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Valve is stopping production of LCD Steam Deck models, once sold out they will be gone forever

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

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  • Pistcow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Aye, I owned both. Got an LCD when it first came out and bought an OLED when they came out. Treat yourself, in all situations of visual screens OLED is better.

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    • dukemirage@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      On the other hand, the LCD is perfectly fine.

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      • Pistcow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Its perfectly ok. The OLED runs cooler, brighter, and better battery life. Don’t get me wrong when I got the led steamdeck when it first came out I played it more than my gaming PC. Steam deck is awesome but if you can manage the few bucks more always go OLED. I literally sold the LED at a steep discount and bought the OLED and dont regret it.

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    • DacoTaco@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Disagree on the oled thing. Oled is better in a lot of cases, specially if everything on the screen is constantly changing. However, for a computer that will be displaying the taskbar 70% of the time its not ok. Oled burn in is a thing

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      • scholar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Auto hide the taskbar, burn your wallpaper instead. Oled burn is really is much less of an issue these days thanks to better panels and pixel shifting tech.

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      • domi@lemmy.secnd.me ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        To quote Rtings:

        under normal circumstances, with mixed usage, burn-in isn’t an issue

        Even if your task bar is on 70% of the time, you’re not going to see any significant burn-in.

        www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot1gr-YypY4&t=208

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      • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        A lot of people have done burn in tests on the OLED, and it’s barely a concern. The tech has really improved.

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      • nemith@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I used an OLED tv as my computer monitor for over 2 years. Never had any burn in.

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      • despoticruin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I have a Phillips evnia ultrawide that has accumulated over 6000 hours SOT over the last year and a half, over 3k of that was playing RuneScape 3. You have to turn the brightness down to 10% and be on a flat grey screen to even see the beginning of burn in. It’s really a non issue, even in “torture” scenarios like getting 200m mining xp on the screen full time.

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      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This is a steam deck, a game console, not a normal computer. If your taskbar is visible 70% of the time I question what you’re doing with the device.

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    • jali67@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Makes you wonder why Nintendo decided to make the base Switch 2 model LCD

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      • deus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Because it’s cheaper to make and allows them to release an OLED version at a premium later.

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    • frank@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Man and it’s so much less hot, less heavy

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    • AngryPancake@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I can replace my LCD with an OLED, right?

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      • TheBat@lemmy.world [bot] ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No.

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      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        There are aftermarket mods to upgrade to a 1080p OLED (which you probably don’t want to do anyway because 1080p is much harder to run)

        But you can’t drop the SD OLED’s display into the LCD model, no.

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    • HoloPengin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The only thing I dislike about it, having seen the in-store demos, is the fringing on text and hard edges. It can looks like chromatic abberation in very comtarsty games. The OLED subpixel layout just isn’t quite ideal, especially at 1280x800 7.4".

      The LCD version has less issues there.

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    • hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I believe you. But it’s funny, I have both, LCD and DeckSight. I can tell the difference if they’re side by side. But often times I forget the OLED is an OLED 🤷‍♂️

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  • the16bitgamer@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Good night cheapest game box on the market.

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  • rotopenguin@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    With the way that memory prices are going, Valve is going to bring back the 64GB model.

    /s

    /not s

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    • W3dd1e@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Honestly, that’s probably why they are consolidating manufacturing around less SKUs.

      Everything sucks.

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    • Creat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I got the 64gb intentionally to just put in a 512gb myself. Was no problem to do, and saved quite a bit on the price difference. I’m extremely happy with the device, but don’t use it nearly enough.

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      • Olhonestjim@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I dropped in a 2Tb when prices were still good.

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      • dangrousperson@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        same

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    • AeonFelis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      These are SSD, not RAM.

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      • hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        SSDs are being affected too. Not as much, and I forget why exactly, maybe because it’s all silicon and shares some manufacturing resources? 🤷‍♂️

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  • voytrekk@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I wonder if DDR prices are a factor. They might lose too much with the lower proved model compared to the OLED models.

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    • PeachMan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      These have DDR4 RAM, right? But Gaben did say that the original $399 price was difficult to hit, so any small increase in component prices might make it impossible.

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      • Pistcow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Look on OfferUp and you’ll see folks coming out of the woodwork trying to sell 64gb DDR4 for $300-700.

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      • errer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        “If I keep the price the same, how will I afford my fifth’s yacht’s docking bay for my smaller yachts?!”

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  • anakin78z@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I just got a 2nd LCD during the sale. Unfortunately it was broken and I’m still waiting on a replacement. With any luck they’ll send me an OLED one instead 😜

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  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I love mine ❤️🥹

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    • Nima@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      yep I’m still using my lcd cause I see no real reason to upgrade. I love it immensely 💕

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      • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Hell yeah, LCD gang.

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  • jafffacakelemmy@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m sure the headline should say “once sold out, they’ll only be available on the second-hand market”. Not gone forever though.

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    • blinfabian@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      nah they will be remotely exploding all steamdecks 100% real source trust me bro

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      • A7thStone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • melfie@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Got a cheap LCD 64GB one on sale then put in a 1 TB SSD, and I love it. This form factor in the $300s is about right. Much more than that and it’s not really worth it for low-end graphics on a small screen.

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  • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Already out of stock

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  • korendian@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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    • RagingRobot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      2 will be the final version too

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      • 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Steam deck Steam deck 2 Steam deck: episode 1 Steam deck: episode 2 Steam deck: alyx

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  • dil@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I ran out of 512 so fast on legion go s, (sd card reader sucks) Couldn’t go with 256, but ive heard steam deck has a decent reader

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    • the_tab_key@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have the 64gb LCD and run most games of sd card. With a quality card, it works really well.

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    • the16bitgamer@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I just got a 256GB steam deck. It’s do able. But you’ll want a PC nearby with your games installed. Then it’ll just download it from your PC for lightning fast installs.

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    • Drasglaf@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I own an OG Legion Go and owned a Steam Deck prior to that. The Deck’s SD card reader is definitely better.

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    • rotopenguin@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The Deck’s reader does the full 80MB/s UHS-I well enough. It works well electrically, but the ejector sucks. I’ve picked up my system, and had the card randomly hang out like 😛. It is vital to tape over the card to keep it from wandering off on its own.

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    • jjlinux@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I upgraded mine to 2TB and still have to uninstall games to add others every 2 months or so 😁

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    • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fortunately the NVMe is not that hard to upgrade. Like if you can replace a battery in an iPhone you can change the SSD in the Steam Deck.

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  • lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Gave my 64 GB to a family member. Have a gaming laptop so I don’t miss it as much.

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  • cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    is that the largest one or the smallest one? (i just can’t remember the three tiers)

    i remember i got the larger one and still love it; i’m just worried if they stop selling it, it won’t be able to be repaired if god forbid something happens to it

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    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Right now, they sell a 256GB LCD, 512GB OLED, and a 1TB OLED. The 256GB LCD is going away, leaving only the 512GB OLED and the 1TB OLED.

      Previously they had offered 3 sizes of LCD, 64/256/512.

      When the LCD models sell out for good, they might start offering a lower price OLED with less storage, but that’s just speculation.

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