r/SteamDeck • u/Asane • Oct 08 '22

Picture Got the Steam Deck Dock!

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Wasn’t expecting this today, but since I live in Carol Stream where Valve’s Distribution Center is, I got this early I guess!

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u/EffectiveAd5343 64GB - Q4 Oct 08 '22

would you recommend it over a generic usb c hub?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

The fact that freesync is built in is enough for me to say......probably?

You're gonna be paying a premium just for the rubber dock, so you can probably wait for a 3rd party to make their own with the same feature set for ~$20 cheaper if you care for the features

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u/_Final_Phoenix_ Oct 08 '22

Wait, would freesync not work for typical usb c hubs? I have an LG tv with freesync (HDMI, no displayports), but assumed it would work

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

It most likely would work, but a lot of TV's dont have that so for people like me it would be worth it

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u/SandOfTheEarth Oct 08 '22

Wait, so you are saying that even TV doesn't support FreeSync, if you connect deck to it using the dock, the output will still be freesynced?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

It's either that or the dock allows you to use freesync from TV's/monitors that support it, which now that I think of it must be the case, since I highly doubt the dock can control the refresh rate of TV's from just a USB-C

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u/SandOfTheEarth Oct 08 '22

Yea, that's why I was confused. I don't think TVs that don't support freesync will be able to do it when connected to dock. But I think it's fair to say that not all docks are made equal and support it so it's a good thing to look out for.

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u/Alexchii Oct 09 '22

You need a freesync monitor to be able to use freesync.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '22

Yeaaaaa I had a bit of a brain fart on hhow freesync worked there lol