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Streams from Desktop to Steam Deck (non HDR) have no brightness

steamclosed StreamingDistro Family: SteamOS
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#10429 · opened 2024-01-25 by perroboc · updated 2024-01-25 · 2 comments · github
Pperroboc 2024-01-25 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1706155871

  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Fedora on Desktop, Official Steam Deck distro on Steam Deck

  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes

  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz

  • GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When streaming games from Desktop to Steam Deck, the stream is too dark to play. It seems to detect the Steam Deck as HDR capable, but I only have a LED Steam Deck, not an OLED one, so the lack of brightness makes the games unplayable.

Take Hades for example. Here, I'm streaming from Desktop (4k, plasma 5 no HDR) to Steam Deck. The brightness is too low or non existant.
WhatsApp Image 2024-01-25 at 10 59 15
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Streaming from Desktop to iPhone seems to render better brightness, as the iPhone is HDR capable?
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Streaming from Steam Deck to iPhone seems to have better results.
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And this is how it looks when playing locally on the steam deck
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Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Play a streamable game from a desktop with a high resolution and HDR compatible (although no HDR enabled since plasma 5 is not hdr compatible)
  2. Stream to a non HDR device, like a steam deck
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2024-01-25 github

Hello @perroboc, this looks like https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/1166, can you check if switching to the preview update channel of SteamOS (for 3.5.13) resolves the issue (https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/1166#issuecomment-1880006243).

Pperroboc 2024-01-25 github

Thank you @kisak-valve ! I tried the preview channel and it appears to be fixed! Will close this issue, then :)

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