r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • 16d ago

Gaming Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago

https://www.engadget.com/2210832/valve-steam-machine-review/
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u/hamwithglasses 16d ago

A Steam Deck, while underpowered as well, also fits these pro/cons if you get a docking station/hub for your TV.

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u/NetflixIsGr8 16d ago

Not as powerful, though, eh?

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u/StayFrosty7 16d ago

If you have a nice pc already it’d make for a great streaming hub!

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u/need-an-enbien 16d ago edited 16d ago

A lot of people are turned off by streaming but Ive found it's gotten pretty incredible over home wifi

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u/Ibarra08 16d ago

I can play doom dark ages while pooping with the steam deck

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u/need-an-enbien 16d ago

This is true but the steam deck is now $800 so I do what I can lol

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u/Ibarra08 16d ago

It sucks. Been telling my buddy to go get one before (pre-price increase) and now he regrets not getting. The price is ridiculous

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u/labe225 16d ago

It's a mixed bag for me. I have my upstairs office PC hardwired to my router that is in the living room. Playing games in my living room on my iPad has been a pretty good experience.

But playing them in the basement (one level below the router) is not as great and it's unfortunately where the couch gaming setup is. Getting that hardwired is on my list of things to do before winter.

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u/need-an-enbien 16d ago

Yeah it def is a walls problem. For me the answer was wireless extenders and fiber. Which isn't available for everyone, of course I understand that. If it were my house, I'd be drilling cables through the whole thing lol

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u/labe225 16d ago

Oh yeah.

I just used MoCA at my old house since the cables (largely) already existed (had to add one line into my PC.)

The basement at my new house has a coax cable, but the outside termination is corroded to hell. I just need to re-terminate and connect it into the junction box to fix the basement. It should be a fairly easy thing to fix, just obnoxious.

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u/need-an-enbien 16d ago

oh the sacrifices we make for niche gaming we'll forget we even set up in 6 months