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This would even be great if you have your own tower computer/high power computer and have an okay laptop... (even save on paying for EC2, with better ping!)

by gabeio 12y ago

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bicknergseng 12y ago
For this, check out Splashtop. I've been using it for years and it works great. They even have Win8 touch integrations so you can play Civ 5 touch, and an OS X client so you can use a Mac from a tablet or phone.
- malnourish 12y ago
  How does it compare to Steam In-Home Streaming? Can you use it over a (sufficiently fast) network?
  - bicknergseng 12y ago
    I haven't tried Steam's streaming yet or Nvidia's Shield based streaming (have a Shield, but needs a 6 or greater series card and I have a 5 series). Splashtop does work with OS X, tablets, and phones, and also works over the internet (with additional latency obviously). I'll give Steam's streaming a shot sometime soon.
- fsloth 12y ago
  How does Splashtop compare to a vanilla VNC remoting?
  - LeoPanthera 12y ago
    Against VNC there is no comparison. SplashTop is smooth and fast and uses way less bandwidth. A better comparison would be against Steam's own streaming, which I haven't tried.
Untit1ed 12y ago
Isn't that how Steam streaming is supposed to work out of the box?
- NamTaf 12y ago
  That is how it works by default. It's worth pointing out that some titles don't really support home streaming well. For example, some don't capture using game controllers as input well. Others don't pass through sound properly. It's not a perfect solution by any measure.
  - pki 12y ago
    And some of the shittier korean mmorpgs on steam that use their own intrusive rootkit anticheat will permanently ban you for attempting to use a macro tool (PostMessage()ing keys from another process)
pushrax 12y ago
Just recently set up my local headless Linux server with PCI passthrough and a Windows VM for streaming games over the LAN, works really well! A neat benefit is the ability to connect multiple graphics cards with multiple VMs and effectively run two gaming machines in one, at near native performance.

This would even be great if you have your own tower computer/high power computer and have an okay laptop... (even save on paying for EC2, with better ping!)

by gabeio 12y ago

This would even be great if you have your own tower computer/high power computer and have an okay laptop... (even save on paying for EC2, with better ping!)

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bicknergseng 12y ago

For this, check out Splashtop. I've been using it for years and it works great. They even have Win8 touch integrations so you can play Civ 5 touch, and an OS X client so you can use a Mac from a tablet or phone.

malnourish 12y ago
How does it compare to Steam In-Home Streaming? Can you use it over a (sufficiently fast) network?
- bicknergseng 12y ago
  I haven't tried Steam's streaming yet or Nvidia's Shield based streaming (have a Shield, but needs a 6 or greater series card and I have a 5 series). Splashtop does work with OS X, tablets, and phones, and also works over the internet (with additional latency obviously). I'll give Steam's streaming a shot sometime soon.
fsloth 12y ago
How does Splashtop compare to a vanilla VNC remoting?
- LeoPanthera 12y ago
  Against VNC there is no comparison. SplashTop is smooth and fast and uses way less bandwidth. A better comparison would be against Steam's own streaming, which I haven't tried.

Untit1ed 12y ago

Isn't that how Steam streaming is supposed to work out of the box?

NamTaf 12y ago
That is how it works by default. It's worth pointing out that some titles don't really support home streaming well. For example, some don't capture using game controllers as input well. Others don't pass through sound properly. It's not a perfect solution by any measure.
- pki 12y ago
  And some of the shittier korean mmorpgs on steam that use their own intrusive rootkit anticheat will permanently ban you for attempting to use a macro tool (PostMessage()ing keys from another process)

pushrax 12y ago

Just recently set up my local headless Linux server with PCI passthrough and a Windows VM for streaming games over the LAN, works really well! A neat benefit is the ability to connect multiple graphics cards with multiple VMs and effectively run two gaming machines in one, at near native performance.