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Steam In-Home Streaming and Steam Link thread
- Thread starter ashecitism
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If everything is wired you should be fine. I wasn't happy with the wireless experience though.
I think you should give it a shot. For the sale price of $20, it's made gaming a lot more enjoyable for me. Instead of hunched in front of my computer desk, I can relax in front of my big TV with a game pad. Another added benefit I didn't consider at first is co-op gaming. When I have friends over it's a ton easier to pull up something on the big TV and get a game going. Right now me and a buddy are having a blast playing through Divinity Original Sin 2. That would have never happened if we had to go sit in the computer room and share a monitor.
Your TV probably introduces more lag than the Link does. Functionally, I haven't noticed a difference between playing through the Link and playing directly on the PC.
It regularly goes on sale for fifteen bucks, so not a huge investment in any event.
codswallop
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Like pretty much every technology which makes tech more convenient, Steam Link has its own issues. MP3s and CDs reduce audio quality, DVDs and Blu-ray reduce video quality. Steam Link introduces lag and reduces AV quality.
If you can't accept these things, it's possible the product isn't for you.
Personally I love it - I have two in the house, and have recently started using an iPad with Moonlight (which for this discussion may as well be the same thing). All four with my Steam Controller (with the iPad I'm lucky enough that the controller is close enough to the PC). It's liberating being able to play the same library anywhere.
If you can't accept these things, it's possible the product isn't for you.
Personally I love it - I have two in the house, and have recently started using an iPad with Moonlight (which for this discussion may as well be the same thing). All four with my Steam Controller (with the iPad I'm lucky enough that the controller is close enough to the PC). It's liberating being able to play the same library anywhere.
You should be fine. Don't judge it on PS4 remote play, I have issues with that and none with the Link.
Wolf Akela
Member
I play a lot of Remote Play via PS4. Local remote play stinks for some reason, so I always went for online.
Heh, weird. Only time I've done it online is through my mums slow internet so that might be why I never tried it.
Works fine local now since I hot a Pro. Even on 1080/60
TransTrender
Gold Member
I finally got around to setting up my Steam Link over WiFi but immediately starting having some problems the first game I tried to play.
Using it on 5G WiFi with a Linksys WRT1900ACS. The computer is hard wired to the router and then I'm going wireless from the office to the living room which is only separated by a bathroom. When it did the performance test it said 6ms latency and 1% frame drop.
The only game I tried was Revolver360 RE:ACTOR since it was simple and had controller support. Basically as soon as any action happened on the screen the game was unplayable on my TV. Super low frames, then freezing, then a black screen.
I had to force quit the game and then restart it. I stood in the office and watched my PC screen as I used the controller via Steam Link to play the game and everything was fine. The framerate was solid and CPU and GPU usage was low.
All of this points to a network issue, but how is that possible based on the test results that were run when it started?
Where else should I be looking that could cause this problem?
Using it on 5G WiFi with a Linksys WRT1900ACS. The computer is hard wired to the router and then I'm going wireless from the office to the living room which is only separated by a bathroom. When it did the performance test it said 6ms latency and 1% frame drop.
The only game I tried was Revolver360 RE:ACTOR since it was simple and had controller support. Basically as soon as any action happened on the screen the game was unplayable on my TV. Super low frames, then freezing, then a black screen.
I had to force quit the game and then restart it. I stood in the office and watched my PC screen as I used the controller via Steam Link to play the game and everything was fine. The framerate was solid and CPU and GPU usage was low.
All of this points to a network issue, but how is that possible based on the test results that were run when it started?
Where else should I be looking that could cause this problem?
codswallop
Member
Have a look at the hardware encoding options. You may want to deselect all but the relevant single option for your hardware configuration. Also, some games don't play well with certain encoders due to how they draw to the screen.
TransTrender
Gold Member
K, I'll give those a try.
I really wanted to do Undertale but the suggested controller config was pretty wonky.