3.6MB/s is the maximum stream quality?

[Mkilbride]

It's in-house streaming, what's the deal with that? That's Netflix basic 1080p quality, which actual 1080p being around 6.3MB/s on Netflix. For being an in-house stream...3.6MB/s is quite low. I've been trying some movies and shows and they're definitely not great looking versus streaming them via DLNA, which can do up to 12.5MB/s(UMS)

Is there no hope? It's a wired connection. It's really disappointing me too, how I have to and reconfigure every game to work with Steam link, set it's resolution to 1080 or it ♥♥♥♥♥ up, or how a lot of games, FFXIII, DS1, DS3, don't work with it. That's just the ones I know of, so far.

[Qubit]

You can tweak the link with a pen drive to get a bit more, my link actually gets flawlessly 36.5mb/s or about 4.6 mB/s (With some games I got 43 mb/s but 36.5 is for me the best value to play f1 2016). The stock maximum is 30 mb/s or 3.6 mB/s

[Mkilbride]

That's pathetic. It's 2016. My DLNA can do freaking 12.5MB/s...

Looks like I'm sending this back, 30,000 Kilobits is 720p quality...you need at least 50,000 kilobits for 1080p, and that's just acceptable quality.

It's in-house streaming, it's not some service from a server 20 miles away, it's super close. I'm really upset at this. The whole point of a Link is to play PC games on your TV, in the living room, like a console, but with superior PC Graphics...

But if 720p, 60fps is going to be the limit of the quality...no thanks.

[jf_pb]

Where do you get these numbers? The maximum bitrate for blu-ray is 40 mbps and what is used is usually closer to 20 mbps. Netflix and Youtube 4k use about 20 mbps and look quite nice.

Furthermore, the steam link only has a 100 mbps connection. Using the entire bandwidth would add latency caused by added transfer delays as well as increased encoding and decoding overheads.

Return the product if you are unhappy, but you know nothing about compression and streaming,

[Mkilbride]

Lol, Blu_Rays yse 46MB/s at full quality, the Steam link is 36Mb/s maximum - notice the smaller B.

[toidi]

OP you are trying to compare apples to oranges, you are off the mark regarding data rates and streaming.
When you are streaming movies via your home network, you are actually transferring a file from source to destination.
With game streaming it isn't a file as such but a compressed image.
I have my link set at 40mb's and I cannot fault the quality. On my 43 inch TV in the bedroom it still eats a ps4 for quality which is plugged in directly.

[Jared]

@Mkilbride
The steam link is trash, just use the controller and a long asa HDMI cord. will save you $50 and a ♥♥♥♥ ton of problems caused by the link.

[Sleepy205]

Originally posted by ßiggy:

@Mkilbride
The steam link is trash, just use the controller and a long asa HDMI cord. will save you $50 and a ♥♥♥♥ ton of problems caused by the link.

A long distance HDMI cord, as you said, doesn't work most of the time. You need several HDMI repeaters if you want to run a long distance HDMI connection. That alone already costs more than $50.

Similarly with USB connection, which has a defined maximum length of 16 ft for USB 2.0. Longer than that and you need several repeater (active cable) or USB hub.

Steam Link is way cheaper compared to actually setting up a long distance run.

[Mkilbride]

Alright, so I'll deal with it.

Anyways, how do I get rid of judder? I was watching a show and despite maintaining 30FPS(Desktop limit for some reason), the show, which is 24fps, you know, movies, for some reason it wasn't smooth. i.e, panning was jerky.

Also sometimes it randomly dips to 20FPS. Wired connection. no latency. 0 frame loss, it says. Despite the frame dip.

[Medion]

Originally posted by Mkilbride:

Lol, Blu_Rays yse 46MB/s at full quality, the Steam link is 36Mb/s maximum - notice the smaller B.

No, no they aren't. Blu-Ray is 20-50mb/s (bits, not bytes). A 46MB/s movie would be 2.7GB per second, and 165GB per hour. BVS, a 2.5 hour movie, would be 414GB. That would take 9 Blu-Ray discs (if single sided)!

[Gaveroid]

Here's the thing; this has to be sent over the network within milliseconds and displayed for low latency. Netflix or other HD 1080p streaming software doesn't need to have perfect response times because it's not interactive.

[The_Dapperstache]

Originally posted by Sleepy205:

A long distance HDMI cord, as you said, doesn't work most of the time. You need several HDMI repeaters if you want to run a long distance HDMI connection. That alone already costs more than $50.

Similarly with USB connection, which has a defined maximum length of 16 ft for USB 2.0. Longer than that and you need several repeater (active cable) or USB hub.

Steam Link is way cheaper compared to actually setting up a long distance run.

Not really?

I have a projector (BenQ w1070 with Elite Screens 160" electric projection screen). To get it hooked up to my Onkyo receiver, I had to use a 50' HDMI cable. I ran it through the ceiling. Got it from Amazon, it's a Twisted Veins, and runs $16.96. Occasionally, once I got a 4k tv, just as a test, I disconnected it from the projector and used an extension and added a 10' Walmart variety HDMI to my PC. I was getting a solid 4k signal, absolutely great quality. A 100' gets significantly pricier at $59.96, but with a Link your pretty much HAVE to have a wired connection, as the wireless, even modded, is garbage (in my opinion).

For USB peripherals, why bother using corded? I switched between a wireless XB1 controller and a 360 wireless controller. No need for any USB cables... if I must use a keyboard, I have a cheap Logitech wireless that I use with the Link.

Anyway, in summarization, Jared is pretty correct. You can get a FAR better picture (for cheaper) just running an elongated HDMI cable from your PC to your PJ/TV/Receiver, etc. The offset, and the sole reason I use Steam Link at all is for the ease of use. For whatever reason, just running an HDMI cable means lots of running back and forth to the PC if anything goes wrong, crashes, etc. it's a lot easier and saves time using the Link in my particular circumstance. Fiddling with changing default displays when you frequently use both your PC in a different room and a TV/Projector, etc. is more haste than just using a Link.