Linux as my daily driver via Steam Deck docked to my 65" tv at 1440p 120hz. The Steam Deck isnt only a handheld gaming console. It’s a full Linux machine.

  • PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works
    22·
    4 months ago

    I too am a trackball enthusiast! I have the same mouse even. (Not that there’s that many to choose from) I never seem to spot our kind in the wild!

    Nice setup!

    • ltxrtquq@lemmy.mlEnglish
      124·
      4 months ago

      I’m no expert, but that looks like windows 10 on a steam deck.

      • bisby@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        4 months ago

        The “start button” is the kde plasma logo. So this would be Linux of some sort (makes sense given the community and what OP has said) and not windows

        The question is just whether OP is using steamOS that comes on the deck (and uses KDE plasma for desktop mode) or if they have installed a different distro that fits the desktop use case a bit better.

      • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        4 months ago

        Tbh it also fooled me initially, KDE Plasma does look very similar to win10. I had to read the community and look at the Plasma icon rather than Windows icon to see.

        • smnwcj@fedia.io
          3·
          4 months ago

          To nitpick, Win10 looks like KDE :). Kde has been pretty consistent for a while

    • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      42·
      4 months ago

      Not sure if you’re serious just forgot a /s but in case the former I just would like to point out that many people—me being one of them—would absolutely love a second monitor but can’t afford it. Hell, I can’t afford a first monitor. The only reason I have one is because I bought it back when I had a job that actually paid me a living wage. If it broke down now, I would have issues.

      • CluckN@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 months ago

        Monitors are cheap as hell right now. For the price of 9 Five Guys burgers you can get a pretty good one at Walmart.

      • MXX53@programming.dev
        2·
        4 months ago

        Start making rounds at companies near you. I haven’t paid for a laptop, desktop, server, monitors or ssds in nearly a decade. I pop in, ask if they have any hardware that they need to get rid of. Most companies have to pay to get rid of techology, most of the time their IT department is happy to offload tech for free. You just have to be fine accepting things 5+ years old.

        After enough time and making friends with the c-suite, I have a couple companies that just ring me when they have stuff they want to clear out to give me a chance to grab stuff before they recycle. It reduces their cost to recycle, so they are more than happy.

  • Farid@startrek.website
    41·
    4 months ago

    Tbh, Steam Deck as PC becomes annoying pretty fast. Once you try doing something serious and run into Valve’s (rightfully placed) limitations, it stops being viable/fun. As an example, I can’t make it output 4K@60 in Desktop mode, stuck in 4K@30. Recently, my pacman broke after an update.

    I suppose it’s great if you dualboot with a proper Linux distro.

    • elleybirdy@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      3·
      4 months ago

      Huh. Works great for me. I browse the web, play games, watch some streaming stuff, word processing, etc… 1440p 120hz is perfect.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    How’s your FPS on that huge TV? My 2089 TI doesnt like it when I try to play newer games on big TVs, but its fine on the ultrawide.

    • elleybirdy@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      5·
      4 months ago

      I run the games in 1080p so it handles most things I play just fine. FFXIV, for example, runs really well on the “laptop high” preset.

  • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    Unfortunately the SD has a weird gimped version of Arch that doesn’t come with build tools (like make), otherwise I’d be using it as a hobby dev machine too.

      • Shatur@lemmy.ml
        12·
        4 months ago

        You can even keep the original OS and just install dev tools via distrobox. That’s what I do. It even comes pre-installed.

      • yonder@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        4 months ago

        I have not actually tried it, bit Bazzite looks like it would be a perfect replacement for steamOS for those who want more out of their deck.

    • elleybirdy@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      It’s pretty decent. You’re not going to get the precision of a mouse in fps but other than that it works great. Keep in mind I’ve used these for decades so I’m well trained.

  • souless@lemmy.world
    33·
    4 months ago

    I bump the font size way up on my media TV as small text at distance tends to lead to eye strain, but you might have better eyes than me.