I already know I am going to upgrade to the OLED model. I’m just here to convince myself that it is a good idea 😂

Who else is watching this while they wait for their Steam Deck to be delivered? 😅

I got the limited edition one because valve said that the interest in it would let them know how much effort to put into having more new different color options available. Imagine an Aperture Science or Combine Technology-themed Deck!

I got an LCD Steam Deck at launch, and it blew me away and transformed the way I play my games! I'm so excited that Valve appear to have made that experience even greater with the OLED Deck and so, I'll be there to place my order at launch in just under an hour as I type this!

The steam deck is hands down the best and most satisfying piece of tech I had since my (very far) childhood. Next month I will be selling my lcd deck for an oled 512gb version and I could not be happier with this decision. Valve deserves our thanks and money for how good it is working on both its hardware and software.

Surprisingly got myself a Steam Deck OLED about 5 hours past when the pre-order opened, I was having trouble getting it the first time it opened. Decided to wait it out and then I got it. Super excited to have it and I'm also a first timer of steam deck, I'm glad I waited out for this particular refresh, can't wait to see what Valve does next in the future. Cheers!

LCD is a light filter that you put in from of a backlight. OLED sub-pixels emit light themselves. So you're close, but rather than each sub-pixel having a backlight, there's no back and each subpixel is their own light.

Since the moment the Deck was announced all I've wanted is an OLED version. It's my only complaint about the OG Deck. 100% worth it for me.

The good thing about having younger siblings is that you never feel bad about your hardware dropping in value as you can just give the old tech to them. Never sold any of my old computer components as when I upgrade the old parts just trickle down the chain to the next person. It empowers them to play games more easily which worth more to me than getting a bit of change back.

I’m incredibly hyped. The fact that they fixed nearly all major flaws of the original Deck, is wild. Sure, it’s on paper the same APU, but you gotta keep in mind that OLED comes with a much better pixel response time, and it will feel so much better. Mark my words.

I will be picking up my first Steam Deck today. Going for the 512gb OLED model which I will probably upgrade to a 2TB SSD if I see any good deals for black friday. I've always been on the fence but the quality of the LCD screen was really holding me back from taking the plunge. The OLED Switch was a transformative experience for me and this screen sounds like it's on that level. Can't wait!

I am hoping to upgrade in half an hour. And if I can, get the limited edition! I love the age of gaming handhelds that we are in and want to support it. I plan to give my friend and his wife my 512 LCD deck for Christmas or keep it as a collection item. Cool stuff!

Got the highest end launch LCD, shell swapped it to a transparent black, and I think I still feel good about having it. Yesterday I added the limited edition OLED into my cart as soon as it was available but didn’t pull the trigger. I’m proud of the work I put into the LCD, and I have a shell swapped Switch Lite for christs sake so I’m good. I’m also not a fan of the red orange color sticks, I’d rather a green accented deck.

Thanks for pointing out that the upgrade isn't just about the new screen but there's a ton of other changes that Valve made to the OLED model that really add up. I might have missed it in the video, but I don't believe you touched on the upgraded Wifi and Bluetooth chip bringing it up to Wifi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 which allows for low latency audio for wireless earbuds and a much faster and more stable Wifi connection.

Another thing to note is the frame doubling from 45->90fps is a power saver. since no actual rendering is done for half of the frames it just displays the prerendered frame over again you can see a noticeable improvement in battery life vs keeping it at 60 70 80 fps etc.

Great review. Already have a Steam Deck, so I got the LegionGo instead. I like my SD, but the screen size has always been an issue for me. I think my eyes aren’t what they used to be.

I ordered the Limited Edition because I love transparent electronics. I have an OG steam deck and love it. I upgraded when the Switch had an OLED and it was very worth it. Makes a world of difference on portable systems.

Somehow interesting that everyone is fighting glossy vs edged display and the same time all reviews have the edged one and are blown away by the amazing image quality. :D

Always look forward to your videos. I got lucky and got a Limited Edition OLED today when they went up and sold my 512 LCD for a good price before they plummet. Keep up the good work man

Im upgrading. Love my lcd but wanted a few things better which is wifi, screen and battery. Those check enough boxes to upgrade and give my lcd model to a family member to experience what its like to have a steam deck. I bought the 512gb at launch and it's been great since.

Of course I’m upgrading! Old fashion always sucks!! Getting the 512 version cause colors pop up more. Wish they could make the 1tb with the option to regular screen. Nice channel!!! 🤙🏻

I have my Steam Deck LCD 64gb for about 2 months now when it was on sale. I replaced the hard drive to 2tb SSD and added a Anti-glare protective screen to it. To me, the LCD screen looks great to me, plus I dock my Steam Deck to a portable 15.6 inch monitor which looks even better. As this is my 1st handheld PC cconsole, I've have been havng a blast with it. I would love to get the OLED version, but i am satisfied with my Steam Deck. I had no issues at all and I rather save my money to get the official Steam Deck 2 when it comes out. Yes, the upgraded OLED version is a drastically improved version in everyway, I just don't think I will sell my Steam Deck and get the OLED version as I probably will not be able to sell it for a good price. With that said, it's a No, for me to upgrade to the OLED version.

13:16 You have no idea how much I would love to live in that bliss of not being able to notice stuff with audio quality. I enjoy being novice audiophile but my ear itself picks up so much detail just in general and it can really be distracting, but when it does come down to listening for that detail in music or games, movies, shows, etc. it's great.

I won't upgrade my own yet, I think it's still great and I can hold off for a couple years until the next gen version comes out. But I was already planning on getting one for my wife for Christmas, and was waiting for a good sale. But this is even better, and I was glad to get one ordered for her today.

Excellent video. I bought the 1TB OLED Steam Deck thursday. I have the regular 512 GB Steam Deck, and I use it a LOT, but IMO (at least for me), the upgrade is worth the upgrade.

I've been on the fence about getting one. I don't know if I would use it that much. Mostly only when traveling. But once the price went down on the old ones I finally decided to pull the trigger and got a 512GB LED.

I'm not upgrading, it's just not enough of an impact for me, but instead a bunch of small improvements. Plus Valve effectively hammered the resale value of LCD Decks with this move (since the market is getting flooded with them right now). I was actually considering a larger-screen system (like the Go), but with this move, I can't recover enough from my Deck to justify the purchase. Looks like I'll be waiting another year or two to upgrade.

I've been thinking of picking up the Lenovo legion go that big beautiful screen looks almost as good as that outlet on the deck which is I would say extremely impressive all the nobles part but I feel like I'll be able to use it longer because of the performance because it's just starting to get updates eventually Lenovo is going to figure out how to optimize it even more I'm sure they're going to be able to squeeze a little bit more battery as well as a little bit more power because of the faster RAM and Asus Apu are known to run better with faster ram

I just sold my original 64 GB steam deck and purchased a 512 gb OLED.... And I absolutely love it!! I do not regret updating at all. I also like the fact that the screen is a tad bigger it's definitely the best version of the steam deck that you can get.

I'm giving my girlfriend my old steam deck and getting this one. It's not a must have, but the better screen, battery life, and quieter cooling are everything I felt was lacking on the original

Neither. It's a nice to have. I have an LCD version, with no plans to upgrade because my use case is sufficiently served.

Nice video. I'm impressed by all the upgrades, it's a very nice upgrade! But as I am trying to save cash I won't be upgrading from my older Steam Deck. I rarely upgrade a console mid-generation and I will be following the same path.

im a resolution stickler on consoles, but for handheld i think 800p is good. The screen still looks sharp and youre able to push more graphic settings. Higher resolution would be awesome, but they would need to beef up the battery and processing power

I’m going for a Limited Edition one but I have no idea how “extremely limited” it will be. I probably don’t need to upgrade, but I do use my Steam Deck every day and I want to support the success of the product so it thrives and continues into the future. I think Valve is doing a much, much better job with this device than any other handheld PC maker and I want them to continue.

SteamOS being darker in gamemode is darker acrossed the board and it doesn’t look bad on lcd deck. Imo it looks even better. You can try it on your og by going to preview branch. Valve has the white balance go 7500k which is slightly blue which isn’t white in srgb. I would suggest changing it to 6500k which is pure white and it’s noticeable quality upgrade on the og deck and maybe it will on the oled? Later models of lcd one has clicky steam and qam buttons.

Here's my thing, the Steam Deck started out as just an idea everyone shit on. It was a joke. Even LTT bashed it. Yet it prevailed. This thing is a monster. Not because of performance, but for being well rounded. The thing is like a damm Lexus LFA.

I’m considering a steam deck for the first time. I only have a Switch. This video was very helpful, because I’m the type of person who feels like I won’t have a good version of I do the lcd one, but your video helped ease my comfort. Even though I want the oled, the lcd is more affordable and more in my price range right now.

Good advice as always my lesson from jumping into the handheld market is just wait lol. Even diablo 4 is already 60 for the 100 dollar version so I'm just gonna upgrade my ssd card on my deck and wait for a steam sale where the deck will be on sale just like vavle did early this year with the now discontinued 512gb lcd which was 700 at launch and now market value is already 450 or lower lol. Thanks for all the tech info it's definitely more about disposable income. Rog ally is already on sale so if you wait awhile you will get it cheaper then being first to buy.

I have never owned a Deck and plan to get the limited edition if possible. I have heard different things about whether the etched glass is a good fit with the OLED screen, but will in all likelihood get a normal 1 TB if I am unable to get the LE.

I'm watching this video to support your channel and I love your content but I only convincing I'm buying it as soon as they got announced. I was like take my money, take my money now. I wish I could have bought it that same day that I got announced but today at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, I'm going to be buying my steam deck OLED and then once I have confirmation that I bought it and it's going to be shipped out to me, I'll sell my current team deck on Facebook marketplace

So if I'm planning on selling my original steam deck, should I wait a few months for the selling price to go back up? Or will the selling price just stay low from now on?

I'm going for the limited edition, I don't want to go through the trouble of swapping my front case again, and I like the orange accents.

I wish steam would distribute to more regions so we don't have to deal with retailers with insane mark ups. if I'm gonna wait for the price of SD OLED to go down idk if it's still worth buying it at that time (cuz SD 2 might be near by then).

Legion Go has Hall effect sticks and I've seen a good few local reviews stating that one of the sticks was too loose and that required people to return their devices.

Ima stick with my LCD because I love it and I have no need for the OLED, but when they make a Steam Deck 2, I’m definitely gonna have to get it

Oh my god! I couldn't find your channel (and I didn't remember the name) or any of your videos, even when searching in my KZfaq history for "steam deck"! I only managed to get here from a Fan The Deck video! I'm not sure why your videos were not appearing to me anywhere, but now I found this video and subscribed to your channel (so this won't happen again).

Need to recognize that an 800p OLED at that size is probably equivalent to a 1600p LCD. OLED have a clean pixel structure that results in the resolution appearing higher. I saw a blind test of a Samsung high end QLED (LCD) 8K tv vs an LG 4K OLED. Like 95% of people thought the 4K OLED was the 8K TV.

I was on the fence but just splurged for the Limited Edition. I have never seen/owned an OLED device in person so I hope I am not let down! I use my LCD Deck ALL THE TIME so I know I will get use out of it.

I have placed an order for the limited edition to upgrade my lcd version. The Rog ally(extreme) is on sale and cheaper than the OLED deck, should I try the Ally?

Purchased the Limited edition on the 16th, I couldn't resist. This will be my first steam deck, I have watched a lot of videos on it, and this was a very easy decision for me. especially with all the improvements, if this limited edition came out and there was no change, I would not have gotten the deck, or the special edition. I am surprised the limited edition did not sell out yet

I am from a different country and as much as I would want to upgrade, it is not possible and also not feasible budget wise. I bought 64GB model via friend in US and upgraded to 256GB SSD. It's good to think that next version of SD would be amazing may be after a year or two and worth the upgrade.

I bought steam deck on their anniversary sale. Works fine. I was on the fence about even getting one cause I had a psp and psvita I did not enjoy. If I could trade mine in for oled that would be cool but will just have to be happy with what I got

Don't have a LCD Deck yet... so OLED, here I come.

The steam button and dot buttons for me have been a huge pain I’m glad to hear they have been improved

I’ve never had a steam deck but was thinking of buying one to play some older games, if I get a lcd I could get more games or is it just worth buying the oled with 1 or 2 games for now?

SteamDeck Owner w/o extra $$$ overhyped SteamDeck Owner extra $$$ and New buyer or window shopper : great buy or must have.

I have an lcd steam deck which is great. However, text in some games is quite difficult to read. Anyway I've ordered a steam deck oled and Legion go. I can return them if unopened for a full refund. I want to keep one. Which one would you recommend I keep?

I didn't go for the limited edition one since I'm swapping out the shell the first moment I get a replacement shell since it's not like it's something internal that's also added.

You only live once boys. TREAT YOURSELF. if you’ll survive after losing that $500..go for it

Upgraded from the 512gb lcd to 1tb OLED, little silly I know, but I went from classic switch to OLED switch and had no regrets - assume it'll be the same once it arrives. It also means I can gift my old one to my brother for Christmas. I wanted the limited edition one, but they don't ship em to the UK :(

I have had the original Steam Deck LCD for 16 months. I bought the limited edition one when it said it would ship in 2-4 weeks so I could keep my place in line while really thinking about it and maybe cancelling if I changed my mind. Well it arrived 5 days later (yesterday). I kept it in the box and thought about returning it since in my mind I’m thinking the only thing that is different is the OLED. Am I really buying a new one just for a new screen? Well I couldn’t resist and opened it. Moved my old 2TB SSD over and everything worked flawlessly. I noticed how much better the WiFi 6E chip was. Online games were smoother and downloads were way faster. The trackpads and the haptics underneath them were noticeably better and the intensity in each side felt equal. My original Steam Deck was weaker on one side. I wasn’t expecting the trackpads and haptics to be better, so that was a nice surprise. The OLED screen was obviously leaps and bounds beyond the LCD in brightness and color accuracy. However one aspect of it that is also a thousand times better is the touchscreen. No one I watched or listened to mentioned how much better the touch sensor worked on the OLED. The OLED touchscreen feels so much more fluid and precise like a smartphone screen does. It makes navigating SteamOS and Windows a breeze. My one issue is I dual booted into Windows to play a few games that don’t work in SteamOS. I was sad to find that there are zero WiFi drivers for Windows on the OLED Steam Deck. I couldn’t get an Ethernet adapter to work either. Once they release those drivers I probably still have to worry about the third party apps I used to manage the Steam Deck controls in Windows probably need to be updated too and who knows when that will happen. Hopefully soon. Windows runs, but you won’t get any internet or control input yet. So keep that in mind if you need Windows to work. I still don’t have any regrets upgrading. I’ll sell my old Steam Deck and keep the OLED.

@nerdnest do you think it is worthwhile to get the limited edition or just get the regualr 1TB? is there anything other than the look of the LE OLED that is unique over the regular 1TB deck?

I'd consider upgrading if I had the money but I've spent too much money on other hobbies outside of gaming this year already so even if I do come into the money at some point it won't be for a while. My plan is still to wait for an actual generational leap when we get a Deck 2 at some point, the LCD isn't the swiftest color wise but I'm fairly used to that in handhelds given the screens on most have been traditionally a bit meh in some respects.

Even if i could sell my LCD steam deck for 300 i probably still wouldbt upgrade. Theres always something new coming out aroubd the cornor. I think we need to learn to approciate what we have without giving into marketing hype.

I waited to buy a steam deck since I wanted to see if it lasted in the market. I think this is the perfect time to buy one, and I just purchased the 1tb LE OLED. Now, the difficult part is the wait.

Been wanting a steam deck for a while... eneded up getting the limited edition as I was going to get the 1tb anyway and the limited looks amazing for $30 more.

Managed to snag a limited edition, how’s the controller rumble/haptics compared to LCD?

I didn’t even want an OLED screen, I just wanted a *better* screen that didn’t have as much ghosting. I already sold my 512 gnosis deck for a decent amount within the week of this announcement and I see this being able to handle everything that I want and I should be satisfied till the next major handheld update

Hey I hope you can help me with this or anyone else: How noticeable is input lag on the Oled Steam Deck in your opinion? Im pretty sensitive about this and heard mixed reports about latency on the original Steam Deck. Like how is the Oled when compared to your desktop PC? Thanks in advance! Have a great New Year :)

I just bought the limited edition OLED steam deck. I love the transparent look. Reminds me of my old transparent gameboy. Its my first steam deck. So glad this got announced before i went out and bought one of the LCD ones.

Any chance you can do a comparison between the legion Go and the SD OLED?

Wish I could have tried to get the limited edition one as it looks awesome, but I live in Europe so had to go for the regular 1 TB version. Hope delivery will be swift 😁

I have to be honest, I really really like your review style. I like that you are not afraid to admit that sound is not your expertise and that you give your honest feelings rather than some copy pasted information about technicalities that you are not experiencing. Thank you very much!

I ordered the limited edition! It took my order but still skeptical if it ships lol 🤣. Hopefully everything goes my way. I'm probably keeping my LCD Steam Deck and have my daughter use it. Let's see how it goes.

I just upgraded from a LCD Deck to a GO and I'm happy with the bigger screen and more powerful CPU/GPU....i do miss the dual trackpads and sticks of the Deck though.

If they fixed Steam on the OLED Steam Deck, I'd get one immediately, no questions asked! I'm just still so frustrated with how much functionality is still missing for Steam on any version on the Steam Deck. We all "get used to" the scrolling issues & pausing in the Store, but it's still frustrating, & the total lack of functionality in so many other parts of Steam for a handheld Steam-based device is still baffling to me. I think most Steam Deck users just don't use Steam as much as other programs & things like emulation & tweaks, but for those of us who got it partly to participate more with Steam as a platform, it's surprisingly changed very little since launch.

Mine is out for delivery as I watch this! I do love that my Steam Deck will now have the beautiful, vibrant screen my Switch has had for two years.

Sold my Deck once I got my Ally, didn’t see the need to go back, however I am willing to give this version a try, will try to get the clear one.

Great video! I get all things are subjective...but based on your opinion (and everyone else's), which should a person get: Steam deck 1tb OLED or ROG ALLY which is on sale for $600/$620 and purchase a 1or 2 TB SSD? Thanks for your input and anyone else who has them.

If screen looks so good with the anti-glare Matte, imagine it with the glossy screen that has even darker blacks... Just awesome (tomorrow receiving my 512 Gb, I'm so hyped)

I’m good with my old Steam Deck. Most of the games on my backlog list are somewhat old so they run fine and look impressive enough. I’ll eventually upgrade, but probably when the new SD drops. Feels like I just purchased this one. Plus I have a ROG if I need something with slightly better performance. But mostly I play on my SD.

Ordered the spesh edition this morning, stoked! Giving my LCD one to my brother

One of fewer discussed topics is the fan noise to me. I almost wanted to get the slight revision of the launch model because the fan on the launch variant did annoy me a little. And the Oled fan is even better right

I've already purchased gpd win mini, would it be worth it to upgrade SD oled too?

Excuse my ignorance, but Why would the panel show the same frame 3x and 2x if the fps is 30 or 45 respectively instead of limiting the refresh rate to 30 and 45hz so it only needs to show it once?

Just because you are curious to find out i sold my 512 LCD to a buddy for the Limited edition OLED. I would have still made the upgrade to OLED without the limited edition but i would have been torn between glossy and matt screens, the limited just made that decision for me.

Oled is extremely nice. But given the dichotomy of the title. Id say its over-rated. My LCD steamdeck is great and while a nicer display is.... nice. Its not a must to have an enjoyable experience.

I wasn’t going to upgrade from my LCD but when i saw that the limited edition SD was still in stock, I couldn’t resist. So glad I didn’t skip it either! It’s lighter, quieter, cooler and looks gorgeous aesthetically and while playing games. So many W’s from valve on this SD refresh.

Personally I think the upgrade is huge and worth the upgrade. However I’m only going for the LE. I have an LCD and an Ally, so if I miss out on the LE I’ll just sit out on this one.

Awesome video, thank you. I'm doing some research on what handheld to buy and this is information is great!

I just got a LCD 515 steam deck, about a month ago in the sale, Valve won't swop it for a oled one ,even though I have not opened it yet ,as it's a Xmas present. So will probably sell it ,and go with the Lenovo go .

There is no back light, in any way, for the OLED version. The way LCDs work is that individual pixels either block light, or let light through. (Or somewhere in the middle where some light comes through.) The way OLEDs work is the pixel itself produces the light. So when an OLED pixel is off there is no power associated with it. (Technically the chips that control the pixels use a tiny amount of power regardless, but it is so minuscule that it can be ignored.)

OLED ordered and already have someone willing to pay a reasonable price for my old one. Really interested in the improved memory I suspect this will actually go a signifcant way to impoved performance in Diablo3 which has some really high memory demands.

I've never bought the steam deck before. I think I'll get the lcd version since my budget is a little tight. Oled seems very nice but a lot more money then the lcd version, considering the Oled is around 500. I'm seeing some good deals for used lcd steam decks going for around 340 with upgraded storage.

Just bought the 512 OLED Model, so glad I waited till they worked out all the software kinks and then did this face lift. Can't wait for it to arrive!

For me, I have a 3TB, skinned Deck, appreciated every minute of it - spent ridiculous sums. Picked up a LeGo, fell in love with the screen. The power. Picked it up quick too but it really needs some work. Faulty, loose, right ‘joycon’, had to send it back! After MUCH messing around, waiting on a new order, 4 weeks. I want an OLED Deck sooo bad - I dunno, the LeGo, in a few months, might nail it to the wall. I’m gonna wait a few more weeks.

Do you need to shift to an OLED model? Well that depends on what your needs are? Does the battery improved the portability of the console? if yes, well you can modify your battery life for a better LCD deck experience. Does download times improved? if yes, well you can manage your download times in your LCD deck model. Does the screen and color saturation improved? if yes, well you have other screens and saturation workarounds in your LCD deck. Does the new model comes with some improvements? if yes, do they substantially change the degree in which you experience your games? if yes, buy the OLED model. if it doesn't, keep your LCD model.

Is this OLED screen DC dimming or PWM low frequency dimming, like the switch OLED screen? Thanks🎉😊❤

Just ordered my Oled deck last night, can't wait till it gets here!!

My OLED arrived today, I knew instantly from the weight and screen on just the menus I did the right thing! I just moved my 1TB from my LCD unit to the OLED, it was like LEGO. Zero boot issues, I made sure to align OC etc. However, my Windows 11 on SSD card is sobbing it can't reach the net and I'll have to wait for drivers to be released. To sum up, it was worth it.