Comment on 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates
theangryseal@lemmy.world 5 months agoThey’re like 30 bucks on eBay.
Comment on 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates
theangryseal@lemmy.world 5 months agoThey’re like 30 bucks on eBay.
Ashtear@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Ya, I’ve thought about it. I’ve always figured they’d stop working at some point, but then a post like this shows up, heh.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
You can also install the software on them on a raspberry pi or something, and set it up to boot into it automatically.
For the price, it can give you better Network connection and moderately better performance. It’s not super significant though, just another way to do it if you have a spare device laying around.
Ashtear@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Yikes, if a Raspberry Pi can handle it, then something must be really wrong with my spare PC setup. It’s got a 4690k and a GTX 950 in there. Don’t know what it could be though, fiddled with every setting I could think of.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Yeah, it doesn’t need much on the side that’s being streamed to.
Biggest thing is that it’s pretty sensitive to network speed, so wired is usually noticably better. Depending on the OS you have running, you might also be able to make some tweaks to prioritize the steam link software, network and graphics output.
If you have more than one core, chances are that won’t make a difference though.
It’s also a decent idea to temper your expectations. You’re not going to be getting 60fps at high resolutions, or super great input latency.
I know that some people have higher standards, and so two people can be getting the same experience and ranking it radically different.