FX Technology Limited has announced that it will be selling a third-party screen upgrade for the Steam Deck called the DeckHD that bumps the device’s display resolution up to 1920×1200 and offers 74% coverage of the Adobe RGB color space. The original Steam Deck display, in comparison, offers a 1280×800 resolution and 45% coverage of the AdobeRGB color space, and while there are some similarities between the two screens, including IPS technology, 400 nits of brightness, and a 60 Hz refresh rate, all DeckHD units come standard with anti-glare coating, a premium feature that Valve has reserved for its highest-end Steam Deck units. Users may join the waitlist to be notified once the DeckHD display, which is estimated to cost $99, becomes available.
From a DeckHD listing:
Our screen upgrade takes your Steam Deck experience to a new level. Enjoy a breathtaking 1200p resolution upgrade from the standard 800p, combined with vastly expanded colours.
Jump from 800p to 1200p with DeckHD. Experience a definitive boost in clarity and detail that enhances your Steam Deck’s gaming experience.
Our displays offers an improved colour gamut, surpassing the original Steam Deck’s spectrum. Enjoy richer hues and deeper contrasts.
The DeckHD screen is glare-free as standard, a feature usually exclusive to the highest-end model. Play with clarity in any lighting condition, free from unwanted reflections.
Discussion (4 replies)
Join Discussion →Same size though? That's my main gripe with the Deck, the screen is too small for my liking.
Would have been nice if it supported a higher refresh rate, and especially VRR.
If it was bigger then it wouldn't fit in the Steam Deck. It's a replacement screen. Can't make it bigger unless Valve makes the whole system bigger.
I feel like 1200p is wasted on a screen of this size.
I agree. I'm not in the market for one of these, or any of the others, but that screen does seem to small to me as well. It's nice that the color space has improved as that is something most can notice more easily than the resolution at that size.
The only reason the Deck is playable in any title at all is because of the low resolution screen.
Now you have 2.25x the pixels and still the same little weak APU.
That will go well.