I have been going back and forth the past few days and I just cannot decide, the limited edition is just too cool looking, but I really wish it had a glossy screen. Anyone else having the same dilemma?

  • erwan@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Don’t worry, scalpers will get all the LT so you don’t have to choose.

    More seriously you can put a screen protector on the etched glass and make it glossy.

  • MammothNo8432@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Same dilemma for me. Hard to know from all the discussion so far whether the matte degrades the oled quality a small, but acceptable amount, or a large and unacceptable amount. I’m still leaning towards the limited edition as I’m willing to take a small compromise on the oled screen, as it’ll still be much better than my 512 lcd etched screen, and I do use it outside as much as inside.

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    1 year ago

    100%. I pretty much only play indoors with indirect lighting, so the limited edition is just for pure looks for me.

    I think I’ll try to snag the limited edition, but if I’m unlucky, I’ll just go with the 512 GB glossy version and upgrade the ssd.

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      1 year ago

      Mine too. I want the transparent shell and I’ll try for that. Idc that much about storage or the screen glass. I’ll be fine with the 512 gen if I don’t get the limited edition. Can always put an anti glare screen protector on if I hate the reflections.

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        1 year ago

        I’m pretty sure scalpers will go for the LE, and use scripts to get it as soon as it opens.

        Now it really depends how many of the LE Valve manufactured.

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          1 year ago

          They are limiting OLED purchases to 1 per account per week.

          Of course this doesn’t help if there are a million bot accounts, but I’m hopeful real people will be able to place orders (assuming we don’t overload their servers).

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    I don’t particularly care about the limited edition but I’m having a lot of trouble regarding glossy vs etched. I really want to maximize the picture quality. I’m coming from an etched 512 model which I did enjoy. The screen was never good enough for me to care about whether the anti glare affected the picture quality. Now that it will be OLED I want it to look as good as possible.

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      1 year ago

      I think this has been blown way out of proportion. There’s a trade-off being made between a tiny bit of saturation in exchange for significant improvement in terms of glare/reflections.

      If you know you really want the ultimate image quality and don’t care about reflections, then glossy is for you. If you do care about reflections or take your Deck to environments where you don’t control the lighting, the etched glass will be great.

      The majority of people won’t care and will be happy with whichever you get but the culture created around “always having the absolute best” has created a ton of stress (for lack of a better word) and concern for people.

      Really it boils down to “do you want greatly improved glare reduction and slightly less saturated colors (and contrast) or do you want the best possible saturation/color accuracy in exchange for glare when you’re in certain environments” and all the side-effects that come with that choice. Personally, I’m going for the 1TB deck since I prefer the trade-off of slightly less saturation for less glare when traveling or in a place I don’t control the lighting in.

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    1 year ago

    I really think the etched screen is a modicum of difference. If you like the look of the special edition, that will make a much bigger deal to you than diff the etched screen makes

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    not torn anymore, alot of people like to spend the least possible on storage and add their own. There also seems to be good after market support for decks, many of which may look cooler. This limited edition I am assuming will be a door stop in no time. Grab the glossy and put whatever protection you want on it.

  • GroundbreakingGolf21@alien.topB
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    All I know is I will probably go for etched. I play a lot while travelling, especially to school. I had an etched 512gb before and I loved it, and i’m sure the picture quality will still be better than LCD. I’m not too worried about sacrificing the picture quality for this. Also that case is a seller…

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    1 year ago

    I’m going for the limited…if I can’t get it the 1tb with etched glass

    I hate glossy screens. I put a matte screen protector on my Switch OLED, it still looks great. I can take the little loss of quality to not have reflections. I hate seeing my face in glossy screens.

  • Delicious_Address_43@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Not anymore. I prefer matte finishes and I’m saving myself the hassle of finding an actual good matte screen protector like I tried to do with my lcd steam deck.