[HN Gopher] The Steam Deck OLED spot ad was made with Steam Deck...
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       The Steam Deck OLED spot ad was made with Steam Deck OLEDs
        
       Author : neffo
       Score  : 270 points
       Date   : 2023-11-12 15:20 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (idlethumbs.social)
 (TXT) w3m dump (idlethumbs.social)
        
       | FirmwareBurner wrote:
       | Do we know who's the supplier of the OLED panel? Samnang? LG?
       | BOE?
        
         | PrivateButts wrote:
         | Last I heard, it's the same supplier as the Switch OLED; that's
         | why it uses MIPI over eDP. Samsung is the manufacturer I think
        
           | Hamuko wrote:
           | That's what I've heard too. And yeah, Samsung makes the
           | Switch's panel according to iFixit's teardown.
           | 
           | https://www.ifixit.com/News/53272/nintendo-switch-oled-
           | teard...
        
             | pests wrote:
             | (GP)> "same supplier as the Switch OLED"
             | 
             | > That's what I've heard too
             | 
             | Is any of this confirmed or just rumor from the LTT video?
        
               | smileybarry wrote:
               | The other comment chain (2 levels above but in the same
               | first-level thread) links to this tweet with a code
               | screenshot that seems to confirm it: https://twitter.com/
               | SadlyItsBradley/status/17227592388066431...
               | if ((vendor_product->product == GALILEO_SDC_PID) ||
               | (vendor_product->product == GELILEO_BOE_PID)) {
               | // ...
               | 
               | I'm assuming SDC ("GALILEO_ _SDC_ _PID") is Samsung
               | Display [Corp?] (a search seems to confirm that's their
               | acronym).
        
         | Philpax wrote:
         | Samsung, but BOE may be dual-supplying it:
         | https://twitter.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/17227592388066431...
        
       | pawelduda wrote:
       | Ultra-bright means higher burn-in risk, or am I wrong on this
       | one?
       | 
       | Edit: thanks for clarifying
        
         | lukevp wrote:
         | Burn-in on OLEDs is really just uneven wear. I don't think it
         | really matters how bright they get for that, unless panel heat
         | is an issue at higher brightnesses.
        
           | jdiff wrote:
           | Higher brightness leads to faster wear. If the wear is
           | uneven, this leads to faster burn at higher brightness.
        
           | bitwize wrote:
           | Burn-in on CRTs was just uneven wear, too, but still a pain
           | in the ass.
        
         | SXX wrote:
         | Fortunately in case of Steam Deck it's possible to replace
         | screen in case this become a problem in a couple of years and
         | new parts wont cost like a new device.
        
           | eloisant wrote:
           | I hope replacement is easier than with the OG Steam Deck
           | because to replace the screen you have to completely
           | disassemble the device, heat to unglue the screen...
           | 
           | https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Deck+Screen+Replacement/1.
           | ..
        
             | mdhen wrote:
             | They have made a number of changes to makebit easier to
             | fix, not sure about the screen though.
        
             | dumptruk wrote:
             | It's one of the improvements they listed regarding repair-
             | ability
             | 
             | > Improved display repair/replacement to not require taking
             | rear cover off
        
         | upon_drumhead wrote:
         | Only if you drive the display at the top end. If you end up
         | driving in the middle, it helps prevent burn in
         | 
         | > By counting the time each subpixel is displayed and at what
         | brightness, a "wear level" can be determined for each pixel,
         | using an algorithm to estimate the luminance degradation this
         | can be compensated for. However, to do this, you must have some
         | spare luminance headroom that gets utilized as the display gets
         | older. Or alternatively, if the display unlocks full maximum
         | luminance when new without saving any headroom, the algorithm
         | would dim the other pixels over time to bring them down to the
         | level of the burned-in pixels, so the peak luminance of the
         | display would diminish over time as the burn-in occurs.
         | 
         | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/why-oled-monitor-bur...
        
           | MaximilianEmel wrote:
           | Do we know if the steam deck has this feature?
        
       | bigyikes wrote:
       | Gorgeous! It's a shame that CGI is so prevalent, because without
       | context I would totally assume this was CGI. Some of the shots
       | would fit right in with a Portal cutscene.
       | 
       | Imagine playing on the one in the center of the orb. It's the
       | ultimate Steam Deck gaming throne.
        
         | pdpi wrote:
         | > Some of the shots would fit right in with a Portal cutscene.
         | 
         | The music really helps sell that idea.
        
       | quasarj wrote:
       | Damn, no call out to DeckMate by name in the thread? Sad
        
       | JCharante wrote:
       | This is awesome. Video production just takes so many hours for
       | each second and I don't think people know how much work it takes
       | until you help out on a shoot.
        
         | iamflimflam1 wrote:
         | I do a lot of YouTubing and the consensus is that every minute
         | of video takes at least 1 hour of work - and this is just
         | amateurs messing around.
        
           | ancientworldnow wrote:
           | In the pro world it's common for one person to spend hours on
           | seconds, multiplied over dozens of people working on those
           | same seconds.
        
       | gumballindie wrote:
       | I am continuously amazed at how awesome valve is and what awesome
       | products it makes. Also steam supporting linux single handedly
       | advanced adoption of that os. Apparently the best types of
       | companies are those founded by deeply technical people, still
       | owned and run by them, no venture capital. In an ideal world we
       | would favour such companies over toxic ones.
        
         | charcircuit wrote:
         | >Also steam supporting linux single handedly advanced adoption
         | of that os.
         | 
         | Android using Linux is what single handily advanced the
         | adoption of Linux among consumers.
        
           | wiseowise wrote:
           | Not as a desktop.
        
           | redundantly wrote:
           | Saying Android is Linux is like saying macOS is BSD.
        
             | rstat1 wrote:
             | No it isn't.
             | 
             | Android is as much a Linux distro as any other.
        
           | fckthisguy wrote:
           | Adoption on desktop is 100% more related to Steam support, at
           | least in the gaming segment.
           | 
           | Anecdotally, among friends and colleagues, people are only
           | staying with Windows for gaming support.
           | 
           | People generally dislike Windows but are forced to stay their
           | for gaming. As support for Linux improves, they'll be less
           | willing to put up with Windows' BS.
        
         | randyrand wrote:
         | And they only take a 30% cut! Practically altruism.
        
           | gumballindie wrote:
           | That's messed up indeed.
        
         | depr wrote:
         | Without taking away from the great things they are also doing,
         | I'm mostly amazed at how bad and laggy the Steam app is, and
         | has been for years, on all 3 platforms I've used it on.
         | 
         | (I'm sure there are loads of people who have never had any
         | issues but to me that's like people saying there are no
         | problems with Linux on the desktop because they don't have any
         | problems.)
        
           | gumballindie wrote:
           | It could be improved yes, but that's an acceptable kind of
           | issues. Steam's important functionality works well and is
           | reliable - package management for games. It doesnt spy on me,
           | doesn't push crap, doesnt use dark patterns. We need more
           | apps like steam tbh.
        
       | extraduder_ire wrote:
       | I love how each of the decks being a proper computer made this
       | much easier to pull off. Like, driving a display in a dummy
       | device would probably get you the same effect, and take longer.
       | But that's likely the route a third-party production company
       | would take.
        
       | tomcam wrote:
       | When I see things like that I always think about their lifecycle.
       | The frame will be stripped of the devices for another display.
       | It'll still hang around in some honored spot, then they'll get
       | new staff and it will be shunted into storage. In 3 years it will
       | be disassembled and tossed into the dumpster because no one will
       | have room for it at home.
        
       | karaterobot wrote:
       | I got pretty excited that it was Jake Rodkin posting this on
       | something with the Idle Thumbs name.
        
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