So I bought, as many, the combination of the SD OLED with the official dock as an easy and elegant way to keep this thing charged and occasionally play the big screen. As a gullible person you think, lets buy the official, more expensive, dock over 3rd parties because that must work, right??
Well the charging part is not a problem (thank god), but that bloody thing never shows an input to my 2020 Samsung QLED UNLESS I pull out the power cable and then put it back in? For me that’s a reason to never use it besides a fancy charging stand…
Second I have 2 8bitdo SN30+ pro controllers who I can pair but it also seems a hit or miss. They don’t always work that well and I’m struggling with the button layout. What is best: pair them in switch mode (so it appears as Pro controller) or in X-input (so it appears as a Xbox controller)?
Help a newby out! :)
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I haven’t encountered issues with my official steam deck dock, but i see them mentioned here “all the time”.
Meanwhile for the 8bitdo:
- I got also issues and discovered: if I pair it a “first time”, it will work with no problem.
- but if it is turned off (or disconnected), reconnecting it requires me to fully turn it off, forget the device on the SD and repair. Otherwise, it will “connect, have its lights off and appear as if not turning on when u push the “turn on button”.
- I pair it in switch controller mode; because that’s the only way the gyro will work.
Yeah having it to pair each time is useless for me. The dock is inside a cupboard, and I don’t want to bend over backwards each time to go through this process. The OLED has wakeup from BT, so that’s how it must work…
Yeah I also thought switch mode is the way to go because it matches the button layout…
I use a cheap USB-C hub that automatically outputs video to my TV independently of when any cable is plugged. I don’t know why that’s happening to you.
I also have a 8bitdo SN30 PRO. I use it in Switch mode and didn’t have any problems with it. In Switch mode you have Gyro, which I believe X-Input doesn’t have (someone else may confirm). Since the games will be receiving Steam Input I don’t think it matters that much which mode you choose.
Yeah I dont know either, you’d expect when I plug in the SD the signal should go through, no?
Yes, it should. Even when I was using Windows 11 the video output going to the TV was automatic. The audio was messed though. I had to either restart the Deck while already plugged or Troubleshoot the audio every time.
Did you change any video configuration regarding multiple monitors either on Desktop Mode or Game Mode? Have you checked that?