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Refurbished OLED Decks are now available on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
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[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The fact that for less than $100 you could get a refurbished OLED model with the same amount of storage as highest storage LCD model (512GB) is insane. If the OLED model was out and had verified refurbished models on sale back when I bought my deck, I would have absolutely done it. Not upgrading any time soon if I can help it since I love my deck, but damn it would've been cool to have the OLED model.

[-] semperverus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Nice! Hopefully more people will be able to enjoy these. While i loathe the "consumable" nature of OLED, it definitely looks nicer for the first year.

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 month ago

you can argue the "consumable nature" of li-ion batteries is likely to hit earlier than the consumable nature of oled realistically speaking.

[-] Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You can just change it

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

... what do you think "consumable" means?

[-] WereCat@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

You eat it?

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

which is the same logic as a screen if it gets THAT bad. that's not any real reason to complain about Oleds when the battery in it will die out sooner.

[-] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 month ago

… what is consumable about OLED exactly?

[-] gray@pawb.social 28 points 1 month ago

An outdated idea that oled burns in quickly.

Modern oled technology is amazing, but some people forget LCDs also burn in (albeit slower).

[-] semperverus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have LCD displays that are old enough to vote with absolutely zero burn in sitting in my house right now, and a 1 year old OLED that has noticeable burn in, with several friends who also have ~1 year old OLED screens (including phones, monitors, etc) that have extreme burn in.

Anyone who tells you that its an outdated idea is doing free marketing.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 points 1 month ago

Why can’t the Steam Deck use a plasma display?

[-] SatyrSack@feddit.org 22 points 1 month ago

Steam Deck 2 better use CRT

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 1 month ago

That would be sick tho.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Psh, why would I want that when I already have the ultimate CRT handheld?

[-] turtlepower@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

And you have to download the games on to 5¼" floppy disks.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Ya, burn in isn't as big an issue now. For TVs what's more likely is if you only watch movies with bars on the top/bottom due to aspect ratios that you might not use up the OLEDs there and they start wearing out at a different speed than the content. Then you start seeing bars watching full screen content.

But it's not actual burn in, you would just need to play something special that hits those areas and not the center to even it out.

It'd take quite a long time to cause this though.

[-] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

What people describe as "OLED burn-in" isn't comparable at all to what you say "LCD burn-in" is (which doesn't really exist in a permanent way). LCDs are way more durable than even modern OLEDs, it's not even comparable to be honest.

That being said, it's improved over the early days as you said and I doubt the average Steam Deck OLED will have problems over its normal lifespan. I still wouldn't recommend OLED for heavy office use though, as you'll be able to see degradation within months of first use.

[-] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

~~Seems like they don't sell replacement OLED screens yet either, which is a shame.~~ Especially since they've been so good with replacement parts.

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago

OLED screen replacements already exist on iFixit who is the repair partner for valve.

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Wow they're only $99 too, that's actually pretty reasonable. Good to know if/when my OLED panel ever wears out!

[-] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Oh woops. I must have missed it last time I checked ifixit.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 1 month ago

Dumb question, but where is the buying button or even the price for these? I’m curious to see how much cheaper it is refurbished.

[-] SatyrSack@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

Near the top of the page that this post is linking to.

  • 512 GB: 569€ > 459€
  • 1 TB: 679€ > 549€
[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh? I don’t see that on my page, must be a regional thing.

We only got the Steam Deck released two weeks ago here in Australia. So I guess maybe a few more years we can get a refurb.

[-] SatyrSack@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

That seems to be the case. Switching to an Australian VPN, I do not see that price section on the page at all.

[-] penquin@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

They're all sold out. Holy crap. Also, I'm holding off on buying the OLED. I want to wait for the Deck 2. They're also releasing a steam console.

[-] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Unfortunately Deck 2 timing is unknown right right now, haven't had any leaks suggesting that we'll be getting it soon. We know Valve is releasing SteamOS for more devices, starting with Lenovo handhelds, but it's not clear if we'll see SteamOS for any non-handhelds in the immediate future.

We are getting a new Steam Controller soon, which I'm hyped about.

[-] penquin@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

I do have the LCD one and I'll hold on to it until whenever they release the deck 2. That's what I meant. I'm actually not in a hurry.

it's not clear if we'll see SteamOS for any non-handhelds in the immediate future.

For that, you can get bazziteOS. It's a copy of it with even better performance. In case you're thinking of building a steam console. :)

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