The steam deck really can’t do 1080p
When docked, I use 1080p all the time.
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skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
The steam deck really can’t do 1080p, depends on what games of course but at 720 is where it functions best
woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
You can run games at 720p and upscale to 1080p. I’m assuming that’s how people will want to run any of the more demanding games with this mod.
Twerp10@reddthat.com 4 days ago
The built in screen is 800, not 720.
It can do other resolutions natively if you connect an appropriate display.
MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Technically it’s 1280x800 which is 720p but slightly taller. While saying it has an 800p display would technically be correct it doesn’t provide context for the actual resolution of the display since it’s only half of the full description of the resolution and there’s no widely agreed upon “800p” resolution. 720p has a coded understanding for how sharp a display is among tech knowledgable people. 800p has no such history. So while saying the steam deck has a 720p display may not be technically correct its actually a much more useful descriptor as most people understand how sharp that display is going to be.
Technically this “1080p” display isn’t even 1080p. Its 1920x1200 but it has the same pixel density as a similarly sized 1080p 16:9 display. So we say 1080. 4k is also not 4000 pixels. Its 3840x2160
Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
That’s stupid. It’s not a console where settings are locked down. Sure, you probably can’t run a new AAA high fidelity game at 1080p, nor could you run it at native at max settings. There are tons of games out there, new and old, that it can easily run at 1080p, especially if you tweek settings. You can always choose to render at a lower resolution than native too if you want.
blindsight@beehaw.org 3 days ago
1080p would also be great for streaming from a desktop.