Damn why glossy? Here is my etched 1tb vs original *

Wrong. See above. Here is my 1tb oled etched deck compared to my original. The etched doesn’t ruin the oled in anyway. You get the perks of oled and the benefits of anti glare. There’s a reason valve put it on the top model. This argument is put to bed, forever. Etched is superior. Drops mic

Here is my new 1tb ETCHED oled deck (see above) compared to original. Etched is superior. It doesn’t ruin the oled at all. You get the perks of oled and the perks of anti glare. There is a reason valve put etched on the top model. Argument is over forever. Drops mic

I can officially put this argument to bed. Like I’ve been saying for weeks, the “etched glass ruins oled” argument has been so overblown. Etched is superior and that’s why valve has it on the top device. You get the perks or oled and the perks of anti glare. See attached photo for my new 1tb oled ETCHED compared to my original steamdeck. Drops mic *

Wait but how is that possible since the etched glass is so bad??? Lmaooooooo. Thanks for this pic and ending that stupid debate

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 noticable 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 dont have to give it a second thought about my lighting environments. It’s a portable device, thats 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.

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 noticable 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 dont have to give it a second thought about my lighting environments. It’s a portable device, thats 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.

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 noticable 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 dont have to give it a second thought about my lighting environments. It’s a portable device, thats 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.

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. It also is essentially unscratchable. For a lot of people, even small scratches on their devices is a big deal. My etched deck doesn’t have one single scratch after two years of heavy use and even drops. I don’t want to have to mess with a screen protector. 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 noticable 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 dont have to give it a second thought about my lighting environments. It’s a portable device, thats 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.

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 noticable 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 dont have to give it a second thought about my lighting environments. It’s a portable device, thats 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.

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.

Don’t forget the improved durability of etched. Anything I ever have with a glossy screen gets small scratches no matter how careful I am. And that drives me insane. I took a really close look at my original steamdeck with etched glass and not one single scratch. That’s after a year of heavy use and even dropping it multiple times. To me, that’s one of the biggest benefits

First of all, the etched glass does not scratch, ever. You won’t need a screen protector. It’s one of the best parts of having the etched screen. My original deck etched doesn’t have a single tiny scratch on it. Relax, you made the right choice.

But that’s not the full picture… Glossy will be slightly brighter, barely noticeable. But you’re giving up anti-glare, durability, and storage for that tiny amount of brightness. There is more to consider than just the screen brightness. Obviously if that was the only factor, the glossy is better. But its not. And there’s a reason they offer the etched on the top models. I have the original steamdeck etched. I’ve never had glare at all. It’s so nice to play in the car and in my living room when all the lights are on. And i don’t have one single scratch on my screen, its amazing how durable etched is. Even tiny scratches infuriate me. glossy will get scratched unless you use a screen protector, which defeats the purpose of going non etched

actual deep blacks. Oled + matte is an incredibly strange and undesirable combination.

no its not. there is a reason the highest end model has the etched screen.

I have the original steamdeck etched glass and it 100% does eliminate the glares. It’s amazing to be able to play with bright lights anywhere anytime and have no glare. I went with the 1TB oled model (pure black, not limited). There is a reason they offer etched glass on the top models. The best part about the etched glass that nobody talks about is the durability. Every glossy screen you own WILL get scratched no matter how careful you are. These etched screens are incredible on avoiding scratched. I looked my steamdeck over last night. The screen is absolutly perfect after several years of heavy use. If it was glossy, that thing would be looking rough. Scratches on my devices really bother me, so this was another huge reason i went with the etched. The oled will still look amazing.

The pure black is so much better. Sleek AF. And as a 40 year old dude, i feel way better about pulling out the all black in public than the gimmicky clear/orange/red one.

yikes. Now im even happier with my choice for the 1tb oled all black.

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.

even indoors there is major glare with gloss unless you plan to play only in the dark