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Atomizer posted:Case chat: I ordered one of these JSAUX ones as an alternative with some realistic internal storage. It won't arrive for like 2 more weeks so I can't add anything further about it yet. I fully expect a review of this when it comes in. I like the extra storage it might provide. Although lol that it shows an airpod case in their mock-up.
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MarcusSA posted:I fully expect a review of this when it comes in. I like the extra storage it might provide. Wait what's wrong with the airpods (or any TWS earbud set)? I mean I personally wouldn't use one for gaming due to the latency concerns we've previously discussed, but that's not an unreasonable accessory that you might want to carry along with you (even it's for your phone and not the Dreck.) Headphones, a PSU, a battery bank, those are perfectly cromulent options to throw in that bag (although I'd have wired headphones in mine.) If anything, the most ridiculous part is the full-size SD card slots, which of course don't fit in the Dreck (or the Switch, or your phone, etc.) And of course you'd need not one but five slots for cards you can't use in anything! (Hell, a USB card reader would make more sense to throw in there now that I think of it.) But anyways yeah I can totally do a side-by-side comparison, maybe even eventually adding in the base versus premium OEM cases.
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Aug 28, 2022 07:42
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I have AirPods but wouldn’t ever try and pair them with my deck. It seems like a weird inclusion.
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Aug 28, 2022 07:45
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I was annoyed I couldn't plug a USB dongle into the deck for my wireless headphones and scoffed at the idea of using BT because of the latency until someone itt thread was like "it's fine you are being dramatic" and I have logged probably 150 hours my deck and probably 148 hours of it was over a BT connection. I have never once been remotely bothered by it. Yeah there is a micro delay but it affects basically nothing unless you are playing a rhythm game on hard or something and cords can smd.
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Opopanax posted:Jesus, my phone was getting low so I used the Deck's charger since it was next to me, and it took my phone from 5% to 75% in about 10 minutes. I'm surprised steam didn't shoot out of it  Atomizer posted:If anything, the most ridiculous part is the full-size SD card slots, which of course don't fit in the Dreck (or the Switch, or your phone, etc.) And of course you'd need not one but five slots for cards you can't use in anything! (Hell, a USB card reader would make more sense to throw in there now that I think of it.)
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Aug 28, 2022 08:24
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I've had the Magglass Matte screen protector on my glossy 256 for a week now. $20 on amazon. For anyone with a glossy deck, I'd say it's very worth it. + It does an excellent job eliminating reflections and glare + Fit was perfect and installation was easy since you can lift it back up and adjust - Screen protector is probably entirely pointless on a device this size - Viewed straight on there is a slight amount of blurring, at an angle it's pretty significant
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Commander Keene posted:
Those slots are there because it's a remolded switch carrying case and the switch uses cartridges that size. They aren't going to order up new protection flaps just for the deck so now you have slots for your SD cards/dainty handkerchief/guitar picks.
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Aug 28, 2022 17:20
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Nukelear v.2 posted:I've had the Magglass Matte screen protector on my glossy 256 for a week now. $20 on amazon. For anyone with a glossy deck, I'd say it's very worth it. I just bought the same one and would agree with all of this. One extra point, I messed up the install and had a few specs of dust a d air bubbles underneath. Was getting ready to try and get another one but by the next day the air bubbles were gone and the specs of dusts invisible (to me). Was quite impressed. It definitely makes it a bit blurry but for non text stuff it looks a whole lot better without the reflections.
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Aug 28, 2022 17:35
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MarcusSA posted:I have AirPods but wouldn’t ever try and pair them with my deck. It seems like a weird inclusion. My AirPods Pro are the only BT headphones I have, and they have been fine for Yakuza 0 and Vampire Survivors and a tiny bit of FFXIV. I guess there might be latency I don’t notice? They live in my pants pocket though, because I always need them for phone calls, so I don’t need space in a case for them.
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Aug 28, 2022 17:42
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Bluetooth audio latency is a lot lower than it used to be (assuming your devices all use more recent BT standards). I’m very sensitive to sync issues (my wife thinks I’m a maniac when I start rebooting and reconnecting devices because I perceive some tiny delay when we’re watching a show), but I have no problem playing games with airpods. Edit: I haven’t actually tried it on the Deck, though.
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I bought an extra case because I didn't know it came with a case. So for those who haven't gotten one yet, the Deck comes with a pretty nice case already.
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Aug 28, 2022 18:02
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veni veni veni posted:Community layouts are so wonderful. I can’t believe I’m playing stalker call of Pripyat on a handheld with controller controls and it actually feels good and I didn’t have to do poo poo. Wholeheartedly agree, some official layouts don't even work properly (I'm looking at you, Risk of Rain) or are really crap (Prey). Kind of wish setting the dead zone was easier, since the sticks on Prey turn the game into a Parkinson's simulator.
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Aug 28, 2022 18:05
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Zurtilik posted:I bought an extra case because I didn't know it came with a case. So for those who haven't gotten one yet, the Deck comes with a pretty nice case already. I like that it comes with a little mesh bag that you can stuff the charger into and slip in between the case and the strap. very satisfying how it all fits together
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Aug 28, 2022 18:31
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Tagaziel posted:Wholeheartedly agree, some official layouts don't even work properly (I'm looking at you, Risk of Rain) or are really crap (Prey). Kind of wish setting the dead zone was easier, since the sticks on Prey turn the game into a Parkinson's simulator. It’s kind of shocking how lovely some of the official layouts are.
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Aug 28, 2022 19:02
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Heran Bago posted:These two are really easy to set up and extremely good. I can't wait until every beloved 3D Nintendo game is ported by the archival community.
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Tamba posted:The charger that comes with the Switch only puts out 39W, while the deck can draw up to 45W. People haven't really gotten it to draw more than 39W in real life use, so the Switch charger will be enough to keep it stable forever while playing (but it might not charge past that if you're actually playing something that completely maxes out the deck). This is incredibly late since I haven't looked at this thread for a while, but really? It's okay to just leave it plugged in when I'm not using it? I don't play on my steam deck every day, but it seems as if, even if I shut it completely off, if I leave it for a few days the battery will be completely dead when I come back to it. Should I just be leaving it plugged in?
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I finally got the Epic Games version of MW5: Mercenaries working on the SteamDeck even Gaming mode, including all DLC and even mods. Instead of typing it all up again I'll just link to my little guide I made on Reddit. Maybe one of the 4 other people who bought this game on Epic and have a Steam Deck will appreciate it! https://www.reddit.com/r/Mechwarrior5/comments/wyavng/comment/im61rdm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 I even set up syncthing between my Desktop and Steamdeck so it can sync savegames and mods. Pretty cool!
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Aug 28, 2022 22:49
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Framboise posted:This is incredibly late since I haven't looked at this thread for a while, but really? It's okay to just leave it plugged in when I'm not using it? Really? I don't play mine nearly every day either, but it seems to hold its charge very well when I'm not using it to be honest.
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Nukelear v.2 posted:I've had the Magglass Matte screen protector on my glossy 256 for a week now. $20 on amazon. For anyone with a glossy deck, I'd say it's very worth it. There's matte and glossy? I don't see mention of them on steam's product page
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Mescal posted:There's matte and glossy? I don't see mention of them on steam's product page The 512 has a matte screen the 256 and 64 do not.
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They call it etched glass because they wanted to sound fancy.
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I'm excited to see how far in the queue I end up tomorrow
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Framboise posted:I don't play on my steam deck every day, but it seems as if, even if I shut it completely off, if I leave it for a few days the battery will be completely dead when I come back to it. There's actually a Battery Storage Mode you can put the Deck into if you're not planning to use it for a longer period of time, but you have to plug it in to use it again.
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So is there a third party docking station I can order off of Amazon that people recommend here? Most I see recommended are the jsaux dock and USB hubs that will certainly get the job done but I wanna see the thing upright when it's plugged into a TV or monitor
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on google, i see advice against replacing the hard drive. good idea, bad idea?
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Chucktesla posted:So is there a third party docking station I can order off of Amazon that people recommend here? Most I see recommended are the jsaux dock and USB hubs that will certainly get the job done but I wanna see the thing upright when it's plugged into a TV or monitor The Jsaux docks do hold your deck upright though? https://www.jsaux.com/products/upgraded-docking-station-for-steam-deck?_pos=1&_fid=327a7b526&_ss=c&variant=43116910248156 Be warned: everyone is saying it took around a month to get their dock after ordering from them. They had a blog post recently where they said they just got swamped and are trying to ship them out as fast as possible. I bought mine on the 8/15 and finally got a tracking number on 8/26. Reviews seem very good though. Unless you meant the dock absolutely has to be on Amazon?
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Do some games just take forever to transfer from the internal drive to a SSD? I'm trying to transfer Warhammer inquisitor (around 80gb iirc) and it's been about 1/2 hour and the move content bar is about 3/8 full. Would probably have been faster to delete and redownload.
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Aug 29, 2022 01:41
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My end of may '22 256gb reserve got bumped up to q3! 
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:The Jsaux docks do hold your deck upright though? Amazon for next day delivery because turns out my deck might be here tomorrow? Which seems wild to me. Anyways there are a bunch of docking stations on Amazon that all have like three star ratings with ten reviews and I was wondering if there was a cheap one people liked
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Yeah, this thing rips. Of course I've only played vampire survivors so far.
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Mescal posted:on google, i see advice against replacing the hard drive. good idea, bad idea? People in this thread have done it with no issues. I personally wouldn’t do it because it seemed like a pain in the rear end lol
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HopperUK posted:Really? I don't play mine nearly every day either, but it seems to hold its charge very well when I'm not using it to be honest. ExcessBLarg! posted:I'm surprised that it dies after just a few days if you fully shut it down. Sleep mode I'm not so surprised about I mean I'm pretty sure I've been shutting it off? Still, the question stands of "is it okay to leave this plugged in"? Because that goes against everything I'd heard before.
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Anyone know how to enable dark theme in Chrome in desktop mode on Steam Deck?
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Heran Bago posted:
Yo thanks for this. The link for the rom did not work for me as that download's sha1 did not match what the SOH was looking for. googling the sha1 they want got me a working link. Got it running, grabbed the community control layout and hell yeah this owns.
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Chimp_On_Stilts posted:Anyone know how to enable dark theme in Chrome in desktop mode on Steam Deck? For the Google Chrome flatpak: nano ~/.var/app/com.google.Chrome/config/chrome-flags.conf Or for the Chromium flatpak: nano ~/.var/app/org.chromium.Chromium/config/chromium-flags.conf Add these lines: code:
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Mescal posted:on google, i see advice against replacing the hard drive. good idea, bad idea? If it's the posts/articles I'm thinking of that I assume you read, it was mostly geared toward making a modification to the Deck to allow a 2242 sized SSD to be installed. The hardware lead from Valve understandably says not to do that due to power and heat concerns. However replacing it with the same sized 2230 will be just fine (as long as all the ICs are on the top, that is). Can be a little bit finicky to get the back cover off due to the very good clips keeping it together but can be done easily and I literally did it within the first hour of receiving mine the other day. https://twitter.com/8bitminiboss/status/1563425075939856384 Do you *have* to do it? No, you can do just fine with micro SD cards. If you don't want to risk it, don't do it.
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veni veni veni posted:I was annoyed I couldn't plug a USB dongle into the deck for my wireless headphones and scoffed at the idea of using BT because of the latency until someone itt thread was like "it's fine you are being dramatic" and I have logged probably 150 hours my deck and probably 148 hours of it was over a BT connection. I have never once been remotely bothered by it. Yeah there is a micro delay but it affects basically nothing unless you are playing a rhythm game on hard or something and cords can smd. Subjunctive posted:My AirPods Pro are the only BT headphones I have, and they have been fine for Yakuza 0 and Vampire Survivors and a tiny bit of FFXIV. I guess there might be latency I don’t notice? Shart Carbuncle posted:Bluetooth audio latency is a lot lower than it used to be (assuming your devices all use more recent BT standards). It partially depends on the user and what you're using the BT audio for, but beyond that the actual hardware and codec play a huge role in determining latency. The worst-case scenario is like 400+ ms, and the best case is closer to 100 ms, which is much closer to being un-noticeable. (I'm quoting numbers that are generally correct from bluetooth audio device reviews that I watch.) Commander Keene posted:Most PCs and laptops with built-in SD card slots only have slots for the full-sized version, which is why must microSD cards you buy even today come with adapters. The slots are designed to hold the microSD card and the adapter, in case you need to transfer something from a PC. At least that's my take on it, and I think it's a good idea personally. Oh sure, I'm aware of all of that, but I'll point out that in contrast, the laptop I'm using right now (an HP Chromebook) only has a micro SD slot. Also, those are full-sized SD cards (read the labels) in the product shot, not micro SD, so they're indeed entirely unusable on the Dreck. It's just slightly lazy product design and preparation of their promo materials. It's not the same, but it reminds me a little of how the game card holders for my Switch come with say 16 slots...and under each one is a micro SD slot, as if anybody was going to carry around 16 micro SD cards and swap those back and forth. Technically the space is there, so why not, it's just not something that basically any customer is going to use in that specific way. Chucktesla posted:So is there a third party docking station I can order off of Amazon that people recommend here? Most I see recommended are the jsaux dock and USB hubs that will certainly get the job done but I wanna see the thing upright when it's plugged into a TV or monitor Here's an option. Mescal posted:on google, i see advice against replacing the hard drive. good idea, bad idea? It doesn't have a hard drive, unless you're bringing along an external one. Danith posted:Do some games just take forever to transfer from the internal drive to a SSD? I'm trying to transfer Warhammer inquisitor (around 80gb iirc) and it's been about 1/2 hour and the move content bar is about 3/8 full. Would probably have been faster to delete and redownload. Are you transferring to an external SSD, like a PC-grade one (i.e. a SATA or NVMe drive in an enclosure) or a cheaper USB flash drive? It depends, because lesser SS storage is both slower and lower quality, and may heat up faster and thus throttle itself. Also, there's a difference in performance between large files and a bunch of tiny ones, the latter being more intensive. As it stands, it sounds like your game is transferring roughly in the 10-20 MB/s range, which is probably realistic for a mixed transfer to a lower-end flash drive (and again, I can only guess what kind of SSD you're using.)
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Mescal posted:on google, i see advice against replacing the hard drive. good idea, bad idea? I don't have my deck yet and bought a 56 dollar 512gb ssd off eBay. Gonna be one of the first things I do.
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The only concern with overheating is if you use a 2242 drive instead of a 2230 one. Using a 2242 drive requires you to remove a thermal pad that sinks the battery charger IC to the chassis, and that IC can possibly overheat without that. But if you just use a 2230 drive, there shouldn't be a problem.
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