feedback.

First, for the sake of context I first want to give a brief explanation about how OLED differs from regular LED panels.  Traditional LED panels need to be backlit otherwise they would be to dim whereas each OLED in the panel supply's all it's own light.  The benefit of this OLED's don't bleed into each other as much giving sharper contrast between colours, darks and lights.  The downside is of course increased burn-in since they focus more light on specific spots rather than spread it out.
 
The effect of burn-in on OLED isn't as concerning as it was in the old Plasma or LCD technology.  A plasma screen could burn after 200 hours of heavy use but an OLED screen would take an estimated 1000 to 5000 for the same effect.
 
So burn-in on OLED is not something really worth being to concerned about in general, but with that being said...
 
 
... I have to disagree here.  The size of the screen and pixel density are irrelevant to this issue.  The Switch OLED's screen if anything is more vurneble to burn-in because is a gaming console and it's likely to spend more time on static images like menus.  Not to mention most of Nintendo's games have a very bright and sold colour asthetic.
 
I'm sure Nintendo will design the system and software to minimize this risk with features like auto screen brightness and turn off to compensate so it won't be a big concern.

Brun in and image retention is always a justifiable concern with OLED screens, but with the Switch OLED screen being 7" and a newer model at a comparatively low resolution at 720p I wouldn't be as concerned as I would be with a large, 4K TV panel, for example. I think you'll be ok, just look after and not leave the screen on for to long with a steady, bright image.