I just bought the 256GB Deck at the beginning of this month and it arrived on the 10th for $529. On the 13th they announced the OLED Deck and dropped the price of the 256GB Deck to $399.
I wrote to Steam customer service and asked if I could return the deck and purchase the OLED model for $30 more and they wrote back with two options:
return the deck, get a refund, and then buy the OLED model
keep the deck I own and get $130 in my Steam Wallet.
I’m not sure which option to choose. On the one hand, $130 is a nice chunk of change to buy some games. On the other hand, a brand new, bigger, and nicer deck is worth waiting a couple weeks and $30.
I wouldn’t want to be a fool, that’s for sure. You’re the first of 3 people to tell me to upgrade, so that’s what I’m going to do. I just hope my girlfriend hasn’t thrown away the box it came in.
The only thing putting me off of the oled model… is the oled.
Oled objectively looks better - for 1 to 3 years.
My wife’s name is burned into the top of my phone’s screen, which is oled.
If they offered an improved LCD model with a higher color accuracy panel, refresh rate, and VRR/HDR like the oled panel, and all the other improvements, i would instantly be all over it.
A friend of mine got the Deck HD and it looks good. I couldn’t tell too much of a difference between it and the stock screen’s color gamut but it was good regardless. The only thing I noticed off about it was that the pixels around the edge of the bezels seem to be underneath it a smidge, giving a weird effect of the edges getting cut off if you look at it at a weird angle.
I’m fairly techy, though I’ve been trying to move away from a lot of it.
On my previous 5 years old phone the OLED looks as good as it did when it was new.
My LG OLED TV of 4 years looks as good as it did when new.
I had a PS Vita for about 4 years and the OLED was good as new when I sold it.
I’m not questioning your experience but OLED can last a lot longer than 1-3 years if it’s of good quality and the software has features to help preserve the pixels.
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I wouldn’t want to be a fool, that’s for sure. You’re the first of 3 people to tell me to upgrade, so that’s what I’m going to do. I just hope my girlfriend hasn’t thrown away the box it came in.
Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it.
Would love a trade in option for the LCD against the OLED
If it were me, I’d be opting for the OLED.
You were OK spending the money before, you should be OK now.
It’s not just the OLED, it’s the battery/weight improvements as well.
I just bought my steam deck a month ago. I should give this a try. What email did you use or how did you get in contact with them?
The only thing putting me off of the oled model… is the oled.
Oled objectively looks better - for 1 to 3 years.
My wife’s name is burned into the top of my phone’s screen, which is oled.
If they offered an improved LCD model with a higher color accuracy panel, refresh rate, and VRR/HDR like the oled panel, and all the other improvements, i would instantly be all over it.
How techy are you? I was eyeing up
and may give it a shot in the new year.
Edit: odd Boost doesn’t show my linked text. Just in case - https://deckhd.com/
A friend of mine got the Deck HD and it looks good. I couldn’t tell too much of a difference between it and the stock screen’s color gamut but it was good regardless. The only thing I noticed off about it was that the pixels around the edge of the bezels seem to be underneath it a smidge, giving a weird effect of the edges getting cut off if you look at it at a weird angle.
I’m fairly techy, though I’ve been trying to move away from a lot of it.
On my previous 5 years old phone the OLED looks as good as it did when it was new.
My LG OLED TV of 4 years looks as good as it did when new.
I had a PS Vita for about 4 years and the OLED was good as new when I sold it.
I’m not questioning your experience but OLED can last a lot longer than 1-3 years if it’s of good quality and the software has features to help preserve the pixels.
Return and get the oled. Remember that you also get more storage x the same price.
If you don’t get the OLED now you’ll probably be kicking yourself in the future wishing you had.
What sort of advice are you looking for? Buy the OLED for the reasons you gave. Get a partial refund and get games.
Flip a coin?
I think either choice is fine. But I would take the free upgrade if I were you.
Get the OLED Deck. Watch the GamersNexus tear down video and you will realize why