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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

I've never used my 3.5mm, but now I want to check...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] PancakeBrock 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yep it works fine on my LCD deck.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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