It wouldn’t be for gaming. Mostly running VMs, managing school assignments and general browsing and voice chatting. If I do end up booting up a game I wouldn’t mind utilizing FSR as much as possible.
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jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s a super slick idea, but before you get hung up on the resolution only being 1080p, remember the native resolution on the Steam Deck is 720p.
So they already exceed Steam Deck spec. If you need a higher resolution, then forget the docking station, the Steam Deck itself is not the answer you’re looking for.
Zelaf@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh, I get it’s not for gaming, but you’re talking about needing a higher resolution and color accuracy and my point is that if that’s your primary concern, the laptop dock you’re connecting to is the least of your problems. :)
The limiter on resolution is the Steam Deck, not the display you connect it to. I love running mine through a laptop dock to my 8K Samsung, but that’s not going to suddenly make my Steam Deck 8K. There are limits. :)
Zelaf@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Something along the lines of 2K or more with at least good colour accuracy would suffice for me! It’s all I need for the photo editing part. Having plugged it into my 4K TV it went very well. All the UI elements and such displayed perfectly and smoothly for the most part. So 4K on the Steam Deck is most definitely doable! At least if you disregard gaming that is which isn’t the main goal for this project.
Does your steam deck output to 8K when you plug it into the TV? How are UI elements and FPS on that resolution for you? Would be fun to see where the limit would be.
verysoft@kbin.social 11 months ago
Native on Steam Deck is 1280x800 which is 16:10. Agree though, Steam Deck is great for games and while can be used as a laptop, I wouldn't recommend it either.