OLED burn-in confirmed 750-1500 hrs. Be careful!

[👽Shini]

Steam Deck OLED shows slight burn-in at 1,500 hours, or 750 hours at max HDR brightness
The Nintendo Switch OLED took 3,600 hours to show burn-in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYNuPdMD3Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E737POxeQs
https://www.techspot.com/news/102197-steam-deck-oled-shows-slight-burn-1500-hours.html

This means if you use it 3 hrs a day, within 500 days you can reach 1500 hours.
Since the warranty is only a year, and 500 days goes far past that, youre gonna end up with a burn-in just after the warranty runs out.
The anxiety was real

[Mahjik]

That's only if you have the same image with the same HDR brightness for that 1500 hours (which no one will do).

[Mahjik]

From the article:

"In testing the Steam Deck OLED, the aim was to simulate a worst-case scenario in conditions that most users will likely never face."

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

That's only if you have the same image with the same HDR brightness for that 1500 hours (which no one will do).

yeah but it's less than half of nintendo switch so that's pretty bad, and with normal usage, then maybe in 3 years it could start to show some burn in. gotta make sure to not use it at full brightness and also hopefully it's not too much hassle to replace the screen. and is there an option to turn off screen while downloading?
or just get steam deck 2 and sell the oled.
hopefully steam deck 2 has a nice color LCD screen option too for those of us who like to collect devices to add to our permanent collection.
oled's just aren't made to be kept as a collectable.

[deaddoof]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Originally posted by Mahjik:

That's only if you have the same image with the same HDR brightness for that 1500 hours (which no one will do).

yeah but it's less than half of nintendo switch so that's pretty bad, and with normal usage, then maybe in 3 years it could start to show some burn in. gotta make sure to not use it at full brightness and also hopefully it's not too much hassle to replace the screen. and is there an option to turn off screen while downloading?

Not comparable. Nintendo only allow brightness up to 350 nits. Steam deck can go up to 1k nits.

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by deaddoof:

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

yeah but it's less than half of nintendo switch so that's pretty bad, and with normal usage, then maybe in 3 years it could start to show some burn in. gotta make sure to not use it at full brightness and also hopefully it's not too much hassle to replace the screen. and is there an option to turn off screen while downloading?

Not comparable. Nintendo only allow brightness up to 350 nits. Steam deck can go up to 1k nits.

true, i usuallly play at full brightness on the subway and i play all the time so ill stop doing that..

[Prezidentas]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Steam Deck OLED shows slight burn-in at 1,500 hours, or 750 hours at max HDR brightness
The Nintendo Switch OLED took 3,600 hours to show burn-in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYNuPdMD3Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E737POxeQs
https://www.techspot.com/news/102197-steam-deck-oled-shows-slight-burn-1500-hours.html

This means if you use it 3 hrs a day, within 500 days you can reach 1500 hours.
Since the warranty is only a year, and 500 days goes far past that, youre gonna end up with a burn-in just after the warranty runs out.
The anxiety was real

yes, of you show the same image for 1500 hours, it will burnin. are you using your deck as a picture frame???

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Originally posted by deaddoof:

Not comparable. Nintendo only allow brightness up to 350 nits. Steam deck can go up to 1k nits.

true, i usuallly play at full brightness on the subway and i play all the time so ill stop doing that..

Do you play for real, or do you put up a worst-case scenario of a static, high-contrast image?

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by Škoda 14Tr:

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYNuPdMD3Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E737POxeQs
https://www.techspot.com/news/102197-steam-deck-oled-shows-slight-burn-1500-hours.html

This means if you use it 3 hrs a day, within 500 days you can reach 1500 hours.
Since the warranty is only a year, and 500 days goes far past that, youre gonna end up with a burn-in just after the warranty runs out.
The anxiety was real

yes, of you show the same image for 1500 hours, it will burnin. are you using your deck as a picture frame???

When im downloading something sometimes i leave it on at home all day for likr 8 hrs while im at work. Sometimes the download hasnt finished when i return home. So i guess thats what im mostly afraid of.

[Haruspex]

The OLED's screen is really easy to replace. Easier than the LCD. You don't even need to take off the back to do it.

Realistically though, by the time anyone has had it long enough to experience burn in, the Steam Deck 2 will probably already be out.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

Originally posted by Škoda 14Tr:

yes, of you show the same image for 1500 hours, it will burnin. are you using your deck as a picture frame???

When im downloading something sometimes i leave it on at home all day for likr 8 hrs while im at work. Sometimes the download hasnt finished when i return home. So i guess thats what im mostly afraid of.

That's a low-contrast image that doesn't need high brightness.

[Punkovich]

Those videos are meant to calm the fears of normal people (anyone who is not actively abusing the Deck will have no issues).

Not intended for those with general anxiety disorder, OCD, and a touch of paranoia.

[RSebire]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Zef]

This means if you use it 3 hrs a day, within 500 days you can reach 1500 hours.
Since the warranty is only a year, and 500 days goes far past that, youre gonna end up with a burn-in just after the warranty runs out.
The anxiety was real

false, false and FALSE

Nobody uses their deck under the circumstances this testing was done (static image/text) for weeks at a time at max brightness.