I modelled and printed a custom mount for my portable monitor and attached it to my steam deck for big screen Minecraft on the couch, it's suprisingly comfortable to hold
I love Minecraft on the steam deck so I got a portable monitor and mounted it to my deck
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oce@jlai.lu · 37 pts · 1y
So basically a laptop, except you can disconnect the large screen.
dabaldeagul@feddit.nl · 9 pts · 1y
And instead of a keyboard you have controller controls. Also there's a 2nd touchpad.
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I use my deck all the time to manage my server and do normal desktop things on it, I only go to the server if the thing I have to type is longer than a sentence haha
Steam input is amazing. Macros, macros everywhere!!
Nziom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Noice
janNatan@lemmy.ml · 34 pts · 1y
Me: I love my Steam Deck, but I wish it were lighter.
OP:
burgersc12@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 1y
Looks like he doesn't mind the workout required just to keep the thing facing the right way.
nesc@lemmy.cafe · 18 pts · 1y
looks portable and comfortable to use. 🫶
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 1y
Holy shit. Now thats a gaming setup. Imagine pulling that thing out just casualty gaming on the tube or in a plane lol.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I'm sure the people next to you on the plane will be thrilled.
glimse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I'd definitely love it. It's no wider than the person in the seat and it would give me something to watch
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I don't have to imagine it anymore XD
HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Looks like the monitor needs power based on the 2 cords I see. I'm not sure if the outlets the airplane has is enough for it, but maybe? I barely fly, and I don't even remember if they offer charge ports?
Edit: maybe buy one of those crazy large power bricks to bring with you! I got one years ago to use when camping. It's got usb c and 3 other usb ports and it's 60,000mah. It powered my MacBook pro all day, it's a beast and great to have just in case of power outages as well.
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Heck yeah, nothing a 3d printer can't solve to make it a all in one.. Edit: the monitor is connected to power and then I just plug the deck into the monitor, so only 1 cable leaving the abomination 2.0
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
The only thing I would change is to have it on a separate stand connected with a wireless pen. Maybe is just me, but the whole set seems tiring to hold for long gaming sessions.
Cenotaph@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 1y
My wrist hurts just looking at this
dabaldeagul@feddit.nl · 9 pts · 1y
What is the monitor model and brand?
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It's Aldi's house brand here in Australia "bauhn" basically just a generic monitor
dabaldeagul@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 1y
Ah okay, thanks.
therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 1y
Holy moly the chad grip
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y
Impressive! That looks heavy though; remember to be kind to your hands if you're playing for a while
earphone843@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
As if the Deck wasn't already heavy enough.
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Stay tuned for when I print a holder for the 60000mah battery someone mentioned in the comments before haha
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online · 2 pts · 1y
You know what would be cool? A mod that turns the second display into that 3ds Like inventory menu
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I recommend looking up what people have done with raspberry pi screens essentially giving the deck a second screen that is far more practical than my setup here haha
binchoo@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Fellow technical player spotted
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
XD tis why I love it... What gave it away?
binchoo@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Haha, for me it was the use of miniHUD and what looks to be bulk item storage(?)
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Haha yeah I've been working on it for a couple days now and my partner decided to take the pic at the worst possible time, scaffolding everywhere XD, I use basically all the mods scicraft uses, they should be a vanilla feature
Bigfish@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 1y
Since you don't mind trading how you look for functionality, might I recommend: XREAL Air 2 Pro AR Glasses https://a.co/d/cbebx2I (or similar). As long as you're just sitting around, and not on a plane or anything, these are awesome. If the long haul flights is your use case, you'd want the accelerometer addon thing so you can anchor it in space better.
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I have considered ar glasses for it, high tech lo life on YouTube got me interested
undeffeined@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
What Minecraft version do you run on the deck?
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
1.21, I only updated to that version a couple weeks ago, it was 1.19 for ages before that, I only update if there is something that is worth it for me
Ajzak@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
YOOOO what's the montor size?? I've got a 14 inch 15:10 from AliExpress and this would be the coolest shit to print out! If you could, could you share the file to it?
Really_long_toes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
It's 16 inches unfortunately, I used tinkercad to mock this up in about 3 hours with some calipers and a model from thingiverse to clip to the back of the deck, one thing I printed after this picture is a clip that goes over the decks screen to stop this abomination from unclipping from the weight
Ajzak@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
ahh unlucky, well anyways I'll post back in a couple of weeks with my rendition. Finally i get to play DS games yippee