Okay friends, let’s check who has a Samsung OLED panel, and who has the BOE OLED panel inside his Deck.
Steps to check:
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Go to Desktop mode
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Open Konsole
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Paste the following command into the terminal:
cat /sys/class/drm/card0-eDP-1/edid | hexdump -C
You will get the output like in this screenshot:
The marked number is relevant and means the following:
01: 800x1280 @59.998545 (BOE, LCD)
02: No longer present
03: 800x1280 @90.003892 (Samsung, OLED)
04: 800x1280 @90.061454 (BOE, OLED)
So my results are:
Model: Steam Deck 512GB OLED
Panel: Samsung OLED
What’s yours? Please also don’t forget to post the model, so we can analyze if there’s some correlation.
LE - BOE - one stuck or dead pixel
I think I am going to keep it considering everything else is great, but if it bothers me in the future then I might consider doing a panel swap.
Limited edition OLED with a BOE panel (04) and one dead pixel that shows up in the green and white screens of a dead pixel test. Working with valve support to RMA the device.
OLED LE with BOE panel. No dead pixels.
Should I return if I find dead pixel?
That’s up to you. If it bothers you, probably yes. If it doesn’t, no.
This reminds me of when they quietly downgraded Phison x4 NVMes to slower x2 models. I was fortune enough to win that lottery. Looks like I got unlucky this time, with the 04 BOE panel on a Limited Edition. While I don’t have any dead pixels currently, I’m not sure if I should have faith that no dead pixels will develop over time. How reliable is this manufacturer? I’ve never heard of them until now. BTW is everyone else getting the same horrible static buzzing noise, using 3.5mm headphones?
Model: Steam Deck 512GB OLED
Panel: Samsung OLEDno dead pixels or issues
Steam Deck Oled 512 GB - Samsung Display no dead pixels looks perfect
1TB LE with BOE screen. No dead pixels or issues.
512gb OLED with Samsung screen, no dead pixels and flawless display.
OLED LE - BOE
1tb Sammy OLED, no dead pixels.
Only device I ever found dead pixels on was my PSP, back in prehistoric times. Bugged the hell out of me at first, but then I got over it.
512 oled, samsung panel, no dead pixels
Mines is 04 and no dead pixels.
1 TB LE OLED with BOE screen - 1 dead pixel
No dead pixels day 1 of owning. Checked day 2 and found it.
512GB - Samsung - no dead pixels