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Using the Steam Deck docked has been a dreadful experience for me. Is it just me going wrong? (reddthat.com)

submitted 9 months ago by AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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I've hooked it up to my TV to play some games with a PS4 controller. But I've encountered some really annoying issues. Audio not outputting through my TV speakers unless I go into desktop mode, then reset the console. When I go into desktop mode, the controller no longer registers so I can't play. So I have to go back to gaming mode, where I can't get sound from TV speakers. I've tried adjusting settings on both my steam deck and TV to no avail. That is, display options on desktop mode, and steam input settings.

The performance is also horrendous, with a very unstable ~20fps. This is even at 720p resolution and lower. When I reset the console docked, I have to unplug it then plug it back in or the screen just stays black.

It's all incredibly frustrating. Is it just human error, or is SteamOS still really buggy when it comes to docking? I feel like it should just be plug and play, but I'm tired of having to set so many things up just to play on my TV. And then it being subpar visually compared with just using the deck's own display.

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[–] Stampela@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago

I have none of those issues, but a couple of extra weird ones… this is the official dock btw. First, maybe it’s something I plugged in, but the Deck’s battery will be drained (slowly, over many days) if it’s plugged in and not turned on. Suspended or off is the same, I must unplug. Then the one that really pisses me off because I can’t wrap my head around it, I can’t unplug it unless I fully turn it off first. Doing otherwise tends to make my home network comatose! Basically nothing can see anything. Computers lose connection to the NAS, to the router… nothing works until I plug it back and turn it on, then I can turn it off and unplug. ffs.