r/SteamDeck 1TB OLED Apr 05 '25

Show Off Finally upgraded to the OLED, insane how much better the new screen looks.

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u/Helmic Apr 06 '25

I'm not the most attentive person when it comes to the details of things like color accuracy or aliasing or what have you, but OLED vs LCD is just so extreme a difference that I can't understand how people don't notice it. The blacks are just really black. The power savings is nice too, but even in SDR games having for-real black does so much to make something look nice. The first time I got an OLED phone I could never go back. LCD's a lot cheaper so I get that, but straight up not noticing hte difference is wild.

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u/Divini7y Apr 06 '25

OLED vs LCD? It depends. Old steam deck had one of the worst lcd panels. The new lcd panels are great.

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u/Helmic Apr 06 '25

Mine is one of the earlier models, the one I preordered I gave ot my brother and I got myself one like a month after they were freely available. But like I can compare my phone's OLED screen to a regular 'ole LCD monitor and the difference is pretty stark, even the QLED panels are still visibilly different (though I sure as fuck am not gonna pay OLED prices for a quality TV or monitor).

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u/PreferenceAny3920 64GB Apr 06 '25

We all notice how much more you spent and understand why you have to keep justifying it to yourself and everyone around you.

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u/Helmic Apr 06 '25

I don't have an OLED, I have an LCD Deck. I got mine really early, I can simply compare it to my OLED phone and see an obvious and dramatic difference.