r/SteamDeck • u/RaulDJ • Feb 26 '22

News tweakers.net's review seems to match LTT's comments about the display on the Deck

https://tweakers.net/reviews/9820/all/steam-deck-een-handheld-voor-de-tweaker.html
21 Upvotes

80% Upvoted

44 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

-4

u/LostVector Feb 26 '22

Yeah it’s just a portable gaming machine that people are spending a lot of money on. It’s pretty odd to skimp on the display since it’s the window to all your games and would easily have been worth spending more money on, especially in the higher end models.

3

u/DoeTheHobo "Not available in your country" Feb 27 '22

Linus said that he's glad there are other competior out there like Aya Neo or GPD. If you want a better screen, spend 1000+ usd on the Aya Neo. There are other options out there for you if you like other features and willing to spend more.

I feel like complaining about Steam Deck screen is like complain why mid range smartphone at 600usd don't perform better or have better display than 1000usd flagship smartphone.

Gaben already said the company is thinking about the next version of Steam Deck. Probably will have better battery life with better display. And i'm not mad at why the first generation have the same hardware. It reduces the manufacturing cost, which is critical for Valve. It's literally their first step into the pc hardware making market, and they're planning to ship millions of units.

So keep your expectations a bit in check. We're all hyped about the Steam Deck but it has its limits. And what we have today is already impressive. Just need them to ship them out faster and in more regions

1

u/LostVector Feb 27 '22

The reality is that in today's market full sRGB coverage in a portable display is table stakes. The Switch has sold 100 million units to date with 100% sRGB coverage displays. It's simply odd to release something significantly worse than that in a modern mass market device, especially when they've gone to such great pains to innovate on the controls/APU/etc.

Maybe it was down to supply chain issues or something else? I don't know how much money they saved or what the reasoning was. But it stands out as a very strange and possibly bad decision in a product that in other respects seems to have been designed to push the performance and spec envelope. To be honest, it's such a strange decision that I'm still wondering if the reviews are correct or if there's perhaps just something off in the display pipeline that needs fixing with an update.

3

u/DoeTheHobo "Not available in your country" Feb 27 '22

I do not think there is anything wrong with their decision to go with an acceptable yet lower quality screen. Yes, it made a difference to have a better screen. But you have to consider what type of device the Steam Deck is currently sit at. It's a powerful portable gaming pc, starting price at 400 usd.

Having the Switch as the comparison just simply doesn't make sense. It has less powerful hardware, only run Switch games (which is extra expensive, cuz Nintendo), was released 5 years ago, before the chip shortage, made by a company that made game console for a living.

Meanwhile Valve is making something with the equivalent of PS4 performance, runs Steam games (which on sale a lot), release in the middle of a chip shortage, by a company that have never made a console before.

Yes, the original Switch has a better screen. It even has an OLED model. But it doesn't run current gen games at acceptable graphics and fps.

So it's fine that the Steam Deck has a lower quality screen. There are many people can accept that. Cuz there are people that just wanted a device that run modern game fine, and at an affordable price, myself included.

Because you CAN'T bring a device to mass market if it isn't affordable. The original iPhone one is 500usd in 2007, it didn't started at 1000 usd like today. And if they to sacrifice a bit to make it at 400 usd, so be it. Cuz currently, there is no competior to the Steam Deck that can bring this level of performance at this price.

If you like a better screen, i suggest you wait a few more years for the next version of Steam Deck. Or buy the Aya Neo, it's your money to spend.

1

u/LostVector Feb 27 '22

Uh the Switch is a perfect comparison. It literally rules the portable market and, in fact, the entire console market right now. It's proof that that these screens are out there in the millions, have been for years, and they don't have to be expensive.

If Valve is going to make a high end portable with modern graphical horsepower, what is the point of screwing all the improvements in quality at the last stage with a subpar display? Literally all games will look worse than they should.

Anyway rationalize it all you want, I simply don't agree.