I realize I’m probably in the minority here, but do they have an option at the original 1280x800? I don’t want my games performance to tank, and I find that resolution to be perfectly comfortable.
My issue is the same as with DeckHD, the resolution bump is fine… having to use a modified BIOS? Not so much.
Wasn’t support promised by valve not too long ago?
Seems so, neat!
you can always just run the games at that resolution
Yes, but they will have to be upscaled somehow, which will noticeably reduce clarity.
That’s fair. I’d just rather not pay for pixels I won’t use (/s)
Just donate the extra pixels to charity, problem solved!
There’s also an argument to be made for the pixels not being an ideal multiple. Maybe it matters less when there are 3440x1440 of them on a traditional screen, but the blurriness caused by this effect at small screen sizes is quite noticeable on text.
Or at 720p, as this is a 16:9 aspect ratio, and running stuff on it at 16:10 will look weird.
It’s probably not possible for supply reasons. OLED displays are expensive to produce in small numbers, so this is probably using screen components originally made for another device. Not many devices use a 720 or 800p screen at this size, so sourcing one probably isn’t possible.
Shit like this is why I won’t buy another handheld console again until they can smoothly run the latest games at at least 1440p 240hz (I was initially going to say 4K but 1440 is enough for a small screen IMO).
I don’t care if it takes a decade or more, I’m happy with my desktop; I’ll wait.
Shit like what? Someone else’s opinion?
I fear the price point on this will not be able to compete with just getting a new SteamDeck OLED
Agreed. Though I think it’s cool, it’s gonna be spendy.
If it could be less than $150, or better yet less than $100, I’d be in. Otherwise I might pass.
The bezels were already pretty large on the LCD deck.
Interesting. Something to look forward to in the future.
Now I’m also hoping for a more power dense battery.
You, and everybody else. I think everyone has been waiting on a new battery technology breakthrough for the past 10+ years.
Solid state batteries are the next leap we’re likely to see. They already exist but aren’t widely available for consumer products yet.
I don’t need any special advances in batteries, I just need “it’s possible to replace them” and “it’s possible to get them”.
True, but I was thinking there might be a smaller, incremental improvement in lithium ion batteries each year. Am I wrong about that? Are we going nowhere with lithium anymore?
There are smaller improvements each year, and from looking at it, it seems like EV automobiles and other markets are helping drive increasingly significant gains actually. I’m not sure on how much of the emergency density gains actually apply to small batteries though, or if it’s more about improvements in larger batteries. Either way it’s less stagnant than I thought.
Would this be better or worse for battery life?
My understanding is that oleds are a weird beast. Since there’s no backlight, each pixel can be considered a small colored light, if you have a fully black screen, then it’s essentially off and not using any power. However, there are instances where the peak brightness is limited to a small portion of the screen, because blasting the entire thing of full brightness white would pass the power supply capacity…
That said, let me stress this: it’s my understanding. Not a hard fact, I might be wrong or just basing things on old information.
Yes you are correct. Peak brightness is a variable based on load.
As for power effeciency, I have no idea.
The article says that the influence on battery usage is low. But the higher resolution might result in a higher power draw.
