The Deck HD is not OLED, but still has a better color coverage.
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PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 months agoThen use FSR and run the game at 800p. Honestly the pixel density isn’t THAT much higher with this screen. I’d say the fact that it’s OLED is the biggest upgrade; improved contrast and color accuracy is very noticeable.
Having said that, I’m not in a hurry to void my warranty by trying this relatively difficult hardware upgrade. Maybe if my screen breaks I’ll consider it.
cron@feddit.de 7 months ago
PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Oh damn, I keep seeing reviews say it’s “OLED-like” so I thought it was. So yeah, it just has better colors (which is a low bar because the Steam Deck screen is not great).
Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
“OLED-like” is a misrepresentation. The Deck’s screen has about 65% sRGB coverage, while the DeckHD is at 87% coverage. This is probably noticeable better, but no LCD can compare to OLED’s deep blacks and low input latency.
Mkengine@feddit.de 7 months ago
I don’t quite understand the percentages, what is the difference between 100% and 65% + Vibrant Plugin?
terrehbyte@ani.social 7 months ago
Yeah, the improved contrast and color accuracy is the main reason why I even considered swapping out the screen. The simulated color vibrancy mod (which is coming “soon” to stock SteamOS 3.5 anyway) ended up being good enough for me though as long as I’m just want pretty colors.
If I really care about the visual experience, I’m doing it on my desktop w/ a proper monitor anyway, not on the dinky little 7" screen.
That said, if I ever broke the screen though, I might do it since I’d have to replace it anyway.