Oh didnt realize that, nvm then, guess were seeing the same cyberpunk. Guess I just need a good HDR reference game! And was remembering wrong, had it on native, but guess those only apply to SDR content anyway.
But to my eye it looks so much better in terms of highlights. Like when the sun shines, its SO bright, but the rest of the screen is dark, its wild! But yeah, maybe colors and blacks could be better idk?
I changed my steam deck color profile to native/srgb, and am using the sRGB HDR setting in cyberpunk, looks good? Brightness at 80-100. But to be fair, its my first HDR game. Gotta try a benchmark HDR game like ori or something.
Honestly my first instinct was to sell and replace with the new one, BUT I realized after looking more into it, that it’s only replacing the 550$ and 650$, not the low storage one I got. I would need to sell it (at a loss very likely), then pay more than a $150 MORE than I originally got it for at $400. I DID upgrade to a 1tb drive for 90 bucks as well. Which makes the value proposition even worse to sell then upgrade.
What i’m hoping for now, is that the Steam Deck 2.0 has NO oled options, or at least a $400 or $450 low storage option WITH oled. But yeah, i’m not wasting basically 300 dollars for this. If people end up trying to fit the future ifixit oled screen in the old deck and it works then i’ll totally try that. But if not i’ll just have to wait a couple years for a generational change. Then hopefully i’ll jump on that RIGHT when it comes out. I literally just got the steam deck in August.
It depends on how close I put it to my face PRIMARILY. Which is kind of less comfortable VISUALLY (in terms of eye focus, putting it close enough for optimal immersion can give me a headache.) But playing with a handheld in bed or in weird positions is PHYSICALLY more comfortable for my body. A tv in the same situation would be much further from my eyes (like in the bedroom).
And the new OLED with HDR is SO much more immersive, along with the 1000 nits of brightness and true blacks.
The thing that makes it less immersive for me definitely is the resolution. It just doesnt look…SHARP like my 4k tv does. Itd be perfect at 1080p at the distances I play it. But then it couldnt run nearly as many games. Its a tradeoff thats definitely worth it for most purposes.