Since the screen will be getting a massive quality improvement will you be getting the 512gb glossy or 1tb Anti-glare etched glass? I previously went with the etched glass LCD and I’m now thinking of upgrading to the glossy oled for full screen clarity.
Also since the nits are higher with the oled model (1000 hdr), glare should be less of an issue when I do use it outside my home.
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It sucks the limited edition model uses the etched glass because I would really love to get it. Now I’m seriously thinking I’ll just get the glossy 512gb model instead.
The etched OLED looks as bad as the old LCD screen.
For anyone that owns an OLED TV (always glossy) and an OLED monitor (often matte/anti-reflective), this choice in configurations from Valve was a very, very strange one. With OLED being the primary, visual upgrade for the new Steam Deck OLED, you want to retain as much true black and color vibrancy as possible, and in no uncertain terms, any anti-reflective/matte coating will cause an appreciable hit to both.
If you live with OLED on a day-to-day basis, you know that sacrificing color saturation and the absolute contrast ratio is a price not worth paying.
I have a switch oled, my pixel is oled, my sony tv is oled; none are etched and I’ve never had an issue with glare. I just want that transparent shell; might try and mod the glossy oled black shell, is that hard to replace shells?
Wasn’t expecting such a drastic difference tbh.
Well, in my particular case (aka MY OPINION, for my needs, i’m not claiming to spit the universal truth), I need the etched glass display.
I’m spending half my job’s travelling Europe, can’t really control ambient light in a plane or train…) so… thanks, I don’t want to upgrade to Oled anymore!
To be clear, you’re still to perceive the vast majority of OLED benefits with that etched (semi-matte) layer atop the panel. It’s not as though the color vibrancy and absolute contrast are entirely lost once you go etched. The only downside will be that, during travels where you have strong overhead lighting, it’ll wash out some aspects of OLED. With that said, once you’re indoors and, ideally, in not-so-absolutely-bright ambient lighting, OLED will really come to life.
I never hear anyone mention the HUGE positive of the etched screen that it doesn’t scratch. My steamdeck original etched screen doesn’t have one single scratch on it despite a ton of use. Thats IMPOSSIBLE with any glossy screen.
Do you think using a glass screen protector on the 1TB model will restore the etched glass back to same high contrast as the glossy 512GB model?
Preach!
wondering about this too seems like the 512gb is the model to get and upgrade the ssd later
This needs more traction, im concerned now a week from buying
Dave 2d had a great video on it. The etched mutes the color and does take the pop away from the screen. I currently have the etched and that can be accomplished with a screen protector, but having the etched means getting a screen protector ruins the display. If you want a screen protector don’t get etched. That said, it is nice.
because of the adhesive?
I think I’m gonna go with the 512GB full fat OLED. I’m a sucker for an OLED screen and I pretty much only use my Deck indoors.
even indoors there is major glare with gloss unless you plan to play only in the dark
Commenting to follow this. I’ll be using this in essentially the same environment as my LG OLED TV - a relatively dark room. Kinda sounds like glossy is the move.
I’ll try for the limited edition, but if not I’m going for glossy
Same here
My plan as well. Good luck to you!
I was thinking the same but dave2d mentions even if you buy the 1tb model you can buy a glass screen protector and it fixes that.
I find it very hard to believe the anti glare screen would diminish the OLED quality
all you need to know to make in informed decision:
I would never replace the storage myself on a device. That’s why i want the larger storage out of the box. I use my etched steamdeck original daily. It absolutely is not blurry lol. The screen looks great, and its just LCD. It will be even better with oled. How much this is being blown out of proportion is crazy. You get a lot of benefits with etched - more storage, anti glare, freedom to play anywhere, more durable screen, most premium model. with the one tradeoff of BARELY noticeable color downgrade. You would think from all these comments that the etched glass makes games unplayable. I played my deck yesterday. First in the living room with all the lights on. My son was playing his oled switch. My screen was perfect, his was filled with glare. then i played later in the dark, and my screen looked excellent. Once you get the device, you are never going to notice or care about a tiny downgrade in screen brightness or blacks. But you will notice the glare, the ability to play anywhere anytime, and the fact that the etched is so durable the screen will not scratch. If someone wants to buy the cheaper model because of the savings, then that makes sense. But trying to twist this argument into saying that glossy version is a better device is simply untrue. When I’m traveling or going anywhere, i don’t have to give it a second thought about my lighting environments. It’s a portable device, that’s why Valve chose to put etched on their top model. Anyone with the glossy has to plan and think about how to make it work when they play in different light environments. In the end, the obsession over making the screen look 5% better, is going to be such a moot point compared to all the benefits of etched.
Give me the fully unadultered Oled experience baby
I allways go for the anti glare option. I HATE the glare screen on my colleaques Deck
At this point it’s either I try to score the limited edition, if I can’t get it then I’ll get the Glossy 512gb