I feel like this is a bit of a reach, as the point of the low resolution screen was to maximize performance while maintaining acceptable pixel density for the size. A 50% hit is nothing to sneeze at!
However I’m glad it works and more power to the modders and Valve for making such an accessible system. This thing has rekindled gaming for me and I’m looking forward to picking up the SD2 in a few years.
You can still target lower resolutions and scale up very efficiently
I’d just get an oled instead of this
Sure, but someone did point out that it gives you an option to get a better screen and still come in $100 under the price of the lowest OLED model.
That said, yeah, I generally want to upset the tuned ecosystem of the Steam Deck hardware. Everything is tuned very tightly to those exact specifications, so I prefer keeping things default there.
Even if you ignore the storage cost, replacing the screen is $100 worth of labor, easy.
But you still need an SSD to match the cheapest OLED model, not to mention all the other small improvements (and not so small) you’re missing out on.
So, unless you just want to tinker, in my opinion this doesn’t make sense anymore, since the OLED was released. Unlucky timing from the company that made / sells this screen.
This, but with an OLED screen instead of higher resolution.
I wish there was a version of this for Nintendo 3ds XLs
I’ve loved my 3DS, and have owned several models. I’m down to just the SNES edition at this point, but I find myself wanting to emulate the games on my Steam Deck more than I want to dig out my N3DSXL. That low resolution screen just didn’t age well for non-2D games. You lose the stereoscopic 3D in emulation, but gain upscaling options.
If it were possible to install a better screen in the XL, I would.
