Hey everyone! After spending more time with the Steam Deck, I've noticed the colors seem richer on the screen, and I think adding a glossy screen protector might have helped reduce the anti-glare effect. It's definitely improved the look for me.
Yup! I did the same thing. I have the 1TB model with etched screen and ended up putting a screen protector immediately but you can see some of the color’s richness comes back when you add a screen protector. I don’t think I’d want to use my Steam Deck with no screen protector anyways lol
I think the etched screen issue has gotten out of hand. People make it sound worse than it actually is, and that makes other buyers ‘see’ the issues without being necessarily sure about them. It’s just like a placebo “hate” effect for something you wouldn’t even notice by yourself in the first place.
True. There are also people who just perceive things differently with their eyes. Like me, I'm a photo editor, digital artist, and amateur photographer, so I'm very conscious of certain visual details. I've used anti-glare screens and anti-glare screen protectors plenty of times... and the color noise, light diffusion, reduced sharpness, and reduced contrast stands out A LOT to me.
I’m not understanding… are people saying the screen is bad? I’ve had mine for like 7 months and I love the etched glass. It has zero reflection and I can play outdoors easily and see everything great
@TheRealSmallville I had sd oled 512gb glossy and I which if it was anti glare it's looks like laptop screen, 💻 unlike the glossy is more mobile when you zoomed you will found foggy things on the Grey
no lmao. it’s not subjective, technically speaking colors reproduce better on gloss displays. i don’t think it’s a big deal since u get the plus of anti-glare, but it’s definitely not placebo.
Play a game with HDR and you'll be blown away. Something like Ori and the Will of the Wisps really shows off the OLED in its best light (no pun intended). Also, the reduced colour vibrance is only in high ambient light conditions, where with the glossy you'd be dealing with reflections instead. I much prefer the anti glare to distracting reflections, but YMMV.
@@DrakonR You clearly haven't used both. The anti glare doesn't have much impact on colour but it makes a big difference to glare. I hate glossy screens, especially on portable devices where you can't always control the light conditions you'll use it under. Buy what you like.
@@Invid72 that's 🐂💩. I've seen both, just as I've seen both in monitors and TVs. It's clear as day even in comparison videos. It's great that you're paying a premium tor LCD screen performance. Good for you. 👍
@@DrakonR The simple fact that you're equating the OLED with an etched screen to LCD performance shows you haven't used both but you do you buddy. No need to get hostile about something so trivial.
I put an HD clear protector on my etched glass oled now the colors are richer and blacks deeper. And I like the gloss look, looks cleaner. But I wanted the Limited edition for the transparent shell
Nice vid, I ordered this OLED 1TB a couple of days ago & I'm looking forward to it being delivered. I've been putting off the purchase as I use a gaming PC for my gaming needs, I do hope I can give this Steam Deck justice.
Mines arriving very soon. Same model. My first deck ever. First handheld PC ever. I'm an original switch owner. I love my switch but my switch is almost 5 years old. So I upgraded with top tier OLED Deck
It's the game you're looking at, there's a clear blue tint to the colour correction. Look at any content that has true deep blacks, vibrant colours or especially native HDR support and the difference is enormous between the quality of the panels
I guess I'm in the minority that actually likes the etched glass. Love the matte over gloss. Always have. The quality "downgrade" is literally negligible & still better than the LCD.
Basically, if you have an anti-glare screen protector on your phone/iPad or have used one in the past and liked it, then the 1TB Steam Deck with anti-glare won't bother you at all
Hi, some models of OLED steam deck suffer from really bad muira, although it is somewhat rare to get a OLED panel with really bad muira, still good to know. That might also hinder the visuals in comparison to the LCD steam deck. One of the big features of the OLED deck is the bigger battery + 6nm upgrade efficiency. Around 40-50% more bettery life when compared to the LCD model. At 6w I can play PSP games for around 9 hours on average. Also have you tried other games with inky blacks? Limbo comes to mind as the game is mostly black/grey/white. I don't know much about Stray but some games put a weird grey/green filter in post processing that increase the black levels, might have had a part with what you experienced. Also also, try out "Ori and The Will of Wisps" and "Tetris Effect" on the OLED. The HDR implementation in these games is insane. Cheers.
Thanks for the info, I'll look into other games that have a true black, which a lot of games I've been playing recently don't. After a little more time, I can see where things look richer in color, and putting a glossy screen protector did help as well. Maybe it's not as "rich" as the 512GB considering the material used, but for now, ignorance is bliss, and I'm happy.
@@techwithashley thanks! I'm not worried about the anti-glare as much as protection, makes me paranoid lol. Hopefully the HD protector on the anti-glare etched glass doesn't degrade the picture much
Just sold a couple csgo skins I had stashed for like 7 years for a few grand and picked up 3 1tb OLED and 1 512gb OLED to sell and will keep 1 one of the 1tb versions for myself. Looking forward to it and getting to check it out
i just order mine today, after careful consideration on Lenovo Legion Go, and the Asus Rog Ally. The lenovo legion was just to big, and the Asus looked to me personally very ugly. That why I went with the Oled 1tb as well. How long did it take for your to arrive? Great video
I’m going with the one you don’t like the ally cause I need to be able to play any game on the deck you can’t even play Fortnite cause it’s a epic game
@@31shyt thats good for you I have a gaming laptop so i usually play on that. But too me the ally, i was excited in pictures and stuff. But when i went to best buy and held it my hands saw the screen. I was like “is this it” idk.
The dock from Valve is a good choice, of course. There are plenty options on Amazon, but I would make sure it can charge the deck while in use (the one from Valve does this).
GameStop sells steam decks for $341.99 if you know or have pro membership and GameStop offering $25 off spend more then $200 comes to $321.99 for 512gb lcd model not bad deal.
In uk the steam deck 1 tb Oled is 569 . The rig ally z1 the extreme version is 599 . Imo I would have gone with rog ally many things at better on rog . But for 30 extra for rog ally depends on what sites here some codes are reducing the price by 50 on rog ally so would get quite same price as steam deck
If you care about the batery and better sceen get the steam deck oled ,if you want the pure raw performance, get the rog ally ,it got double the perfomance of the steam deck
Having both Rog Ally extreme and the Oled... I mist say I nearly always pick up the Steam deck over the asus unless i wanna play moded games, cod or cpu demanding titles (mostly mmos in my case)
You wouldn’t think much of it but the screen of an etched glass screen is very fuzzy and blurry compared to the glossy screen it’s a huge difference. That’s why you don’t see a difference in the quality of the image because that etched glass screen completely ruins the quality of the image on screen.
Another review of SD i like it, but let me ask why not a different device but with (hudge) better Z1 Extreme ? i know there is Win11 but you can install Steam OS - Chimera OS and also then Z1 Extreme has better performance and was stronger to bigger Game :)
Steam Deck has better screen, better battery, better controls, better support from manufacturer. Unless you desperately need to play modern games at slightly better (still not good) fps while losing out on mobility and the above benefits, then go for ROG.
@k.constantine i can agree with this, yes ROG has better performance then SD but SD has two trackpad, ROG doesnt, for better option for Modern Game (like you said) is Legion GO, has one track pad, honestly i dont have SD and any different devices but i looking for one to buy. When i see Xbox emulation on Steam Deck Halo 3 have a problem with everything and it was almoast not playable
I agree with what everyone else is saying. I also have the Rog Ally, which serves its purpose, but the battery life (even on the LCD model) is better on the SD and I enjoy its console-like experience.
Devices in general normally get warm when first setting up because you're updating and downloading a lot of stuff. If it's hot constantly to where it is unplayable, I'd contact Steam to see if you got a bad unit. The OLED gets warm, but not as warm as the LCD version IMO.
Yes, I think it sits comfortably in the hand, and a case isn't needed unless you want to add a kick stand, which can be helpful when playing on a tabletop
I have the 256lcd model it is servings me well but I have my eye on the msi claw whenever they update there intel software maybe later this yr because it’s a AI MODEL coming soon so I should be able to get it at a lower price
Well there also the psp 3000 that changed the handheld experience like the downloading games and then the follow up to that he psp go then the psp vita 1000 and the 2000 but there was the Nintendo game boy but don’t get upset but everything about the switch was the vita when it comes to hook ups to the TV and the docking system started with the psp go but the psp vita ended up being better and the switch is just up to date hardware and firmware but I really like the video thank you thank you
I went with glossy and will every time. Etched definitely mutes the colours somewhat. I have a matte screen protector on my iPad Pro for drawing in procreate and I can tell you
It can barely run recent games at upscaled 800p and older games sometimes struggle hitting native 800p at 60 fps no reason to update resolution without updating the gpu
13:22 No, when the screens are 'anti-glare' the difference is not noticeable. But when the screens are glossy and NOT 'anti-glare' the difference is mind-blowing
@@12gwendal Rog ally extreme works. Why should I show you? you can look it up here on youtube. Steam deck is outdated. Steam Deck can't play new AAA games anymore.. it's sad it lasted just 2 years kewk.
No way you think OLED screen the colors, or blacks make a huge difference... Even watching this video I can notice the difference... Even my cousin says meh... Everyone who has said not a huge difference use glasses. Like.... Hahahhaha Bruh...
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Hey everyone! After spending more time with the Steam Deck, I've noticed the colors seem richer on the screen, and I think adding a glossy screen protector might have helped reduce the anti-glare effect. It's definitely improved the look for me.
Yup! I did the same thing. I have the 1TB model with etched screen and ended up putting a screen protector immediately but you can see some of the color’s richness comes back when you add a screen protector. I don’t think I’d want to use my Steam Deck with no screen protector anyways lol
Ironically, I have an anti-glare protector on my glossy screen. It really is personal preference.
@@chad.breeceit really isn't.
@@DrakonRit obviously is dxmbxss
P.s. Get a glass screen protector and that’ll negate the etched glass effect.
I heard that that makes it more blurry
I think the etched screen issue has gotten out of hand. People make it sound worse than it actually is, and that makes other buyers ‘see’ the issues without being necessarily sure about them. It’s just like a placebo “hate” effect for something you wouldn’t even notice by yourself in the first place.
True. There are also people who just perceive things differently with their eyes. Like me, I'm a photo editor, digital artist, and amateur photographer, so I'm very conscious of certain visual details. I've used anti-glare screens and anti-glare screen protectors plenty of times... and the color noise, light diffusion, reduced sharpness, and reduced contrast stands out A LOT to me.
I had steam deck oled 512gb and I which if it was anti glare
I’m not understanding… are people saying the screen is bad? I’ve had mine for like 7 months and I love the etched glass. It has zero reflection and I can play outdoors easily and see everything great
@TheRealSmallville I had sd oled 512gb glossy and I which if it was anti glare it's looks like laptop screen, 💻 unlike the glossy is more mobile when you zoomed you will found foggy things on the Grey
no lmao. it’s not subjective, technically speaking colors reproduce better on gloss displays. i don’t think it’s a big deal since u get the plus of anti-glare, but it’s definitely not placebo.
Play a game with HDR and you'll be blown away. Something like Ori and the Will of the Wisps really shows off the OLED in its best light (no pun intended). Also, the reduced colour vibrance is only in high ambient light conditions, where with the glossy you'd be dealing with reflections instead. I much prefer the anti glare to distracting reflections, but YMMV.
Thanks, I wish more games support HDR at the moment, but I’ll have to check those out!
You prefer removing the strengths of an OLED display? Wow, suckers born every minute.
@@DrakonR You clearly haven't used both. The anti glare doesn't have much impact on colour but it makes a big difference to glare. I hate glossy screens, especially on portable devices where you can't always control the light conditions you'll use it under. Buy what you like.
@@Invid72 that's 🐂💩. I've seen both, just as I've seen both in monitors and TVs. It's clear as day even in comparison videos.
It's great that you're paying a premium tor LCD screen performance. Good for you. 👍
@@DrakonR The simple fact that you're equating the OLED with an etched screen to LCD performance shows you haven't used both but you do you buddy. No need to get hostile about something so trivial.
I put an HD clear protector on my etched glass oled now the colors are richer and blacks deeper. And I like the gloss look, looks cleaner. But I wanted the Limited edition for the transparent shell
Yeah, the glossy screen protector really helped. The limited edition is so nice! I wish it was still available when I got it lol oh well
when i got mine i noticed how the oled model had better fps in aaa games to me thats an improvement!
Nice vid, I ordered this OLED 1TB a couple of days ago & I'm looking forward to it being delivered. I've been putting off the purchase as I use a gaming PC for my gaming needs, I do hope I can give this Steam Deck justice.
Just bought mines yesterday, can’t wait for it to arrive! Got the 512GB OLED
Congrats!
Mines arriving very soon. Same model. My first deck ever. First handheld PC ever. I'm an original switch owner. I love my switch but my switch is almost 5 years old. So I upgraded with top tier OLED Deck
That's a nice upgrade, congrats!
Hey! I have that same little "plant" on your desk! 😃
The screen difference is obvious as I watch on a Z Fold5.
Yeah, watching the footage back I could tell the difference but at first I felt bamboozled 😆 🤣
It's the game you're looking at, there's a clear blue tint to the colour correction. Look at any content that has true deep blacks, vibrant colours or especially native HDR support and the difference is enormous between the quality of the panels
Yeah hades looks really good on the OLED
I guess I'm in the minority that actually likes the etched glass. Love the matte over gloss. Always have. The quality "downgrade" is literally negligible & still better than the LCD.
Ashley thank you so much for the unboxing, I'm planning to give myself a birthday present next month. I'm definitely getting the steam deck oled
Nice! Happy early birthday 🎂
@@techwithashley 🙂 Thank you
I just gotta say, that is an EXPERT level skin application!
The black one looks way better, it's night and day in comparison.
Basically, if you have an anti-glare screen protector on your phone/iPad or have used one in the past and liked it, then the 1TB Steam Deck with anti-glare won't bother you at all
this made me buy it! thanks ashley!
Hope you like it!
Hi, some models of OLED steam deck suffer from really bad muira, although it is somewhat rare to get a OLED panel with really bad muira, still good to know. That might also hinder the visuals in comparison to the LCD steam deck. One of the big features of the OLED deck is the bigger battery + 6nm upgrade efficiency. Around 40-50% more bettery life when compared to the LCD model. At 6w I can play PSP games for around 9 hours on average.
Also have you tried other games with inky blacks? Limbo comes to mind as the game is mostly black/grey/white. I don't know much about Stray but some games put a weird grey/green filter in post processing that increase the black levels, might have had a part with what you experienced.
Also also, try out "Ori and The Will of Wisps" and "Tetris Effect" on the OLED. The HDR implementation in these games is insane.
Cheers.
Thanks for the info, I'll look into other games that have a true black, which a lot of games I've been playing recently don't. After a little more time, I can see where things look richer in color, and putting a glossy screen protector did help as well. Maybe it's not as "rich" as the 512GB considering the material used, but for now, ignorance is bliss, and I'm happy.
Great video. What HD screen protector did you do with? I do not see many for the 7.4 in screen of the OLED
The screen protector is from Jsaux (linked in the description). The screen protectors work for both LCD and OLED.
@@techwithashley thanks! I'm not worried about the anti-glare as much as protection, makes me paranoid lol. Hopefully the HD protector on the anti-glare etched glass doesn't degrade the picture much
It looks like it improved it well for me, but I don’t have the 512GB to compare it to. I can say I’m happy with it though.
I got the etched glass 1T, hated the screen but added a glossy screen protector and I love it now. It is hit or miss.
Anyone who argues matte are missing a few brain cells.
Just sold a couple csgo skins I had stashed for like 7 years for a few grand and picked up 3 1tb OLED and 1 512gb OLED to sell and will keep 1 one of the 1tb versions for myself. Looking forward to it and getting to check it out
Just ordered mine! Hope I love it!!!
Congrats!
Have you had any issues with mura effect (graininess) on the 1tb model?
Can’t say I have
I'm about to order a steam Deck Oled this weekend 1TB
Congrats!
@@techwithashley do you have to be a PC gamer to buy one? Or can I start fresh?
@@milescagejr6987 you can start fresh, but you’ll have to buy games on steam
@techwithashley thank you so much for answering my question. Oh, did you end up keeping the OLED one? Just curious
@@milescagejr6987 yes, I did! I added a glossy screen protector and I love it!
i just order mine today, after careful consideration on Lenovo Legion Go, and the Asus Rog Ally. The lenovo legion was just to big, and the Asus looked to me personally very ugly. That why I went with the Oled 1tb as well. How long did it take for your to arrive? Great video
I received mine six business days after putting in my order.
@@techwithashley that is good to hear. Thank you
You're welcome, I hope you enjoy your new steam deck!
I’m going with the one you don’t like the ally cause I need to be able to play any game on the deck you can’t even play Fortnite cause it’s a epic game
@@31shyt thats good for you I have a gaming laptop so i usually play on that. But too me the ally, i was excited in pictures and stuff. But when i went to best buy and held it my hands saw the screen. I was like “is this it” idk.
I'll buy the steam deck oled 1tb in june but what docking station can I use with it? Thanks for helping me out I appreciate it
The dock from Valve is a good choice, of course. There are plenty options on Amazon, but I would make sure it can charge the deck while in use (the one from Valve does this).
will buy this next year, will wait price drop 😅
I wish i had a steam deck even the lcd would do fine. 😢
If you are from usa ,you could get one used for 200 dollars ,idk
@@patozarantonello8572i got lcd 512 gb + 512 gb sd card for 330 insane deal
@@patozarantonello8572 still cant afford that amount, im in the uk. 😢
GameStop sells steam decks for $341.99 if you know or have pro membership and GameStop offering $25 off spend more then $200 comes to $321.99 for 512gb lcd model not bad deal.
@@dbozgt nice i got mine locally from bulgaria 340 dollars for 512 gb lcd + a fast 512 gb samsung sd card, sick deal
Is that the 1Tb version, mine, the 512Gb version comes with a case, but it doesn’t have the Velcro in the front.
Yes, this is the 1TB version
My 1tb oled came with a 1.5 meter power supply not the 2.5 advertised on the steam store. ☹️
Oh that's weird! Maybe you should contact them.
idk why you are saying it’s minimal difference between LCD VS OLED the difference is actually insane the OLED is amazing
She always has 4 cores 😂😂a mockery of the valve 😂but for her who is a woman it's fine ☝️
The difference is the awful matte..
1 day ago my dad brought steam deck oled 512GB on Saturday!
getting mine soon. so hyped
You don’t have to buy another Steamdeck just buy a glossy Screen protector and you are good
I did put a glossy screen protector on the OLED
What's the verdict on that?@@techwithashley
this one or rog ally which one can you recommend since you have both of them
It depends on what you want to play. The Rog Ally is going to have 120hz screen and be more powerful. But I really enjoy the OLED Steam Deck.
In uk the steam deck 1 tb Oled is 569 . The rig ally z1 the extreme version is 599 . Imo I would have gone with rog ally many things at better on rog . But for 30 extra for rog ally depends on what sites here some codes are reducing the price by 50 on rog ally so would get quite same price as steam deck
I have the Rog Ally as well, but wanted the OLED SD instead of the LCD.
If you care about the batery and better sceen get the steam deck oled ,if you want the pure raw performance, get the rog ally ,it got double the perfomance of the steam deck
Having both Rog Ally extreme and the Oled... I mist say I nearly always pick up the Steam deck over the asus unless i wanna play moded games, cod or cpu demanding titles (mostly mmos in my case)
You wouldn’t think much of it but the screen of an etched glass screen is very fuzzy and blurry compared to the glossy screen it’s a huge difference. That’s why you don’t see a difference in the quality of the image because that etched glass screen completely ruins the quality of the image on screen.
Another review of SD i like it, but let me ask why not a different device but with (hudge) better Z1 Extreme ? i know there is Win11 but you can install Steam OS - Chimera OS and also then Z1 Extreme has better performance and was stronger to bigger Game :)
Steam Deck has better screen, better battery, better controls, better support from manufacturer. Unless you desperately need to play modern games at slightly better (still not good) fps while losing out on mobility and the above benefits, then go for ROG.
@k.constantine i can agree with this, yes ROG has better performance then SD but SD has two trackpad, ROG doesnt, for better option for Modern Game (like you said) is Legion GO, has one track pad, honestly i dont have SD and any different devices but i looking for one to buy. When i see Xbox emulation on Steam Deck Halo 3 have a problem with everything and it was almoast not playable
SD has far better performance at lower wattages than any Z1 device. Above 15W the Z1 excels, but at cost of battery life. At
I agree with what everyone else is saying. I also have the Rog Ally, which serves its purpose, but the battery life (even on the LCD model) is better on the SD and I enjoy its console-like experience.
It's wired when it's anti glare by samsung and we never see it in samsung phones, unlike boe we always know it's not glossy
I got mine today and when updating it, it blew the fans and got pretty hot. Like not running anything just updating. Is that normal?
Devices in general normally get warm when first setting up because you're updating and downloading a lot of stuff. If it's hot constantly to where it is unplayable, I'd contact Steam to see if you got a bad unit. The OLED gets warm, but not as warm as the LCD version IMO.
@@techwithashley I was surprised that the fans got so hot but thanks. Maybe I’ll contact today. Tysm
How did you get the horizon game there?
It’s on steam
I can't wait to get mine
do you all feel comfortable using it as is, or should a case be a must have?
Yes, I think it sits comfortably in the hand, and a case isn't needed unless you want to add a kick stand, which can be helpful when playing on a tabletop
Awesome review video !!!
I have the 256lcd model it is servings me well but I have my eye on the msi claw whenever they update there intel software maybe later this yr because it’s a AI MODEL coming soon so I should be able to get it at a lower price
better if u was take the 512 version for better screen than the anti galre screen ...
Why do people always fool around with the charger. Rips open the slide off case yet nicely packages up the charger box like come on
i have it i love but screen i just put glass screen protector yeah it made better .......
Yeah, screen protector helps!
Well there also the psp 3000 that changed the handheld experience like the downloading games and then the follow up to that he psp go then the psp vita 1000 and the 2000 but there was the Nintendo game boy but don’t get upset but everything about the switch was the vita when it comes to hook ups to the TV and the docking system started with the psp go but the psp vita ended up being better and the switch is just up to date hardware and firmware but I really like the video thank you thank you
I went with glossy and will every time. Etched definitely mutes the colours somewhat. I have a matte screen protector on my iPad Pro for drawing in procreate and I can tell you
can l play gta 5 in this device
Yes, runs at 60fps.
Yeah it runs really good.
Just add a glass screen protector and the ugly edged effect will go away.
Yep, it looks so much better!
Nice video
great vid
I accidentally ordered one on steam while trying to buy a forza game
Now that I saw 🤔 Idk now if I want to return it back lol.
Hahaha you'll love it!
I don’t know why they wouldn’t upgrade the screen to 1080p, 800p just doesn’t cut it
resolution saves battery if u played games on laptop on battery with performance profile
It can barely run recent games at upscaled 800p and older games sometimes struggle hitting native 800p at 60 fps no reason to update resolution without updating the gpu
@@JustMikeBro yep that's why optimised settings and lowest settings to play games on battery or else plugin play.
STEAM DECK OLED WITH 4 CORE MAKES NO SENSE 😂😂☝️🇺🇸🇮🇹
Если решат вопрос с трипл эй играми и автономностью, то можно будет плаху и хуана выкидывать нахер
WOW there is NOT much difference between the Oled and Lcd model ????
13:22 No, when the screens are 'anti-glare' the difference is not noticeable. But when the screens are glossy and NOT 'anti-glare' the difference is mind-blowing
The memory is faster, which is a big deal where it comes to shared graphics memory. The thermals have been greatly improved, meaning less throttling.
@@c2thaj2tha71 ofc its still noticeable, when you are not starring only at one bad instance for a whole video/first impression.
Give it away, and I win it pls.
Why would I do that?
Steam deck is outdated it's sad just forb2 years and can't play new games like Dragon's Dogma 2 thank goodness I have ROG ally extreme.
Show me your ally playing dragons dogma 2
@@12gwendal Rog ally extreme works. Why should I show you? you can look it up here on youtube. Steam deck is outdated. Steam Deck can't play new AAA games anymore.. it's sad it lasted just 2 years kewk.
@@12gwendalyes. DD2 Is Horrible.
@@12gwendal😂
DD2 is horrendously optimised. So no no for your comment.
No way you think OLED screen the colors, or blacks make a huge difference...
Even watching this video I can notice the difference...
Even my cousin says meh...
Everyone who has said not a huge difference use glasses.
Like.... Hahahhaha Bruh...