I had a dream last night that my brand new fancy Steam Deck OLED had arrived and I opened it immediately only to be horrified that it was such a sunny day that all I could see on the screen was my own face reflected back at me. I was absolutely kicking myself over getting the 512GB instead of the 1TB version all because of a potentially more vibrant screen. I was researching the returns policy on Decks and then I woke up.
To clarify, I haven’t ordered a Deck OLED yet and am still debating in whether it will even be worth it considering I sold my OG Deck due to lack of use. Obviously the while screen debate is something that my brain has latched onto.
It’s not as bad as everyone thinks. I’ve had my glossy OLED Deck since Saturday and I’ve played outside on my break times at work in pretty harsh daylight for a couple of hours already.
The improved brightness is a lot of help and of course being an OLED screen helps a lot too. The reflections are not as bad it was on my LCD Deck, that experience was way worse. It’s really impressive indoors with that vibrant screen and crisp text.
Obviously this is all subjective and depends on what you truly prefer. I don’t like smudgy or blurry text and textures that’s why I chose the glossy over the anti-glare etched glass.