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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/RevolutionaryAd8204 on 2024-09-14 15:50:43+00:00.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Can you plug a steam deck to the tv and use a controller? Cause if not, I don't want it

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Steam Deck is a slightly funny shaped x86_64 laptop. It has an AMD APU in it. You can hook it up to a monitor, mouse and keyboard and do your taxes on it if you want.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Playing Accounting Tycoon on the Steam Deck.

What's there not to like?!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

Yeah, you can, haha (almost like the switch). You stick it in a dock with HDMI out and add a controller by USB, USB dongle, or Bluetooth.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Steam Deck + USB type C dock + HDMI cable + bluetooth controller. You're done

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sure, but don't expect incredible graphics on a 4k display. It's a handheld after all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What does it go up to? I currently play on 1080p anyways

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hooked up to a TV or monitor it’ll do 4k. You can even use FSR upscaling to actually game at 4K, but there’s still a performance hit and I don’t think any recent games are actually playable in 4K. (Upscaled to 1080P, on the other hand, is a different story.)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Yep. Connect using Bluetooth or via a USB dongle/dock.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That's what I would do with it too. Good question.

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

Plugging it into the TV & playing Jackbox games where everyone uses their phones as a controller is a great party trick.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You can do that with just a smart tv though