The battery life is a HUGE improvement! Getting 6 hours in Borderlands and 3+ hours in RE3R at 90 fps? Absolutely incredible for a handheld to be able to play games like this with such amazing battery life.
I hated the backlight bleed on my SD so much that, I sold it and bought a ROG Ally. But, a 90hz Oled with HDR is definitely a really smart move and I'll be buying asap.
@@sonicandroxas.......I've been working since I was 17 years old so, maybe I do. However, I buy stuff only to sell it a few months down the line so I can afford the new thing.
Have lots of spare income and not worked in decades, so much better paying zero tax and have free rent. Working is for fools and horses and not paying taxes to the evil corrupt UK Government.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎮 *Software Changes on Steam Deck OLED* - New frame limit menu on Steam Deck OLED. - Frame rate customization for smoother experiences. - Adjustments for game-specific frame rate preferences. 03:09 🎨 *Display Options and HDR on Steam Deck OLED* - Changes in color vibrancy settings. - Color temperature adjustments and HDR mode. - Impact of HDR in supported games. 04:32 🕹️ *90 Hz Gaming on Steam Deck OLED* - Exploring 90 FPS gaming on retro 3D and 2D titles. - Power consumption analysis for different TDP levels. - Benefits and trade-offs of higher refresh rates. 08:11 🌈 *HDR Capabilities on Steam Deck OLED* - Varying effects of HDR in different games. - Suggestions for software improvements related to HDR. - Personal perspective on HDR as a bonus feature. 09:57 📊 *Panel Measurements Comparison* - Detailed measurements of the Steam Deck OLED panel. - Comparison with original Steam Deck, Rog Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go. - Evaluation of color space, brightness, and color accuracy. 13:45 🎭 *Device Comparisons: Steam Deck OLED vs. Nintendo Switch OLED* - Side-by-side comparison of Donkey Kong Country on both devices. - Similarities in color representation and overall panel performance. - Addressing potential concerns related to etched glass. 15:54 🔄 *Device Comparisons: Steam Deck OLED vs. Original Steam Deck* - Highlighting significant improvements in the OLED model. - Demonstration of superior viewing angles. - Side-by-side screenshot comparisons showcasing color and clarity differences. 17:19 🌟 *Day-to-Day Experience with Steam Deck OLED* - Notable improvements in brightness and sharpness. - Subjective clarity and text legibility compared to the original Steam Deck. - Observations from prolonged usage. 17:46 🌈 *OLED Screen Brightness Comparison* - Comparison of OLED screen brightness on Steam Deck OLED vs. original Steam Deck. - OLED screen is darker than the original one, noticeable especially at minimum brightness. - Addressing concerns about flickering at minimum brightness levels, with no observed issues. 18:13 🔄 *Strobing and Refresh Rates* - Strobing issue observed on the OLED screen at minimum brightness. - Camera picks up strobing, but it's not visible to the naked eye. - Strobing intensity varies with different refresh rates; demonstration at 40 Hz. 19:06 🎮 *ROG Ally vs. Steam Deck OLED Visual Experience* - Visual comparison between ROG Ally and Steam Deck OLED. - Similarities in display quality, slight differences in color representation. - ROG Ally has a quieter fan and a higher performance ceiling. 20:00 ⚙️ *Power Consumption: Freedom Planet* - Power consumption comparison between Steam Deck OLED and ROG Ally in Freedom Planet. - Small power consumption difference at minimum TDP, Steam Deck using less power. - Visual enjoyment possible on both, but power efficiency noted. 20:57 🎮 *Power Consumption: Demanding Title* - Power consumption comparison in a more demanding title at 720p on both devices. - Steam Deck uses less power than ROG Ally, but the difference is not substantial. - Highlighting the advantage of ROG Ally being able to run the game at 1080p. 21:49 🖥️ *Lenovo Legion Go vs. Steam Deck OLED* - Visual and power consumption comparison between Lenovo Legion Go and Steam Deck OLED. - Legion Go has a larger screen, but with shortcomings in max brightness and contrast ratio. - Legion Go's fan noise is louder, and it has a higher performance ceiling. 22:43 🌍 *Impact of Steam Deck OLED on Handheld Market* - Concluding thoughts on the impact of Steam Deck OLED on the handheld market. - The existence of OLED Steam Deck is expected to elevate the overall handheld market. - Positive impact anticipated for future handhelds, providing more choices and improvements. Made with HARPA AI
Valve really went and took away the only reason why the ROG Ally and Switch OLED screens were better and then chose to release it on exactly the same time frame as the Lenovo Legion Go Utterly vicious lmao
I don't understand why everyone seem to crown the SD OLED as the ultimate handheld. The Legion Go have a much faster CPU and a substantially bigger higher-rez screen, even if it's a normal LCD and not an OLED. The SD is better in some ways, the Legion Go in others.
@@SweBeach2023 I disagree, I think the Legion Go's stronger APU and FPS mode are good enough to rival the Steam Deck, and to an extent it might be the better device, but still, Steam deck wins in the eyes of the mass market and consumers the Deck is the "best handheld" cause it has the best price-performance ratio You can't just win a gaming device war with sheer power alone, same reason why the Nintendo Wii beat the PS3 and Xbox 360 despite being a glorified GameCube
@@SweBeach2023 I would say there're 2 points are really essential to me that SD does better: low TDP performance and more console-like sleep/pause behaviors. I'd be curious to see how many handheld owners own only a handheld and not a gaming PC. I personally own a PC and do not care as much about the raw power of the CPU..
@@MithosDagon if you're making a decision between the deck and ally now it's MUCH harder than it was before, and that's not good for asus. vrr is good, but it can't make up for the lack of trackpads and big bezels. new deck pretty much killed all of it's drawbacks that'd make people lean more towards other handhelds.
Got a SD64 two months ago for $350 and dropped in a WDB 2TB SSD. The day they dropped the news of this SD OLED, I listed my SD 2TB for sale. I got $535 for it and I'm putting it towards this OLED! Very excited for this new OLED, needless to say. 😅
Thanks for going in detail with the OLED. I'm thinking this time around I'll go with the mid-tier option for the Glossy screen. I'll most likely put a screen protector as well which would be kind of pointless on the etched version. Having a glossy LG C2, a glossy OLED screen just pops. I play in the dark anyway, so reflections aren't as much of problem.
Same, I've learned to appreciate glossy displays. My work laptop is LCD with gloss and I prefer it a lot over matte finish. Also have a C1 48" for pc use and I absolutely love it
Just a note, the old LCD can actually do 70Hz, for some reason Valve limited it to 60Hz with software, but there is a community patch you can use to allow the sliders to go to 70Hz
@@CaptainRx-ss3rt It can? This is the first I'm hearing of it. If that's true that's insane that Valve capped it at 90Hz, knocking 10Hz off the capabilities is one thing, but 30Hz would be nuts
@@theevildice83 The panel wasn't made for this so there's no reason valve to "risk" going above. Some dude on reddit gave a tutorial to overcloak it to 120hz. As time goes on we'll probably find more new stuff
Easily the best video to finally make a decision. I was on the fence between the Ally and the vanilla Deck. I like the Ally's perfomance jump but the ease of use and no hassle with Windows was a big factor. Now, seeing this video - I'm 100% decided to go with a glossy OLED Deck. Sure, I could squeeze some extra frames with the Ally, but between Steam OS and definitely better battery life in lighter titles, it's pretty much a done deal. Can't wait to revisit my huge library of Steam games with this device.
Thank you very much Taki, especially for including low brightness and switch comparison. Excellent summary and a lot of really useful and interesting information. I’m sure this will have pushed a lot of people over the edge on getting one. I’m going to take the plunge myself now I think, thanks again 👍
I still think the SD OLED is the best especially for the price. The software and build quality are solid and what you all get makes it pretty great for the price.
I am amazed at the quality of this video, and by this I mean the clarity. All other videos filming the Oled has a lot of glare, while this vid is so pure. Very good job showcasing this amazing new screen
Best screen review yet, its looks like a 1:1 match of my OLED switch and that makes me happy to see. I wont get the OLED deck because I cant sell my current deck at a reasonable price.
It makes sense that the SWOLED and Deck OLED look so similar since the displays are supposed to come from the same source. I ended up selling my OG Deck because I disliked the screen so much, especially when the SWOLED looked so much better. I'll be picking up the new Deck OLED ASAP though, this is a terrific upgrade that fixes a lot of pain points I had with the original version.
As a huge fan of oleds on phones, this is the ultimate version of Deck, and I'm definitely getting it. Still too big for my taste, but now I'm sure Valve will release Deck Mini too, at some point.
LOL, as soon as this comes out, Valve all of a sudden "screws up" the SRGB setting in Preview mode. Now it's much less vivid than it was yesterday for me. Valve is doing some sneaky stuff here...
@@Sithhy as someone who is perpetually annoyed by low contrast and bad colors, I would gladly put up with a 20-30% performance hit for a 50-75% visual improvement, any day
My deck has served me well so far, i was waiting for the GO to come out and see what the reviews have to say. The bigger screen, better performance are important to me, as the deck has recently more often than not reached its performance limits and that is only going to worse moving forward. Ill still keep the deck for emulation and the occasional steam game, but I'm getting the Legion GO for main portable gaming until the next generation of these devices or a steam deck 2 comes out. Intel has been working on a chip that apparently outperforms the Z1 extreme and the first devices equipped with it have been spotted in the wild. Thanks for the vid!
@@wigglytriangle Marginally, according to a few reviewers. However, you can negate the slight impact it has by using a glossy screen protector. Some people may then say, "Well why wouldn't I just get the mid tier model then?" And a good amount of people will. But the bigger storage (and cool case) is enough reason for the people getting the higher end model. Also if you're going to be playing the Deck a lot outside or where there's a lot of lights, the anti-glare might be the better option for you even if it has a small impact to the visuals. The impact, by the way, is so incredibly small that reviewers said it was hard to see a difference. I don't think people will tell a difference unless they're being very scrutinous with it.
I believe the strobing effect is actually a very good sign for the OLED. The reason the LCD dont get the strobing effect is actually also one of the reasons LCD are sub-par. The frames are blurring together on the LCD which is why the camera does not pick up on strobing. The OLED has such good pixel response, that there is very little blur between frames/refreshes. Its good it means more motion clarity on the OLED.
I'm wondering if those of us that have an OG Deck with an upgraded drive can just swap that drive over to the OLED model to avoid having to re-download and reconfigure everything on the OLED. It'd be nice if you could check and see if that would be possible Taki.
These companies future proof and prepare for those types of scenarios. Just make sure you update your software completely first and review their forum first as someone else would of already done it and posted it. As what was stated earlier, worst case is you just re-download everything but that shouldn't be long as the new one downloads 3 times faster.
Well done presentation! Thank your great info plus making it watchable. So many youtube experts do crazy edits with crazy sounds and transitions. Yours was normal, fun, engaging etc.
Im going for the Deck. I only held out before because the LCD screen color quality. I’d rather forego performance ceiling of Ally and Lenovo to not have to fight with Windows 11.
My issue is dual booting on the steam deck. Because you lose steam os if you dual boot Windows and Linux to play anti cheat games. Then you'll have to reinstall Steam OS when you are done after that.
As someone who switched from the Steam Deck to ROG Ally a couple months ago, it's really not as bad as people make it out to be. On the Ally, driver updates come down via Windows Update and the Armory Crate software UI is easy to use. At the end of the day, it really depends which is worse: getting locked into only steam games or having to deal with Windows? For me, I chose the Ally for Game Pass and better performance.
@@rust9565 I think they're talking about how unfriendly Windows is for touch input. But after you install Steam/EA/Epic, you really don't do much other than launch the games
As a Steam Deck owner I am only interested in one thing: how is the input lag when you limit the frame rate? It's horrendous on the OG Deck, especially 30FPS in a 60Hz container. Your better off doing the 30FPS/60Hz limiting in game, than with the Steam Deck slider. That way you have way less input lag, but the game needs to support it - obviously.
Another great video on the oled steam deck. the only thing stopping me from being really upset about buying a steam deck a few months ago, is that they didnt make the new entry model oled. The reason I bought a steam deck despite not having lots of time for gaming anymore, was that the cheapest model with a steam sale was incredibly cheap, and I could just put in my own ssd to make it useable. If I planned to buy an oled I'd have to get the mid tier which is $549, which is a massive price difference!
Perhaps it'll be on sale next year. I guess it's better than nothing, and like Taki pointed out: future handhelds are going to have to compete with this amazing screen. I'm curious to see what the offerings will be in 2024. This year has been insane.
this is what i dont understand. If you’re gonna pay $550 why not pay $50 more and get an Ally? who would really want to leave that kind of performance on the table, not to mention VRR, 120hz, 1080p
@@rickystafford7433Because battery life on the Deck is better, and Windows is a terrible experience on a handheld by comparison. For a handheld computer, these seem like persuasive factors to me.
"this display is so accurate that we have to move up from the sRGB colour space because we already maxed it out". That is not how colour spaces or accuracy work. For accuracy going too far is just as bad as not going far enough. If you look at the triangle at 10:22 what you want for great accuracy is to have every one of those circles inside the of its box. The further away from the box each point is the less accurate that sample is. If it's closer to wards the middle of the triangle that means it's undersaturated, and if it's outside of the triangle that means it's oversaturated. What you probably meant instead of accuracy is coverage. Coverage means how much of that triangle can the display actually show. Here you can max out colour spaces, which basically means the display can show any colour inside that triangle. The other colour spaces like P3 are then bigger triangles the display can try to cover. Actually looking at both of the graphs it looks like you didn't actually put the display of the Steam Deck OLED into the sRGB colour space (not sure if these devices actually have accurate display profiles for sRGB) and it instead interpreted all the inputs as if they were in the P3 space instead. It would probably be a good idea to get actual sRGB readings to see how accurate it is when trying to display sRGB content.
You are slightly wrong. You want the ability to be able to display in any of those squares, but the device will only limit itself if it is in an sRGB mode, which this wasn't when tested. If it is not in an sRGB mode, it will test the full range that it is is capable of displaying, but it will show you the data from the mode that you are benchmarking. In this instance, it is showing you the bounds of the sRGB color space. The panel is well within P3. The sRGB mode doesn't function at this point (the same with the color temp slider that I showed earlier in the video).
0:56 it's the same on the OG steam deck. It was on one of the recent updates from the preview - which probably means your sd oled is on the preview too?
1. Is your switch OLED on standard or vivid mode when doing the comparison? 2. Can you test deck OLED in srgb mode in comparison with Ally or monitors with srgb clamp mode? SRGB should give the most accurate/developer intended colors for SDR content, without the oversaturated effect which many likes 😂. 3. The press material mention 110% of dci p3 coverage while you measure ~ 90? Is it covering areas (e.g rec 2020) outside dci p3, while not covering some portion of dci p3? Or was there some false marketing? Is your tool able to measure rec 2020 coverage? 4. Was your original deck on "srgb" mode when doing the comparison?
- Standard - I could try to do that. - It was 110% of sRGB. They really should have reported P3 at that point, but it doesn't sound as good as going over 100% -sRGB 02:47
@@TakiUdonThanks for clarifying, read too many articles mentioning 110% of dci p3. Two articles (tom's hardware and anandtech) mentioning ~ 100% dci p3 and ~140% srgb as well. Hope they are not sending out different models of panels or panels of the same model that vary so much 😅 Edit: Seems like there might possibly be 2 panel suppliers Samsung and BOE
If you leave the deck at 90 and use v-sync while it doesn't hit the full 90 it will sync down to 45FPS instead of 60FPS. You can not display any 60FPS footage on a screen in 90Hz mode without frame pacing issues.
Found in Spider-Man you have to raise the paper white setting to the base SDR brightness (600nits) or it massively under saturates the entire picture. Once you do that it looks correct and is totally worth using. It looks dreadful if you don’t
This video is pretty funny because your examples do not make the og look much worse. I know oled is a huge difference in person. I have an oled TV. Just doesn't come through as strong in this video.
Love it. Just got my SD back in June. Had i not bought that one, id be all in on this. As it is, i may wait for a 499$ sale. Ive recently discovered how awesome geforce now can be on the SD... imagine it would only be a better experience on the oled.
Awesome job man! I think I'm really looking forward to playing a lot of retro and indie game at 90hz. So many great retro FPS games coming soon! The Switch appears sharper due to that glossy screen.
The thing I like most about companies like Valve is that they seem to actually listen to their user base and make smart decisions on what compromises to make. The original Steam Deck had a mediocre screen, so Valve could hit the $399 price point and even though a lot of competing handhelds had significantly better screens, more ports, better specs, more gimmicks and better performance, the Steam Deck remained the handheld to beat for price/performance and console experience. Now that PC handhelds are becoming more mainstream and more powerful handhelds like the Ally and Legion Go were able to hit that sub-$700 price point, Valve comes out with a refresh that addresses nearly everything users wanted to have, while still making smart decisions to keep the same price points. The screen is the obvious improvement. Even though competitors are chasing specs and hitting 1080p and even 1600p resolutions, Valve opted to go for quality over quantity, knowing that most games don’t run well above 720p and that a far superior OLED screen at the same price is better for real world use. Same goes for the battery and the choice to keep the performance pretty much the same, even when going for an updated APU. Again: you get more real world enjoyment out of being able to use it for longer while not having to make concessions to performance in comparison to the original Steam Deck. They even gave us an improved case! In a market where they were already praised for including a pretty good case with the original Steam Deck. I own an ROG Ally and an Aya Neo 2. I sold my Steam Deck a couple months ago, and I’m glad I did, because this refresh is an instant buy for me. I’m keeping the ROG Ally because I love its flexibility, but the Aya Neo 2 is going out the door. I’ll probably mainly use the ROG Ally docked as a multimedia PC and for gaming on the TV, while the Steam Deck OLED becomes the default handheld option.
Fake news. Valve previously added SRGB setting for original model. Now they heavily downgraded it. I wonder why...because they are trying to sell the new model with better screen? Valve is screwing over the people who bought the old model and should not be praised.
Search through the whole internet to see what the differences are between etched OLED vs regular OLED. Finally found it at 13:55 but didn't actually state what the "slight differences" are 😒
Agreed, as a new buy the oled is an obvious choice. If you already have the lcd, then its not worth it to me. I fell into this trap buying the oled switch while already having the og, and did not get my moneys worth out of the upgrade. I feel like it'd be the same experience here
@LeoStep93 I thought about it. It's not likely you could sell it for $400 now with that Valve is offering the 256gb for $400. Plus, I have emulators, geforce now, game pass, etc all setup. I think this is great progress, the Steam Deck 2 will be an automatic upgrade for me
Taki I still feel undecided being new to the handheld scene. I rolled the dice on IGG for a Win Mini as my 1st. Should I want to own a 512GB OLED deck too? I would love to see a video on gaming on the new deck in general. Is it still worth getting a deck when something incoming is gonna be more powerful and more portable. I get that the star of the show is the OLED with every previous feature optimized, plus there's the outstanding battery life and better thermals. You get a console steamOS experience with quick resume! The deck is an incredible value but I fear realistically I'll probably use one handheld over the other. So it boils beyond specs on paper. In the next video what do you really love about owing a refreshed deck when so so many handhelds are out on the market? Maybe having both fits 2 different situations I didnt know I needed.
Win Mini can do more than this, but it will do that with thermal issues that you won't have on the OLED Deck. The Win Mini screen is comparable to Ally, and all of the things that I said in the dedicated section of this video and in the benchmarks apply.
@@TakiUdon GPD recently posted an IGG Update that the Win Mini domestic presales have gone out shipping today. Will this mean you'll have a cooler revised unit this week?
They tried a long time ago but couldn't compete with the console market. Now with the experience they gained from the Deck maybe be possible, but i doubt.
I hope they fixed the throttling apu bug. I just had to RMA my deck because it was stuck at 200/400mhz and no bios reset or other procedure was able to fix it.
Seems like the Legion Go is the best choice if you value performance, a bigger screen, and playing more demanding titles on the go. Also very good for anyone who wants to use it for work, or other non gaming related activities. The Steam Deck OLED is better for incredible support from Valve, a better screen, and a generally more polished package. I think the other options out there are generally just a little less interesting.
i don't know whether to wait for the new one considering there will be scalpers for a while. Or just get the old one at a discount and I can get one now
Valve shut down the scalpers pretty efficient, you needed a buy at least 2-3 months before the offer and then you only could buy one. This wont work forever, but 90% of the scalpers did not get a shot and bots were out!
Well. I'm sure you will be able to pick up 1gen steam decks for 250-300 now. People will want to sell their first Gen ones to update to this OLED model. Hell even I am considering selling mine and buying the OLED one.
Something for people to note when hes comparing steam deck to other handhelds like the ally look at the frame pacing. While the Ally does keep up fps and power wise look at how the frame pacing is insane and on the steam deck is buttery smooth.
My only issue with the deck is portability. I never had a problem with the old screen when the saturation was changed. The new power savings is the biggest draw. It's incredible. But still the size of the deck makes it annoying to carry around. I'm waiting on the win mini because of that. But do wish the mini used the same chip and ran steamos.
Depends on what you mean by portability, if you mean by putting it in the pocket, then other gaming systems like the Switch is better, but honestly, if I'm using any of these kinds of devices, it's likely going to be for reasonable gaming sessions, that having it in a bag or carrier case isn't really an issue. If we are talking really light gaming, there's far better options then this that are also much more portable. Personally, I think the Deck OLED strikes the right balance from performance, price and battery life.
@@paul1979uk2000 I mean even in a back pack the deck sucked to carry. It ate up a ton of space in the main compartment because it's so big it can't fit in any side pockets. When you need to pack for 2-3 days all the time, and the deck eats up 20% space in the huge oem case and probably around 12-15% in a tomtoc case, that is a lot of space gone. The mini I think is still to big to put in a pocket that isn't a hoodie or cargo pants, but it fits in a tiny pocket in a back pack or a small sling bag with your other daily crap.
@@LemonRush7777 The new Ryzen APU's are coming out in a few months. So there will be more powerful options very soon. But yeah I could see the SD2 having eGPU support and basically a whole ecosystem like Apple. IE: Steam Deck, Home Dock w/ GPU, and a VR Headset that can use both. Valve/Gaben kicks ass and I can't wait to see what they do.
@@Dex2R7 Valve said they are looking at a 2 to 3 years minimum for a Steam Deck 2. It wouldn't be wise to flood markets with different versions so soon anyway. I think they are focusing on their logistics for now since there's plenty of places where the Steam Deck isn't sold.
The screen would still be too small for me. My aging eyes need that 8.8 inch screen. It’s a shame the OLED SD still has the same screen resolution even with OLED and the same old aging chip. It’s too weak for my needs
13:11 is anyone else noticing a grid/screen door effect on this new OLED screen? I have seen this in a few different reviews. Is it just the camera doing that or is that how it looks in person?
Is he saying the display is so accurate if i needed to do color accurate work i could use the Decks display (maybe its physically to small but we are ignoring that)?
It would be great to cover the data transfer from an original Steam Deck to the Oled one. I personally have spent a lot of time configuring emulators and the emulated games. So i would like a completely lossless process. Thanks in advance
Hades (and some other games like Doom 2016) have bugged power draw and peg CPU to max. If you use power tools to change the CPU governor to “powersave” you would probably see Hades drawing less than 10 W
Taki, help me decided between etched and no etch. I currently have the LCD SD without etched so I have no reference. Does the etch dramatically affect the clarity of the OLED?
I was an OLED snob until i tried th3 Legion Go. Sure the deck still has true blacks but the outdated gear, burn in issues which ARE real and much smaller screen cannot touch the Legion Go which screen is amazing in its own way
Excellent video. This might be the most in depth comparison available at the moment and I really appreciate the attention to detail. Say, can you perceive any "dullness" in the blacks due to the etched screen in a normal setup with standard lighting condition ? If so, do you think this would make you opt for the glossy screen if given the choice ? This is what I'm most curious about. I don't mind if it's the case if I'm playing outside but if it does gray out the blacks even inside then I think I'd rather get the glossy screen instead. I couldn't perceive any such thing myself in your video despite the studio lighting so this is already reassuring.
I touch on this at the end of the Switch OLED section. Since the panels are the "same" and I've spent a ton of time on my Switch OLED, I haven't noticed this screen being worse from a dull perspective in normal lighting situations.
@@svetoslavivanov5858 I'm gonna go with the 1TB model. I'm very happy with the anti-glare of the LCD model, it doesn't distort the light like many phone screen protector tend to and give a prism "rainbowy" effect to the light that comes from the screen. All I deplore from my current deck is the poor screen color accuracy and backlight bleed which should be resolved with the oled model. I find reflections very distracting and the anti-glare has advantages that many people tend to overlook like less visible dust and fingerprints. Worst case scenario, I can always use a tempered glass screen protector or even swap the screen for the other one once it becomes available. That said, the other way around is also possible so if you're on the fence, you can always go for the 512 and if you don't like the glossy, either find a matte screen protector or replace the screen if you're willing to go that far. That being said, many, many people swear by the glossy screen for an oled and that's understandable given the overall pros and cons. I'm just hopeful that Valve wouldn't sell this type of screen if it was such a disgrace to the oled panel underneath. Hope that helped.
Man, I am so tempted to get the OLED model. I was looking for a portable monitor of around the 6.2" or 7" size but was unable to find. I saw your 5.5" OLED but I decided to go with the IPS LCD one instead so that the colors are closer to my own monitor.
I know the Legion Go only has an LCD display, but why does it look *MORE* colorful than the OLED Steam Deck? It's not just me right? Does anyone else see it the way I am?
Legion go screen has a very wide colour gamut, as wide as oled in all likelihood. But it won't have oled blacks, though it does trade that for a higher resolution and larger screen
14:25 This is the big debate right now and it boils down to what annoys you more, seeing your own mug in dark scenes or having very slightly light diffused dark scenes, mind you both problems are only apparent if you're playing in a very bright room.
@@rustyshacklford I'm still on the fence everyone says get the regular glass for best OLED experience, on LCDs it doesn't matter as it's already kinda bad anyway. But I dislike seeing my reflection in my OLED TV during dark scenes or especially when playing horror games. I'll probably get the regular glass, got a regular Deck with the etched glass and it helps but all it does is make the reflection blurry I suppose it makes sense it's anti glare glass not anti reflection glass.
Hello, I have a question. Do you recommend changing tdp during gaming. I recently had to RMA my steam deck and was wondering if just lowering tdp can save it from wearing out.
Taki, can you swap the ssd from your lcd to your OLED steam deck and let us know if there are any software/driver issues with doing so? I'd hate to have to reinstall and reconfigure another steam deck from scratch.
I’m getting a steam deck delivered soon but can someone explain what all this “watt” talk is about? If I understand correct if it’s plugged in everything play better at a higher watt?
We all have our reasons for upgrading....mine is a no brainer...I have the 64gb model. My situation is different....haven't heard or come close to seeing one of the other handhelds in my neck of the woods and I really don't want to....it's all about the Steam Deck and we all get it right from the Steam store. They ship from the Netherlands which is cool. Another thing....if the etched screen bothers some people use a glossy or HD clarity tempered glass screen protector.
Text looks sharper and it looks like higher resolution on the OLED because of the way OLED pixels are structured. Someone did a blind test on an 8K QLED Samsung vs a 4K OLED LG and people thought the OLED was the 8K image overwhelming when tested.
im getting rog ally for the same price as steam deck oled as a black friday sale ,which one would you recommend i play some fps here and there love triple As but i have my pc for that wanted to experience that new oled screen plus the battery life is awesome. but the price to performance ratio goes to ally
