Im trying to dedice between a pricey OLED and a cheap refurbished 512 LCD. I wonder how impactful the performance difference is. Would the LCD steam deck be able to match what the OLED can do through overclock and cooling? The DF video showed some small but significant gains, like that Requiem game was much more playable. But i’ve seen others claim there’s hardly any difference. Which is it? I dont care much about the screen or battery life, but would be pretty bummed out if some games are playable on the OLED but not on the LCD. My target would be 720p 30fps. To make a comparison, my modded switch OLED can hold the OC much better than my original model, but unlike the SD, the OC on the switch was always “safe” with a negligible temperature bump on any model, while i understand that the steam deck OC is quite risky.
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To help with the copium, the LCD will probably last longer due to no burn in issues.
Wouldn’t burn in only occur if you kept the screen on a stagnant image for like hours?
It’s been proven in the Switch OLED that burn in doesn’t BEGIN to occur until the device has been left on for 24 hours with a static image for 9 months straight. If you’re planning on using you Deck for less than 15 years, don’t worry about it. If you use it for 20 years, you still won’t see anything if you’re not a very heavy user.