How’s the web navigation with a TV controller?
Comment on Has anyone tried using the Steam Machine as an all in one living room entertainment box?
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 days ago
Its my dedicated TV so no family issues that I can advise on, but the Plax app I use is unavailable but available on the web so zero issues there.
Proton VPN works great with all my ahem totally legitimate sports ball watching need.
…honestly I have very little needs for a multi media box like I used to have on the Xbox, and the only major issue is that I (read: my son) can’t get the printer set up.
magguzu@lemmy.pt 2 days ago
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 days ago
I have the Xbox controller hooked up, it works OK, I need to play around more to get the buttons down to what they’re used for. the mouse has issues with connecting but thats the mouse fault.
FoxAlive@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
If you have steam running you can change the desktop controller configuration and take advantage of steam input features like the keyboard. I set up a bazzite on a old intel PC I saved from the trash and just navigate with the Xbox controller and mapped all excess buttons to open apps/forward back pages, scroll wheel, radical menus, etc.
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 days ago
Hey now thats an idea! TYp
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 2 days ago
Not sure how steamOS is, but bazzite has a version that launches into what seems like steamOS, but you can switch to desktop mode and use it like a normal desktop if someone wanted to do something like print. Haven’t really tried either with a couch setup yet though, but hopefully that changes by this weekend.
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 days ago
I’ll pass that along to the local IT (I spent the last 40 years in the kitchen instead of in front of a keyboard :( )