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Valve May Start Selling Refurbished Steam Deck OLEDs Soon

c/steamdeck · u/Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz · 160 points

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u/inlandempire@jlai.lu · 1 points

Is the plastic bad on new oled units ? I know on LCD models opening the back would sometimes fix the pad rattling, or random noises too

u/Grass@sh.itjust.works · 5 points

does the oled have 4 pole or just 3? One of the reasons I dont use the jack on the lcd is lack of single jack headset support while not even having a dedicated mic jack

u/AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee · 4 points

Real good thing I decided to get a refurbished LCD than going for an OLED model because I'm part of that small percentage of audio jack users.

u/Schmeckinger@lemmy.world · 1 points

For me it depends on the headphones. Its not the best sound with my iems, but with my headphones there are no issues.

u/QubaXR@lemmy.world · 19 points

I just got an OLED and had to RMA it after 1 day due to audio jack being completely messed up. Crackling, interference, static.

Some research online shows it is a very widespread issue and they continue selling broken items, since only a percentage of users use 3.5mm audio interface and only a percentage of these will bother to return the item.

Maybe the refurbished ones will be fixed in process.

u/MXX53@programming.dev · 5 points

This is the only way I would upgrade my shipment 2 steam deck. At current prices, the OLED is a great deal, just not quite a compelling enough upgrade for me to pull the trigger.

If not this, then I will be eagerly waiting for whatever the true second gen steam deck will be.

u/TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee · 1 points

I wonder if the plastic on a refurbished Deck would be less likely to creak after going through the refurbishment process, making this a better buy than new…