Rootbear75

Even Valve's Index? Prob should have specified that one

I get Linux in general probably wouldn't do it, which is why I was curious if SteamOS (the same-ish version the Steam Deck uses) would. HoloISO uses a fork of the current branch that Valve uses for the Steam deck.

I've changed my post to reflect win 10. Appreciate you letting me know!

Hey all! I got a new mini-ITX build done for my living room, and I'm itching to get everything set up. My end goal is to boot into a Steam Big Picture experience either by using SteamOS or Windows 10. I do intend on having my VR in my living room, so I was wondering what performance hits if any would I be getting if I wanted to use VR with SteamOS? I am trying to avoid unnecessary amounts of configuration changes needed, which is why I would prefer to stay away from Windows 10. Ideally, the end goal is -- I turn on PC, and it boots into Steam Big Picture mode. I plan on having multiple XBox controllers hooked up to this, so the OS needs to be able to handle primarily controller input from boot without needed KB/Mouse for logging in. (I know there are ways to bypass login screen on boot in Windows) If SteamOS is not viable, does anyone have any resources they've found on configuring Windows to login and boot directly into Steam Big Picture mode for couch gaming? I stuck with AMD as I've heard that nVidia drivers for linux/steamOS can be iffy at best. Any tips or tricks? I've looked on the internet and I cannot find any resources regarding SteamOS (via HoloISO) and its VR experience (if it even has one). Would love any feedback! Specs: Ryzen 5 5600 MSI AMD Radeon 6750X 16GB RAM 1TB NVMe AsROCK B550M VR: Valve Index

These are all super helpful. All three of you have provided help in my starting point and i'd love to assign a solution to each of ya.

Budget (including currency): Would prefer to keep below US$1000 if at all possible. Country: USA / Michigan Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Primarily going to be used for couch gaming and VR. I have my Steam Index in my office but i feel like I would use it more in the living room. I also want this set up for 4 player couch multiplayer games. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I have tried using Steam Link but for whatever reason, I cannot seem to get good performance on the TV. I have a Unifi network with a UDM PRO as my router / gateway and it attached to a PoE Switch. gig networking everywhere. The TV this is hooked up to is a Sony A95K, and the best latency I can get is at least 500ms between controller input and seeing it on screen. This might be partly the TV picture settings, partly the network, etc.... but at this point, having VR available to me in the living room is important. I'm sure I could find some way to jury rig an HDMI connection down there, but I'd rather just have another PC at this point instead of spending the amount of time to get all that working seamlessly. Ideally I want a small form factor PC to fit into standard IKEA Kalax cube shelves. I'm not picky on the exact part, and I do not care about pushing 4K gaming, but at the same time I don't want the graphics to look like garbage on the TV. I want the best bang for the buck, and excellent performance VR Gaming on my Valve Index VR setup. My current gaming rig has a 3080 I can sacrifice to the cause as long as I replace it with something else that can run desktop stuff at decent/high graphics. I am also not picky on AMD vs Intel. It's been over 10 years since I built my last PC so I'm not even sure exactly what is the best performance out here, so I'm looking to crowdsource this one. Maybe eventually it will turn into a media playback device, but as the Sony A95 has Android TV, probably not lol. (will probably invest in a NAS if i need to do that) Mostly, I just need help picking out the main parts. Storage should be easy enough to figure out, same with other peripherals. Mostly need help on good Motherboard, CPU, Graphics Card, and Case (and maybe RAM) -- and potentially a USB add-on PCI card for more ports. Initially it will be wireless, but it will move to wired once i finish running CAT6A in the walls. Will need Bluetooth for Xbox controller connections. If there is any other information I can provide please let me know. Appreciate ya'lls faces.

I didn't remember hearing that on any of the clips of the WAN show I've seen or LTT videos so I appreciate letting me know Thanks!

This might have been posted before, but I was unable to find it with the search feature in the forums. I would be interested in purchasing clothing from LTTStore if you guys could source larger shirt, pants, and hoodie sizes. I'm working on getting myself down to 3XL which is the largest i've seen available, but I was wondering if you guys would be able to find a vendor for 5XL shirts, etc, for the larger fans like myself. Is there a reason you guys have been unable to find/stock/etc larger shirts?

In my opinion, comparing the "software" set of the Sceptre to the other TVs seems ingenuous to the Sceptre itself. You cannot compare a simple OSD to a full Smart TV OS. The fact that it completely lacked the features was the main selling point of the TV. I don't want to deal with software when I have an external Roku Ultra that I'll be using as my primary streaming device. Dumb TVs are hard to come by, and I couldn't find any others below the $1000 price point (that were over 40"), so the Sceptre was really my only choice. A huge plus about the Sceptre, is that my Roku Ultra can control it with it's remote (Audio, On/Off, Source, etc) with that HDMI Device control, and that my Roku Remote has an Infrared emitter. So i rarely touch my TV remote as well. I haven't seen that with other Smart TVs with a separate streaming Device. I have a 55" TCL Roku TV in my living room, and it's constantly plagued me with audio level issues, and no, it's not related to the soundbar I have below it. Sometimes I'll be streaming Hulu or Amazon Prime and have the volume set at 100, but I can barely hear anything. TCL has acknowledge this as a bug when I've contacted them, and said when they fix it they'll provide a software update, and it's been over a year since that has been said. Samsung? Well I hate their OS to be fully frank. The fact that they have in-OS advertisements drives me up the wall. No TV should have baked in advertisements like that. (/me points to all of the $2500 nice samsung TVs with Ads) While the Roku has some ads, they're on the side of the home menu, and I don't have to deal with scrolling past it to get to the content I want. I would love to see a review of Dumb TVs. Because sometimes, you don't want to deal with smart TV bulls***.