Been after one of these for a while and was put off by the high postage from Steam directly.
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kingchris to 1616french
24 Nov 165#10
This allows you to use any TV in the house instead of sitting in front of the computer.
If he is happy siting at the computer then this offers no benefit.
wavefront
24 Nov 164#12
Very nice spot OP, Orderd. Thanks :smile:
Anyone else get the feeling the steam link 4k is coming in a couple of weeks?
daveroy to nske
24 Nov 163#88
You have to add on an extortionate £7.40 for postage when buying through Steam though.
Niedi
24 Nov 163#35
Personal experience: Bought it at full price shortly after it came out and it is an absolutely amazing device if you have wired (or fast powerline) connection to both your pc and the steam link and a graphics card that is new enough to handle the encoding for streaming (h.264). Only niggle is that you may still have to go to the PC to handle things if a game crashes.
Since I already had a gaming rig, this essentially gave me a console in the living room that beats anything on the market for an extra 30 quid, so two thumbs way up.
However if you have an older machine or wifi only, don't bother as the lag will be too high and encoding in software will fry your cpu, leaving not much power for the actual game.
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1616french
24 Nov 161#1
Someone had these on yesterday from America for around £30 and people were buying them...shame
ando
24 Nov 16#2
game site doesn't load,same for anyone else?
kingchris to ando
24 Nov 16#3
The Mobile site is working. Not the desktop.
lucifon
24 Nov 161#4
These are great. Pair it with a k400 Logitech wireless keyboard and a 360/XB1 pad and you're set!
Darkraiser to lucifon
24 Nov 16#48
Why do you need a keyboard and controller? :confused:
Matzi2000 to lucifon
24 Nov 16#50
will it work with new blu tooth pad?
summerof0763
24 Nov 161#5
Has anyone seen any good deals on the steam controller? Looking for one for Xmas but not spotted anything ...
Ekim to summerof0763
24 Nov 161#7
Game have it for £28
ontheqt
24 Nov 162#6
Smoking hot, think this is the cheapest this has ever been. Just ordered. Glad I didn't byte on the direct steam order.
1616french
24 Nov 16#8
I dont really understand how these work as i`m old.
My son has a gaming computer which he plays WoW on and Battlefield 1...would this benefit him or not?
Tried ringing him but getting no answer.
kingchris to 1616french
24 Nov 165#10
This allows you to use any TV in the house instead of sitting in front of the computer.
If he is happy siting at the computer then this offers no benefit.
jisongkun to 1616french
24 Nov 16#13
you can duplicate your son's gaming computer monitor to other room TV by using this device.
cldox to 1616french
24 Nov 161#20
It allows you to stream what would be on your PC to anything with an HDMI input, like your living room TV. You connect controllers direct to the link (supports PS4 controllers and xbox using the USB adapter for PC) and your control input is relayed back to the PC. One thing I would point out is they are widely criticised for poor performance on even the best wireless networks. Ideally you will be able to connect both the link and your PC to your router via ethernet cable for optimal performance. It's great for rocket league and similar games. Also WoW and Battlefield 1 are not Steam games, though you can "add" them to Steam and they may work over the link. I bought Witcher 3 from GoG, not an official Steam game but works fine over the link.
This is also the best price I have seen in the UK, I got one from steam earlier this year for about £24 + whatever stupid rate they charge for delivery.
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If he is happy siting at the computer then this offers no benefit.
Anyone else get the feeling the steam link 4k is coming in a couple of weeks?
Since I already had a gaming rig, this essentially gave me a console in the living room that beats anything on the market for an extra 30 quid, so two thumbs way up.
However if you have an older machine or wifi only, don't bother as the lag will be too high and encoding in software will fry your cpu, leaving not much power for the actual game.
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My son has a gaming computer which he plays WoW on and Battlefield 1...would this benefit him or not?
Tried ringing him but getting no answer.
If he is happy siting at the computer then this offers no benefit.
This is also the best price I have seen in the UK, I got one from steam earlier this year for about £24 + whatever stupid rate they charge for delivery.