Go and play through Alien: Isolation on the Steam Deck, compare it to the excellent handheld port on Switch OLED, then tell me there’s not a huge difference in picture quality between the devices. Without strong black levels, playing games on the Deck’s LCD screen produces pictures that lack punch, depth and vibrancy. Even the best LCD TVs in 2023 can’t do that, so what chance does a $399 LCD device have of producing black performance that truly convinces? None, is the short answer. OLED screens can turn off every one of their individual pixels in order to achieve perfect black levels. It’s the black levels Steam Deck’s screen produces that kills my desire to buy one. It’s the black levels Steam Deck’s screen produces that truly kills my desire to buy Valve’s system, though. To my (admittedly obsessive) eyes, colors on the Deck’s screen look washed out and contrast is generally at a level way below what I experience on my various OLED screens. As someone who owns a QD-OLED gaming monitor, one of the best OLED TVs and the Switch OLED, I can’t accept the drawbacks that come from gaming on an LCD display. I’ve had some hands-on time with the Steam Deck and for me, its screen quality cuts the portable PC's potential off at the knees. This might not be a wholly popular opinion, but I think most LCD screens suck.
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