PlayVital Full Set Protective Skin Decal for Steam Deck LCD
PlayVital Full Set Protective Skin Decal for Steam Deck LCD, Custom Stickers Vinyl Cover for Steam Deck OLED – Evil Clow
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PlayVital Full Set Protective Skin Decal for Steam Deck LCD, Custom Stickers Vinyl Cover for Steam Deck OLED – Evil Clow
Beautiful print quality, the wrap itself is done on quite a thick material so no risk of it tearing as you peal it off. I’ve got one tiny crease on the top front left that I can’t seem to get rid of (but it’s tiny). Otherwise, patience and just a hairdryer for 30 seconds or so around the screen edge to help stick and all is good. Love that you get 2 sets if you do mess it up. This was my first time applying something like this and I’m super happy with it. Love that it fits the Oled Deck too, well done Valve and PlayVital 🙂
The Steam Deck is the best device I have bought for 2022, but this review is not about the Steam Deck, but I like it so much that I have kitted out the Deck with a number of accessories.
One of which is this skin for it. The seller provides many different style of skins for the Deck, for me, this colourful one looks the best in my opinion. The surprise (as many have said) is that this comes with 2 skins. I have only needed to use 1 and spent a nice 30 minutes to apply this carefully with a credit card (to smooth the bubbles out) and made sure the holes align properly with the Deck.
There is a textured surface which gives the Deck a nicer feel which it also covers the touchpads to make the front look consistent with the rest of the body. Note, that the skin does not affect the touchpads at all.
Some have made comments about some part of the skin has started peeling, there are certain parts that have started, but these are those folded parts where there are little adhesion to the Deck, e.g. the top and bottom of the screen. I simply use the hair dryer and the credit card to push them down again. They are not visibly or peeling bad, I just have OCD to make sure it is as smooth as possible.
I have bought a body case for the Deck anyway, this provides and additional protection AND to prevent the skin sides from catching, which would cause the peeling problem more prominent.
I would say this is a really good value skin for the Deck, I have looked at other brands like EasySkinz, etc, but they don’t have as many designs and much more expensive.
If you have time on hand and have patience to do this properly, your Steam Deck would look amazing after it is done (as shown in my pictures).
Nice pattern and very easy to stick down however the cutouts didn’t seem to quite line between the front and back piece however it came as a pack of two and I managed to piece it together and has lasted no problem for over 2 months of frequent use
The printed pattern on the back doesn’t mirror the front, i.e. the colours don’t go in the same direction. The blue starts at the left side of the device regardless of whether you’re looking at it from the front or the back, so when you’re looking at it top-down you can see the colours don’t all flow in the same direction.
It’s not the worst issue in the world, and the texture & feeling is still nice and it’s easy enough to install.
Overall I’m happy with the skin and it’s price.
The pack includes two sets of skins and it was reassuring to know that there was a back up, should the installation gone bad.
I found it easy to reposition the skin when it gone on wonky around buttons. I had two minor issues. The narrow bands at the top and bottom of the bezel need lots of attention with the hair dryer, they just don’t stick super well due to the curve. The second issue, is the small curve next to the grips, I couldn’t resolve a tiny crease. Thankfully, both problematic areas are almost fully covered by a hard cover, so the skin looks almost perfectly applied
The pattern is flipped on the back, which means that it looks mismatched. Colours at the front don’t match the back, which is mildly annoying.
To conclude, it’s a pretty good skin, if you don’t mind taking it slow with the application, and mismatched front and back patterns.
Tricky to install but I think that’s just the nature of these vinyl skins. Make sure that your console is clean with the provided wipes and definitely watch the YouTube video.
Once it’s on it looks great. And you get two!