Comment on Necessary accessories?
soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
I wouldn’t buy any accessories other than an SD card and a “dock”. The stock cooling of the Deck is fine unless you plan to game in scorching heat: twitter.com/OnDeck/status/1549467955754217473
In my experience the back side gets a bit hot, but it’s not where you touch the device, and as long as the APU is cool enough, I wouldn’t see this as a problem.
About the “dock”: Any USB hub with Power Delivery (min 45W) and an HDMI port is fine. I’m using a D-Link one and am very happy with it.
foggenbooty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Really ask yourself if you need 4K 60hz because it adds complexity to the dock, makes it more expensive, and takes up more power. I had a Cable matters USB-C hub with ethernet, HDMI, 4k60 etc and the HDMI died after a few months.
This little guy (which I bought first when the SD launched) has been going strong and was $20 sabrent.com/collections/usb-c-hubs/…/hb-tc5p
I use it on my 4K TV but I have the resolution set to 1080p 60 Hz anyway since the desktop UI is easier to navigate and I don’t run my games at that res. So if you don’t need 4K60 (which I bet most don’t) get a $20 dock like this and upgrade to something fancy later if you really need it.