The steam tire has been subjected to a torture test to determine its durability, with Valve’s handhelds generally doing well – with one exception (one of a kind).
The test was performed by YouTube’s hardware destruction specialist JerryRigEverything, who took a blade to Steam Deck’s case, scratched and burned the screen, and tried to bend the entire device to see if it would break.
And Valve’s mini-gaming PC came through this host of tests with brilliance, pretty much, with the bending test and the application of a flame on the screen, all without any odds for the pile that just withdrew the penalty.
There was one weak point selected, as the title of the video suggests, and that is the upgraded (etched) screen on the top-end (512 GB) Steam Deck, which did not perform so well in scratch tests with Mohs’ hardness choice.
The YouTuber observed that the upgraded anti-glare screen is still not so good in bright light, and theorized that Valve would have been better off adding a little extra brightness to the screen to make it more visible when in bright light. environment.
Analysis: A bright idea – or not?
Without a doubt, this video clip makes it difficult for those who are in the pre-order queue to get a Steam Deck where the device is in high demand and some people will have to wait until much later in 2022 before receiving their hardware. For the long-suffering players, it may not have been easy to see one of Valve’s handheld devices being scratched, scraped, bent and burned …
The point JerryRigEverything raises that the etched glass is not worth it can be debated. For us, the anti-reflective effect is worth having, and it makes a difference in terms of reducing reflections – even if it’s not big enough to justify us having to shell out for top-end Steam Deck (as we pointed out in our review).
Furthermore, it is very good to say that Valve would have been better off increasing the nits (brightness) of the screen, but we all know that it would have a trade-off – any increase in brightness would have an effect on battery life. And we’m sure Valve had enough on its plate trying to balance battery life with more demanding games, as it is.
The suggestion, of course, seems to be that you should use a screen protector, and that will not be possible with the anti-glare screen – not unless you want to destroy its glare-inhibiting powers, of course, which makes things pointless.
The long and short of it is that if you go with the most expensive Steam Deck with the smart screen, then you may need to take a little extra care of it and pay attention to the screen. While this is broadly the case for any expensive gadget you may own (let’s face it – it will never pay to be careless with a given piece of hardware).
Via PC Gamer