Like, I have an LCD Steam Deck, and the screen does fine. Sure it would be nice if it was a bit brighter, but not for $140. I mean, a new OLED Steam Deck is $550 but includes performance, battery life, and WiFi speed increases as well, including a screen with a 90Hz refresh rate even if most games never reach that. Plus, this screen requires that I flash a custom BIOS, why would most people want to do that when they can just run the stock one from Valve?

I don't see where this gives such a massive benefit over just buying an OLED model. Too much loss for not enough gain, IMO.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don't forget, there is a new steam deck refresh coming soon, so getting a new one will have even more benefits.

[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Source of that second refresh?

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/a-new-steam-deck-is-coming-with-one-of-amds-more-powerful-ryzen-z2-series-processors-inside-it/

There were rumors yesterday about it after CES. It looks like Valve is denying it after AMD said there were new processors on the way for Steamdeck. I'm not 100% sold on the denial, I think it may have been some miscommunication on the timing of the news. Either way, that's where I got it from, I just hadn't seen the news today about them denying it yet.

[–] G0ldenSp00n@lemmy.jacaranda.club 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't think they are lying about the denial, they said they wanted the upgrade to be big and the z2 is marginally better than what the Steam Deck already has. I would guess a Steam Deck 2 is years away, but we might get a Steam Home Console, or maybe the Deckard VR headset. I kinda doubt any of those would run a z2 though. Why would Valve be using an off the shelf chip when they had a custom chip last time?

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I don't think it's a full steamdeck 2, I think it would be more like the oled upgrade. Slightly better performance and battery life. I think valve is going to lean into the cellphone model of smaller upgrades every year, with an eventual phase out of old hardware after 5 years or so.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying people should constantly buy new stuff. I mean, I daily drive a 1968 Ford Galaxie 500. I still run a GTX 1080Ti in my gaming PC (partially due to cost, but also the 1080Ti was just a really good card). I am a big proponent of "keep stuff operating for as long as possible to prevent more waste." I love repairing stuff. I am also content with what I already have. I dont have to have the latest stuff, if what I have now works for what I need it for then its no big deal to me.

Im just saying for someone considering this as an upgrade, if they aren't content with the Steam Deck they have, then probably they will get way better value out of buying a new one than they will from a $140 screen only upgrade.

[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I still have yet to play something that my 1080ti can’t handle, at 3440x1440. It’s an exceptionally well aging card. Admittedly i’m not interested in playing the very latest titles cranked to the maximum, but it does the job for me

[–] Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

The OEM Steam Deck LCD screen is $65.

The OEM Steam Deck OLED Screen is $95, $145 for the version with the anti-glare etching.

$140 is totally reasonable for an aftermarket product like this.

It might not make sense for most to purchase and install as an upgrade on its own, but it’s the same workflow as a shell swap so the two upgrades can easily go hand in hand. For users with a broken screen, it also provides a repair option that is also an improvement.

Also, just want to point out that flashing a BIOS is a pretty trivial task, strikes me as a bit weird to list the mildest of inconveniences as a deterrent.

I don’t get the impression this is being presented to anyone as “a massive benefit over just buying an OLED model”, but it does cost ~$400 less and reduce waste.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

I dont get the hate for the lcd at all. I never have my brightness maxed out. I guess if youre like obsessed with HDR or something, but otherwise im perfectly happy with the lower price of the lcs, especially since i got it on sale when the OLED first released.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm glad someone made it but it's just not a great value proposition.

Even if it shipped to the EU where OLED devices have usually been more popular (less iPhones), it's a crappy 16:9 shorter screen, it looks like a bit of a pain to install and it's really expensive.

It's kinda wild to me there ever was an LCD steam deck to begin with, even my last handheld - the Vita - had OLED, but I guess they wanted it to be as cheap as possible which is admirable.

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don’t think iPhones are a relevant metric in OLED adoption, they’ve been using them since 2017.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah which is absurd, considering every other phone and mobile device (e.g. PS Vita) had OLEDs since 2011 at the latest.

[–] daftwerder@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

wow so it's actually shorter height then the stock screen