Steam in-home streaming now available in open beta

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Want to try out in-home streaming's open beta for yourself? Open Steam's settings menu. On the Account tab, click "Change" under Beta participation and change the drop-down box to Steam Beta Update. Download the beta client, and that's it—you're in. You'll find in-home streaming in its own tab in the Steam settings menu.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/05/01/steam-in-home-streaming-now-available-in-open-beta/

 

[mmntech]

I've been messing around with it, and it works okay. Games are playable. But the lag makes it useless for shooters. Though it's great for things like Civ and Tropico.

 

[Aikouka]

I've been messing around with it, and it works okay. Games are playable. But the lag makes it useless for shooters. Though it's great for things like Civ and Tropico.

Are you using Wi-Fi? I haven't really noticed much in the way of latency, but I've only played Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed through it over Ethernet.

 

[slugg]

I think I'm just going to run HDMI and USB through my walls from my desktop to my living room. No lag, top quality.

 

[HeXen]

I think I'm just going to run HDMI and USB through my walls from my desktop to my living room. No lag, top quality.

They're not too effective if you run them too long. Though they do make USB extension cables that have a built in load coil.