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I've been considering getting a mini PC for my living room, basically only to watch online videos without ads or watch locally stored videos.

Since I have a Steam deck available that I already often dock to my screen for gaming, could I use it instead of buying a new computer?

My main concern is the impact this would have on the battery if it's plugged in for long periods of time, does it bypass the battery when it's plugged in and the battery is full ? Will other components be impacted?

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[โ€“] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You can use it for absolutely anything. That's the beauty of Linux. Will it be good for it, as is? No, not really.

A lot of streaming services will limit you to 720p unless you use their first-party apps, which they don't make for Linux.

Also the interface is not ideal for that sort of thing.

Leaving it plugged in permanently is not really good for the battery, but not a huge deal either. There's probably some way to enable a "kiosk mode" to keep the battery @ 50%, which would be ideal.

[โ€“] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago

leaving it plugged in is perfectly fine, once the battery fills up, it is bypassed and the deck is powered directly off of the wire