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[Discussion] What's something that has improved your Deck experience? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 4 months ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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It's been kinda a slow week as far as Deck news goes, so seems like a good time for a discussion post.

What's something that's significantly improved your deck experience? It can be a hardware accessory, software, decky plugin, etc.

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[–] saffroncity@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Would you mind sharing your hardware setup?

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 3 points 4 months ago

Steam Deck w/ official Dock
IOGEAR GCS1104 (4-port DVI KVM)
generic HDMI-to-DVI cable
Wireless (RF) headphones -- compatible with Sony TMR-RF912R transmitter; not sure on specific headphone model (it's the one that came with the transmitter, but I can't read the model number on the headphones any more since it's too old)
a generic 1920x1080 monitor with DVI input + keyboard + mouse
XBox360 controller w/ official wireless PC adapter (USB)

I got the KVM used in good condition. It's an older model -- but I went with it anyway since it was a drop-in replacement for my 2-port setup and getting it used was much cheaper than their newer models. The newer ones support higher resolution/frame rates though, I think; I know this one won't do frame rates above 60FPS properly even though my monitor is capable of it when plugged in directly.

There's a few quirks with this setup. Probably most annoying is that moving the mouse typically causes computers to wake from sleep (like pressing a key on a keyboard normally does...); I think there's a way to mask that event off with udev rules but, eh, even a decade or so after getting the original 2-port KVM I haven't cared enough to actually bother working it out, so I guess it's not that big of an issue to me... :p