Elgato Stream Deck XL Advanced Studio Controller, 32 Keys $199 @Amazon

OrangeSnake211

Jul 13, 2026 3:14 AM

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OrangeSnake211Jul 13, 2026 3:14 AM

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It's been this price for over a week. I'm still trying to decide between it and the 15 key for $100 and change.

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cpgeek

Jul 13, 2026 8:54 AM

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cpgeekJul 13, 2026 8:54 AM

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ymmv, but I find all of the stream deck stuff way overpriced. - my best overall recommendation is to get a cheap tablet (like one of the kindle fires that are on sale or some other brand of cheap tablet) or an old one or use an old phone and download a copy of touch portal. touch portal does pretty much all the things that the streamdeck does, but the unlimited trial is free (limited numbers of buttons), and the lifetime unlimited license (unlimited pages and buttons) is $14, and if you feel like you want to use it on multiple devices simultaneously (i.e. a second (or third or fourth) tablet or phone simultaneously it's another $7. (I personally only have the normal pro license for $14. if you want to there's like icon packs and background packs that are $1.09 each but you can use any graphics you have so if you wanted to do that on your own, there's nothing stopping you, they just made some turnkey ones available if you want for a small fee. it has an open plugin architecture, tons of plugins availible (most of the same stuff you'd use the stream deck for such as obs studio, photoshop, media, discord, etc, etc, etc. - the host will run on windows, mac, or linux, the client runs on android or ios, and you can use it via wifi or usb. it's SUPER easy to do layouts and whatnot and there are pre-built pages for many common software (like there's an obs one to get you started if that's what you're into), it's also super easy to build custom automations in the software too and the people on the discord are SUPER helpful if you have questions. I am not sponsored by them, I don't work for them, I didn't get the software for free from them, i'm just a happy customer who has used it both personally and professionally (I'm an IT consultant and I do a lot of AV IT stuff), it's quite reasonably priced, and does a fantastic job. I'll never spend $100 for what I can do with an old phone, old tablet, or a $30-60 android device (that can then also do way more stuff if I want - personally I have a kindle fire hd7 on my desk (it's slow, wouldn't want to use it as a typical tablet, but as a touch portal device it works great, and I also use it for home assistant to handle my household lighting, see who's at the door via doorbell cams, adjust my air conditioning, etc. and I also use it for quick access to my todoist projects so it's TOTALLY worth it to me as a second screen that can do all that whenever - also fwiw, if I wanted I can also use a home assistant plugin for touch portal to run automatons for lighting or whatever if I wanted too, if that's a thing you want to do)

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LavenderPickle7682

Jul 13, 2026 9:40 AM

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Joined Sep 2019

LavenderPickle7682Jul 13, 2026 9:40 AM

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Quote from cpgeek

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ymmv, but I find all of the stream deck stuff way overpriced. - my best overall recommendation is to get a cheap tablet (like one of the kindle fires that are on sale or some other brand of cheap tablet) or an old one or use an old phone and download a copy of touch portal. touch portal does pretty much all the things that the streamdeck does, but the unlimited trial is free (limited numbers of buttons), and the lifetime unlimited license (unlimited pages and buttons) is $14, and if you feel like you want to use it on multiple devices simultaneously (i.e. a second (or third or fourth) tablet or phone simultaneously it's another $7. (I personally only have the normal pro license for $14. if you want to there's like icon packs and background packs that are $1.09 each but you can use any graphics you have so if you wanted to do that on your own, there's nothing stopping you, they just made some turnkey ones available if you want for a small fee. it has an open plugin architecture, tons of plugins availible (most of the same stuff you'd use the stream deck for such as obs studio, photoshop, media, discord, etc, etc, etc. - the host will run on windows, mac, or linux, the client runs on android or ios, and you can use it via wifi or usb. it's SUPER easy to do layouts and whatnot and there are pre-built pages for many common software (like there's an obs one to get you started if that's what you're into), it's also super easy to build custom automations in the software too and the people on the discord are SUPER helpful if you have questions. I am not sponsored by them, I don't work for them, I didn't get the software for free from them, i'm just a happy customer who has used it both personally and professionally (I'm an IT consultant and I do a lot of AV IT stuff), it's quite reasonably priced, and does a fantastic job. I'll never spend $100 for what I can do with an old phone, old tablet, or a $30-60 android device (that can then also do way more stuff if I want - personally I have a kindle fire hd7 on my desk (it's slow, wouldn't want to use it as a typical tablet, but as a touch portal device it works great, and I also use it for home assistant to handle my household lighting, see who's at the door via doorbell cams, adjust my air conditioning, etc. and I also use it for quick access to my todoist projects so it's TOTALLY worth it to me as a second screen that can do all that whenever - also fwiw, if I wanted I can also use a home assistant plugin for touch portal to run automatons for lighting or whatever if I wanted too, if that's a thing you want to do)

woah. what a wall.

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waltsnider

Jul 13, 2026 1:15 PM

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Joined Mar 2004

waltsniderJul 13, 2026 1:15 PM

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Quote from LavenderPickle7682

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woah. what a wall.

Hitting that enter key takes some effort.
I always ignore these kinds of posts because it's usually a stream of consciousness that is not thought out and a waste of time for me to read.

Last edited by waltsnider July 13, 2026 at 06:17 AM.

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LavenderPickle7682

Jul 13, 2026 11:37 PM

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Joined Sep 2019

LavenderPickle7682Jul 13, 2026 11:37 PM

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Quote from waltsnider

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Hitting that enter key takes some effort.
I always ignore these kinds of posts because it's usually a stream of consciousness that is not thought out and a waste of time for me to read.

I absolutely did not read what they posted -- it's just WAY too much for a forum like this, especially without any sort of separation.

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NervousWriter6409

Jul 15, 2026 4:42 PM

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Joined Apr 2018

NervousWriter6409Jul 15, 2026 4:42 PM

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Lmao 😂

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abstractedpudding

Jul 16, 2026 1:43 AM

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abstractedpuddingJul 16, 2026 1:43 AM

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Quote from LavenderPickle7682

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woah. what a wall.

I could only imagine the kind of documents this "IT consultant" gives his clients. I did actually read the whole thing and man, I want to buy the streamdeck just to spite him

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