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:
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return the deck, get a refund, and then buy the OLED model
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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.
Any advice?
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/
Boost puts an exclamation point at the beginning of the link that shouldn’t be there. It’s a bug. Delete it and it will work.
ETA: I checked the link, and 87% sRGB coverage isn’t very good. I’d want to see it in real life before buying one.
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.