But, you'll basically have to be a foot or two from the PC to read anything unless you have a desktop environment set up for a large screen (KDE plasma has a TV version)

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can control the computer but it boots in big picture so you need to escape it to get to the desktop

[–] DaniloT@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Isn't that a setting, and you can make it connect without launching big picture, so it's basically just pc streaming?

[–] natebluehooves@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago

Yes, I have one and remember doing just that.

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Oh cool I didnt know that. That's handy

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can control it in general, but the first few times you'll have to run over and look at the monitor to do stuff.
It generally assumes it's being used "close" to the computer, so instead of complex pairing, it just shows a code on one you type into the other.
Sometimes windows will get antsy and pop up a dialogue that can only be interacted with locally, but it's only one or twice ever.

[–] ademir@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 10 months ago

So, would you say, shit just works?