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Can the Steam Deck/Machine also be used for streaming? (feddit.org)

submitted 4 days ago by kapulsa@feddit.org to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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I'm looking for a combination of gaming and streaming on a smart TV. Because I don't want the smart TV to connect to the internet and show ads or use AI companions, I'm looking for alternatives. Since small PCs are a good alternative to streaming boxes, I'm wondering, whether SteamOS can also do that? Or is it better to have two separate devices?

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[–] kapulsa@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Thanks! My personal use case would mostly be YouTube (with adblock, maybe in browser or in separate app), some German TV stations, and some stuff from an external drive.

Maybe I'll try it with SteamOS first and get a separate box if it's not sufficient. But the question could also be relevant to other people with other needs, too.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I added fire fox as a separate non steam app and it works fine, browser extensions and all.

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

There is also Televideo that you can use from Desktop Mode or directly from Steam after adding it to steam

[–] kapulsa@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

That looks great, thank you.

[–] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

in that case the browser short cuts should work fine, atleast ard and zdf don't care about your os and browser, just configure the shortcuts so it launches in full screen and setup a controller profile to use it a controller as mouse and a way to bring up the virtual keyboard.