News Steam Deck 1200p screen replacement goes under scrutiny – better than the original but outshined by the latest OLED model

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Digital Foundry evaluates the 1200p DeckHD screen replacement for the original Deck vs the 800p Steam Deck OLED screen as upgrade options for Deck users. Having reviewed both products, we also have some practical advice to share.

Steam Deck 1200p screen replacement goes under scrutiny – better than the original but outshined by the latest OLED model : Read more

 

[ezst036]

Its been a while since I read them but this strikes me similarly to the reviews I read many moons ago about the OLED differences for the Nintendo Switch.

OLED is simply superior.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

Is it really that bloody difficult to type out "1920x1200" or "1280x800" in a proper tech article on a tech site?

 

[Neilbob]

Is it really that bloody difficult to type out "1920x1200" or "1280x800" in a proper tech article on a tech site?

I couldn't agree more. It's not all that long ago that my main workhorse monitor was 1600x1200. I wonder if that was more or less 1200p than 1920x1200. I miss that ancient NEC Multisync 1600x1200. It was fantastic.

I frequently kick up a fuss over screen resolutions these days. More than almost anything, I wish the old 4:3 would make a comeback, or even 1920x1200 for that matter, when it comes to mainstream monitors that don't cost an arm and a leg. Used to be able to have every single toolbar on the old Microsoft Office XP in use all at once with no issue. Try that on a modern widescreen and you'd likely only be able to see 3 lines of text or spreadsheet rows.

That was a bit more of a tangent than I intended.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

I couldn't agree more. It's not all that long ago that my main workhorse monitor was 1600x1200. I wonder if that was more or less 1200p than 1920x1200. I miss that ancient NEC Multisync 1600x1200. It was fantastic.

I frequently kick up a fuss over screen resolutions these days. More than almost anything, I wish the old 4:3 would make a comeback, or even 1920x1200 for that matter, when it comes to mainstream monitors that don't cost an arm and a leg. Used to be able to have every single toolbar on the old Microsoft Office XP in use all at once with no issue. Try that on a modern widescreen and you'd likely only be able to see 3 lines of text or spreadsheet rows.

That was a bit more of a tangent than I intended.

I agree with you that 16:10 needs to make a comeback for computer displays. I had a 1920x1200 display myself and preferred it quite heavily to 1920x1080, the extra vertical space was just better on the eyes and for utility. I do wish 3840:2400 (16:10 variant of UHD 3840x2160) were more popular too.

 

[manyrabidrats]

There is a lot of misinformation in the article... it stresses so highly that the Steam deck is designed for 800p but acknowledges older or 2d games benefit from the 1200p screen..

It fully ignores that the 1200p is just the maximum resolution. Every game has compatibility options in which you can select the full screen resolution and by default all games will play at 800p unless otherwise selected in this setting or in-game settings.

OLED is not an upgrade of the device you already have but requires a purchase of a new steam deck.
If you are considering higher color accuracy via screen replacement, you don't have to suffer a performance hit, just leave it at 800p. DeckHD is it. It runs just fine.

On the firmware, you don't have to update the firmware of the screen each time Valve pushes an update. That's just a lie.
Very few updates by valve alter this section of firmware that may override the custom bit by DeckHD. i think this has happened only once since DeckHD has been released. I pre-ordered the DeckHD screen before its release and have used it regularly since day 1.

 

[OMGPWNTIME]

Never understood why anyone would want a 7" 1200p screen, the Switch OLED proved what most everyone already knew which is a quality OLED screen at 720/800p is perfection for a handheld device.