Use with SteamOS Desktop
The nreal Air glasses work well within not only gaming mode, but Desktop Mode as well using what’s called Air Casting. If you’re not sure how to enter Desktop Mode, see here. Once in Desktop Mode, you can launch the System Settings (or from the taskbar icon) and select Display Configuration. When the glasses are connected to the USB-C port on the top of the Steam Deck, you’ll see nreal air appear in the monitor arrangement section.
According to SteamOS, the nreal air glasses will project a display resolution of 1920×1080 (16:9) at a 60Hz refresh rate. While you can extend the nreal air display, just as you can with any monitor, it may make sense to set the nreal as your primary monitor when connected (checkbox for Primary).
Since the image is projected in front of you at all times, whenever you look at another display, for example the Steam Deck display, you’ll have the nreal image overlaid on top of the one you’re looking at. For that reason, when using the nreal air glasses in Desktop Mode, it would be best to keep it as the only display you’re actively using.
Quick Points
- Office Applications Look great – I tried LibreOffice Writer (Word Processor) and Calc (spreadsheet), the image looks great. I could easily read the text, even though I typically need reading glasses up-close, for me, they were totally not needed.
- Setting to a brighter color theme – A brightly colored theme will likely display office applications better than darker themes.
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