Playing steamdeck outside

[Freeman]

During summer my wife reads a lot in the garden and im bored laying there doing ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ as i dont read :P

I was thinking of getting a steamdeck so i can lay out there next to her on a lounger but usually using screens outdoors is a pretty rubbish experience. Is the OLED a good option to consider so I can once again be reunited with my wife when the sun is out?

[RSebire]

Under a parasol, in the shade, you will be fine.

[bean]

you young guns and your fancy oleds..

in my day we walked our anti-glare steam decks 30 miles in the sun
it can work, find some shade though cuz even if you can see what is going on, the steam deck starts cooking with the heat from the screen/internals battling the ambient temps (in hot climates/direct sunlight)

[Mahjik]

You'll want the etched screen. I tried the regular glossy screen outside and couldn't see anything as it was reflecting everything.

As noted above, depending on where you live, heat may be a factor. If the ambient temps are hot, the Deck won't have cool enough air. This is from the Steam Deck pages:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/69E3-14AF-9764-4C28

The Steam Deck's safe operational ranges are:
* Ambient temperature - 0° - +35° C (+32° - +95° F)
* Humidity - up to 85% non-condensing relative humidity
* Altitude - up to 3500m

[B the Self]

You can buy anti glare screen on amazon for like 10$ , i have one for my normal deck not oled , and it work the same and maybe even better than the anti glare screen (watch videos)