5/31/2023 0 Comments Steam link apple tv reviewDespite my powerful rig, strong network and hardwired connection, the Link only displayed the video feed at an average rate of 30 frames per second. I dove into Steam's In-Home Streaming settings and found an option to display stream performance data in real time. Visually the game looked okay, with very light artifacting visible on only the brightest colors on screen - but the experience seemed a little slow. PerformanceĪs I launched my first Steam Link-streamed PC game, something seemed a little off. The Link didn't need me to log in at all it just pulled up the Steam Big Picture interface and gave me control of the PC from my couch. This actually surprised me a little: when I use Steam In-Home-Streaming to push my gaming PC's content to my tablet, Steam requires me to log into the desktop client on both devices. The first time I connected the Link to my gaming rig, it offered me a one-time passcode to enter on the host computer after that, it connected automatically, without hesitation. I selected my custom-built gaming tower instead. It's pretty convenient, but my media tablet is kind of a joke when it comes to playing games. ![]() ![]() It found my Windows tablet too, actually - any device on that network that's logged into Steam locally will show up here. I backed out to the main menu, selected "Start Playing" and watched the Link automatically find my gaming PC over the wired network. I left the rig to its default "balanced" setting if this box is going to beat out my absurdly practical wire-through-the-wall approach, it's going to need to "just work" without a second thought. ![]() Here, you can adjust the display for overscan compensation, change your WiFi and network setting, tweak language preferences, check for firmware updates and choose among three streaming quality options: fast, balanced and beautiful. There's not much to the Start Playing and Support sections (one starts Steam's In-Home Streaming feature and the other simply redirects to a support site), but the Settings menu actually has quite a few options. ![]() Only three options appear on the device's home screen: Start Playing, Settings and Support. The Link's main menu doesn't offer much, but at least it's easy to navigate.
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