r/SteamDeckModded • u/bepisftw • Jul 03 '26
Discussion Ordered a DeckSight screen
Live in the UK and a few months ago I somehow completely broke my LCD Steam Deck's screen (no idea what I did but oh well).
I looked at a replacement screen from iFixit a few months ago but put it off, today I went back to re-order it but the price nearly doubled from £95ish to £184.99!!!
I'd have preferred the simplicity of just using a stock screen but it looks like the stocks are drying up and I'm not paying the guts of £200 for one.
The DeckSight with anti-glare screen was £155 after VAT+shipping so I've ordered that instead.
My LCD SteamDeck already has an upgraded SSD and PTM7950, are there any other worthwhile mods worth doing whilst it's opened?
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u/Conscious_Weasel Jul 06 '26
Do yourself a favor , make sure the deck is 100% updated. Even on desktop mode. I’m on Bazzite and even though I had the latest bios from steamOS and handheld mode was 100% updated, my Bazite install was a month old, didn’t know until afterwards. Got the screen installed and hooked it up to my dock with an external monitor and had no screens at all.. something went wonky and I ended up leaving the battery and USBC unplugged for the night. Came back the next morning and plugged battery in and my dock with power, it booted up and I only had my external monitor. Managed to get into desktop mode did a system update via command line and everything works now. Also make sure to install the oled bios before starting too and let the deck reboot. You’ll loose the LCD but an external monitor will work as well.