My wife and I have our regular TV/movie watching time from around 9-11 every night.
Recently I’ve been working through some games on my Steam Deck (Pokemon GRAND Colosseum, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Control.) and have just really found that using a regular pillow to support my arms is just hot and often blocks the vents. Same issue if I use blankets, plus I feel like these don’t offer enough support.
All this to says — do you use a lap desk? If so, are you married to a particular type or brand?
I’m probably looking for more of a lap desk than a TV tray type thing.
I use a magic arm originally meant for photography work, e.g. holding a reflector or camera highlight flash. Brand mostly doesn’t matter, but at the weight of a Steam Deck, you don’t want garbage. Specifically, I use a Newer because I’ve had great luck with their stuff has been consistently good over the years. To hold the Deck, I have a Ram Mounts tablet X-Mount, which keeps the vents and buttons juuust accessible. I usually use a Bluetooth game controller. Works great anywhere I can clamp the base.