Steam Deck OLED vs LCD - Worth Upgrading?

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Steam Deck OLED vs the old Steam Deck LCD. Is the new model worth the extra money? I've had both models for many months now and I'm ready to share my long-term experience with both of these portable consoles. We’ll also review the reasons for an upgrade if you already own a Steam Deck LCD.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - My Original Steam Deck LCD
1:10 - Steam Deck LCD Success Story
03:33 - Comparing LCD vs OLED Visuals
05:06 - Display Comparison
07:00 - Steam Deck OLED Improvements
08:05 - WiFi 6E and Connectivity on the Steam Deck OLED
08:47 - Steam Deck OLED Battery Life
10:01 - Steam Deck Build Quality
10:40 - Conclusion
📣 Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored. All products seen in this video were purchased by the channel. All opinions are my own and are based on my personal experience with the products.
👋 Thanks for watching and see you in the next video! 📺👋
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@booshting3520 2 ай бұрын

Just sold my LCD and ordered an Oled. BOOM

@TechSergey 2 ай бұрын

Great choice!

@empirezz2728 Ай бұрын

How much u sold it for? Might sell mine

@booshting3520 Ай бұрын

@empirezz2728 I sold it for £210. The Oled is a very nice upgrade, videos on KZfaq don't do it justice.

@DetroitMetroRetro Ай бұрын

Can you tell us how much you sold for? I have a 1tb sabrent and want to sell

@booshting3520 Ай бұрын

@@DetroitMetroRetro I sold it for £210

@DetroitMetroRetro Ай бұрын

By the way upgrading the drive does NOT void the warranty If you cause damage during the swap that is not covered

@GriffithMustDie 2 ай бұрын

I am glad the OLED model exists and it's definitely the right choice for new buyers. I just don't see it being worth the hassle of selling my LCD model and paying more for a relatively marginal upgrade. Especially if you play with the Dock a lot it doesn't make that much of a difference. Sooner or later they'll come out with a proper successor to the original Deck with even better specs and I'll feel compelled to do the same thing then. I'm like that with my GPU too. Sure, I can upgrade my 3070 for a 4080 but why spend the money if what you have is already more than serviceable for the time being and something even better is around the corner? Not knocking anyone's choice but I'd rather just invest in a new device I don't own like the Analogue Pocket or a Mister.

@syygnis 2 ай бұрын

I have the LCD only because when I was in Japan the OLED was completely sold out. Steam Decks aren't available in Australia. I'd say definitely worth upgrading if it's possible for you to. The Battery life improvement ALONE on the OLED is worth it.

@johnpaulgatchalian2985 2 ай бұрын

Nice review keanu ❤

@TechSergey 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁

@87levirap 2 ай бұрын

OLED is definitely worth it.. battery life is amazing on this

@fr33v0ice 2 ай бұрын

Your conclusion was spot on to me. I would also say that those that prefer AAA titles would benefit from the upgrade.

@kampru6867 2 ай бұрын

tbh i find that i am benefiting the most by playing the colourful indies 😀

@B_Machine 2 ай бұрын

I'm so tempted to get the oled to replace my current deck, but I'm gonna hold out. I hope the deck 2 is the same price or less. Also want money just in case a Steam Machine drops out of nowhere. Not likely, but you never know.

@gogoarcade Ай бұрын

I'm good I will stick with the lcd upgraded the drive in 15 minutes no biggie also doing this does not void the warranty

@adrianwilliams6577 Ай бұрын

I'm enjoying the Steam Deck but skipping the OLED, Why? Microsoft might release a handheld shortly, in addition other competitors will release their new devices. I'm certain the Steam Deck OLED isn't Valve's last handheld. The next two years should be interesting.

@playnicegames 2 ай бұрын

Very nice video

@TechSergey 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad you’ve liked it ❤️

@RoninRose541 2 ай бұрын

Just bought a used 1tb oled for $500. It’s in Amazing condition as well

@TechSergey 2 ай бұрын

Awesome choice, I hope you like it

@xgus1717 2 ай бұрын

Where did you get it?

@RoninRose541 2 ай бұрын

@@xgus1717 local video game store here in Oregon

@deckverse 2 ай бұрын

Yes. Yes it is.

@PlayGameToday 2 ай бұрын

You should know that the OLED screen flickers and no Dimming compensation till now, so most people have sore eyes after half an hour of play, unlike the LCD version.

@87levirap 2 ай бұрын

Just finished a three hour session of last of us part 1. I dint experience any flickering.

@shadowthi3f421 22 күн бұрын

Not 100% agreeing with every point in the conclusion. If you don’t own one yet, there’s still an argument to go for the LCD if cost is important to you. A Valve refurbished 64GB is £249 vs £479 for the cheapest OLED. A new customer doesn’t have to absolutely go for the newest one.

@TechSergey 22 күн бұрын

That's a very valid point, totally agree.

@carlgutierrez2170 2 ай бұрын

Are you guys worried about burn in since this is oled?

@TechSergey 2 ай бұрын

That’s a great question, as far as I’m concerned, modern OLED screens have all kinds of protective mechanisms for it, Steam Deck itself will by default put the display to sleep after some time. In the 99% of use cases it means there’s nothing to worry about

@eldengarrett9153 2 ай бұрын

The Wullfden KZfaq video showed you can burn in if you're blasting bright games at 1000nits constantly for many many hours. Just don't run at the Max brightness possible for 20 hours straight and you'll be okay.

@Gingerlion777 2 ай бұрын

If you can sell it yes otherwise no. Do we really live in a world where you buy a product for a couple hundred bucks and one year later it’s already old news.. and you have to spend another couple hundred bucks on a revision 😅 consumerism at its finest

@TechSergey 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree, I ended up selling my original version and with just only 20% lost on depreciation, I had a newer better revision.

@StudentiteBG-Network 2 ай бұрын

SSD can be replaced in like 5 to 10 minutes :D

@SilviuCiuca 2 ай бұрын

you don't lose warranty if you change nvme

@TechSergey 2 ай бұрын

You are absolutely correct. However, if you need to have a warranty claim to Valve, you'd have to replace the SSD to the original one before sending it back to them. Also, if you break your Steam Deck while replacing the SSD - warranty also doesn’t cover it.

@Eric-wk4cg 2 ай бұрын

Ppl still debating about this ?? 😂

@redxnamikaze 2 ай бұрын

I wont say debate between which is better but more like question if you should upgrade Cause dome people just dont wanna spend their money every time a new thing comes out

@jcc4543 Ай бұрын

Not worth if you want upgrade, go for rog ally extreme, that one can still play new AAA games like Dragons Dogma 2 and SD oled can't. Plus still now SD is available in few countries Unlike Rog ally and Lenovo