Hiya Lemmy, I’m stuck on a dilemma.
I have a nice PC but I don’t like being stuck at a desk all day and would like to game from my couch without having to lug the tower back and forth. It’s a whole thing and that bitch is heavy.
So I have some options.
A) getting a looong HDMI cable to somehow run from my PC to the TV.
- this is the cheapest option, for sure. But my controller doesn’t pair well with my PC for whatever reason, so that doesn’t really help a whole lot. I do have a looong usbC cable, but it’s not my favorite option. Especially with cats.
B) build or buy a micro ATX. Something with tiny(relatively) form factor that doesn’t need to be anywhere near top of the line to play what I usually play. So I could probably build something decent for 1200 USD? Maybe 1500. Or buy a pre built and save some heartache.
- it’s the most expensive option, but it will last me forever and it’ll be a portable PC basically. Just not as portable as a steam deck.
C) buy a steam deck. I don’t need the OLED or anything. I don’t usually travel with gaming things, so I’m not worried about all that.
- middle price option. While portability isn’t a huge concern, it could really come in handy. I really liked steam OS and the ability to just boot as a PC. I could see myself using an emulator to play some older games. But my biggest concern with the steam deck is that the other one I borrowed from a friend couldn’t really play rocket league. It just didn’t have the juice to run the game? And I’m pretty sure I turned down all the graphics and everything.
Anyhow. This is a long post of thoughts. Anyone been in this situation? What did you choose? How are you feeling about your choice?
Do you own where you live? I ran a long HDMI and an ethernet through my attic from my office to my living room. The HDMI does display for my gaming rig in my office, and I have each end of the Ethernet plugged into an “AV Access” brand usb-ethernet-extender. Works perfectly to make my PC a console-like experience in the living room. Only downside is needing to go into the office to turn it on.
Ohhh that’s awesome! Unfortunately I’m renting right now, but I figured I could run it under my couch and a rug and be okay
Oh, well that all still works fine then as long as you aren’t tripping over the cabling. The USB over ethernet adapter is like $50-60 in the US. A one-way long fiber optic HDMI will probably be similar in cost, and ethernet is super cheap. Way lower latency than trying to use moonlight/nvidia streaming or steamlink over wifi.
I don’t use a Steam Deck, but I do have a USB-over-fiber-optic cable which permits for longer cable lengths than copper USB.