You just need a display not a tv and you forgott a stable connection. Also i have the issue with steam link that my controller inputs have a 1sec delay. But maybe i have some issues with the menu settings.
While the video was well done I think you made a big mistake choosing the 3B over the 3 B + which has dual band 802.11 AC wifi, especially when the 3b + is only a little bit more than the 3b.
This was a really strange choice, yeah. There is pretty much no reason to EVER purchase a Pi 3B instead of the B+ at this point, its just that much better. I can confirm that the B+ works great over wifi on the B+, using the 5Ghz band.
@@dduncane yeeup! There's a massive difference, I often use steam link to connect to my arcade cabinet downstairs and the 5ghz connection works so much better. Like you said, since it's on the SOC 2.4 ends up being much faster when compared to the 3b.
I tried Steam Link and RPi4 at the same spot, 5GHz signal 20 feet away with a couple of walls in between. Steam Link worked flawlessly, and Rpi4 barely managed to show the home screen. It's a shame we can't buy the Steam Link anymore.
@@jeswinpk Wired or wireless? I would think the wired implementation would either A) be the same if not better than version 3 or B) wiif would had been improved or atleast stay relatively the same since version 3.
I've got a Steam Link that I got for $5 on sale at Christmas 2 years ago. Absolutely adore the thing. It works really well, and I'm disappointed that Valve is disconinuting it. I hope they release an updated version down the road.
Kicking myself that I didn't buy a steam link when it was $29 with a bonus $20 steam credit voucher included. Now I am using the poor mans raspberry pi.
You get a significantly better performance out of the B+ which has ac wifi. Also, from my experience with the B+, your stuttering may be due to the way WiFi networks are managed on the Pi, mine were alleviated when I connect using the network BSSID instead of just the SSID. 2.4 GHz is unplayable, B+ would have been a better comparison despite the higher price.
@@mortimermouse3086 I believe the ethernet on the 3b+ still goes through the USB 2 controller so it ends up being 300Mb/s. Still, better than 100Mb/s! They really need to get some USB 3 on the Pi one of these days
Something not mentioned is how the Steam link can be used as a HTPC as well. I bought a steam link for $1 USD on a steam sale and never regretted the decision
@@Par2killu retroarch can be run locally on the link www.makeuseof.com/tag/steam-link-retro-gaming I'm not sure about the differences but retropie is based on retroarch, so shouldn't be that much; works well in my case at least I'm hoping that they make some more developments on the full linux OS front, then it'll be really nice. especially considering I got all 3 of my links for $5 which is a great value compared to the true cost of a pie beyond the board itself. Where the link came with internal storage, a case, high quality hdmi and power cables.
It's actually surprisingly....much better than I remember it being! Had one recently at a friends party - and while it's not great, it was refreshing and actually tasted pretty decent.
I think you should do a follow-up video for other uses of the steam link besides just game streaming, and how the Pie measures up on those tasks. So glad I grabbed two on the last sale.
I really liked the idea of the Steam Link but honestly the thing that prevented it from being a killer product and ultimately prevented me from buying one was it being completely dedicated to Steam streaming and not also have multimedia streaming (Netflix, RUclips, Plex, etc.) capabilities.
@@designamk1160 That feels more like a work-around than a feature, especially in a household with others that aren't very tech savvy. It seems like it wouldn't be very difficult to have native apps when your Roku/Amazon Fires/Nvidia Shields can pull it off.
Thanks for the video, that content was complete! I'd suggest you to show text on the video when talking about the specs, showing numbers, etc. It would be more didactic.
In Canada ebgames had these on clearance for like $10cad it's a shame I missed out. Didn't realised how good they were until after seeing alot of steam link vs rsp3 vids. Thanks for the comparison Jeff.
I did buy the steam link last year. I got it on sale for $10. It is a great device and I love using it. Hard to tell you don't have the computer connected directly to your tv.
I have purchased two steam links. One at full price and one on sale for 2.99. However I will likely use the raspberry pi as a steam link as well in the future as the availability for cheap steam links decline.
I've been experimenting with the Steam Link app on android and find a lot of the same issues you do, which I put down to my LG K10 not exactly being top of the line. I also tried sideloading the Steam Link app onto my Amazon Fire Stick and while it would work, load games and run them, I was getting that same low-fidelity sense. Again, probably down to the hardware I'm working with. Wonder if they've still got cheap Steam Links lying around.
Kinda regret not getting a second one on their clearance sale when they were something stupid like £8 delivered. Although bought a Steam Link before that on sale for like £30 and it's still worth every single penny.
Great video man - shows that what Valve did was something a little 'more' than your average streamer device. The Steam Controller and Steam Link are the two most incredible pieces of hardware to come out of Valve. Seriously - the SL opened up my entire library for playing with friends and out in the living room, and that is really something! The controller was/is an inventive design (takes a bit of time to get used to) - but that gyro and touchpad combo is a knock-out punch really. Also, most surprising, playing Rocket League and now Mortal Kombat 11 on the Link are incredibly responsive. Kinda wild/sad that they are discontinuing it.
It works really well on Apple TV . I just don’t explain why the image is a little bit washed out compared to the steam link device. Is the compression different from the app / device ?
Well as a usb 2.0 bus consists of 480 Mbit/s, which is roughly 60 Mbytes. Given that it is a serial connection where the upstream and downstream are both shared, the range of 35-40 Mbyte/s is a fairly accurate speed range if the upstream isn't being equally saturated. As for the video he most likely misspoke as people don't give a lot of thought when using those terms quickly to describe something. So good catch.
GamingWithMatteo311 on Black Friday they usually go on sale for $7.50. However they were discontinued right after the holidays last year. Their compromise was to release their steam link software for free on raspberry pi. That’s the whole reason it is even on raspberry pi. You can’t find them for $2.50.
Raspberry Pi still has composite video output from the headphone jack, right? If the Steam Link app supports standard definition, this could be a cool way to bring modern PC games onto an old CRT.
I wish they would release a x86 version of SteamLink for desktop Ubuntu and Debian. This means that if you have an older PC that can not run the latest games, you can still stream it from somewhere else.
I have a steamlink, I think it's fantastic. I do however plan to eventually snag a Raspberry Pi 3B+ at some point. atm I'm still trying to figure out the best options for micro SD cards for it before I buy.
Wish the Steam link would work when the desktop has a higher resolution than the TV its on... It tweaks it on the host PC instead of setting its own. Also wish Steam would release a Odroid version.....WAY faster and powerful than a Pi any day of the week
The Pi has another thing going for it though: Retropie. You can include the Steam Link app as part of a Retropie build and have yourself a kickass little gaming box. And with the Pi 4 out now, you can expect even better performance since the ethernet is no longer on the USB bus either.
I use my steam link quite often, the only thing I run into is that time to time some games have issues detecting m/kb or controller input after you launch the game, looking at you Grim Dawn. Also, another point you didn’t mention is that the steam link allows you to stream any game and do basically anything on your PC, not just play games on steam. You can just minimize steam and use your computer like normal, which is great. Best 5 bucks I’ve spent for PC gaming.
I use my link to play fighting games on the TV. Feels more natural playing with a fight stick than sat at my desktop somehow. I'm not the greatest player and probably wouldn't notice frame differences pros would, but I've also found the lag minimal and not a problem. Just a tip to anyone in the UK, get your steam link from CeX @ £15 instead of paying the inflated ebay prices.
I'm interested in using a Steam Link console as a chromecast replacement. I understand a media-center (Kodi) can be installed on it, but would I still need to run the Steam Client on a PC, or can Steam Link find video files from any NAS on the same network?
Maybe I haven’t figured out how to do it yet, but if the raspberry pi could be configured to boot into steam link I wouldn’t notice a difference. I own both a steam link and a rpi 3b+ running steam link and I’ve had no issues at all.
I only use the keyboard and mouse on GTA Online in the heists or pvp gamemodes, where on point aim matters. Otherwise also mainly controller is also way natural for driving / flying arounf.
This might come very very late... but can someone plwase tell me what that picture frame is with the lemming walking animation...!! what is that called?
The Gigabit LAN Port on the Pi 3B+ is limited to 250-300 MBit or about 33 MByte/s, the max Speed of USB 2.0 and so much faster as mentioned in the Video. In Reality it should be at least 2x the Speed of Fast Ethernet.
Agreed (I, too, had to look it up). Per the website the 3 Model B+ is: - Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300 Mbps) Still the video is good for folks who have the original Model B board.
I purchased 5 steamlinks over a period of a couple of years. I use them occasionally and as they were cheap they are a 'technical' reserve. I've started the beta WAN connection using 688 - which didn't work for me, but worked for others. If they resolve 688 and get it working fully with less caveats, I hit a mini gold mine for remote access. But we will see....
The RPi 3B+ has "gigabit" (over the USB 2.0, it maxes out at around 300mbit) and Wireless AC (that works great), I use Steamlink a lot with mine, works great, without any drops, and I use with Retropie.
I actually ended up buying a Steam Link off of eBay for $30 to put in my room with my TV. I know that the Steam Link went on sale for as low as a dollar before, but it was saving me a whole lot more money than buying a Raspberry Pi with a case, microSD card, and whatever else I needed. I have zero regrets buying the Steam Link. I use it very frequently and actually stream my laptop to the Steam Link. Even though both the laptop and Steam Link are not on Ethernet, there's no noticeable lag. this is with 60 down/10 up Mbps internet. So yeah, no regrets buying it off eBay for $30, and I'd honestly suggest others to do the same if they're interested in it.
Does someone is also experiencing a really annoying display latency (+50ms) even through gigabit ethernet? Ping is under 1ms and fps locked to around 60... I'm using rasberry pi 3b+ with raspbian up to date
Quick question I can't really find an answer to, if my home PC running steam is wired to my router and i then take my steamlink to work and connect wired to that different Internet network will I still be able to access my computer with them being on a different network? It's so hard lugging my while gaming system to work every other night and thought thr steam link might be good for a bit of light gaming... cheers.. oh I jave tried the android version over wifi and it sucks
Legend says that next Raspberry Pi will have real ethernet with no shared bandwidth with USB. It'd be interesting to also compare the performance with the Asus Tinkerboard, but price wise probably wouldn't be great... I'm guessing the beer was your April's fool prank, Right!?? At least, I hope so...
man the steam link was the best device that steam ever made!!!! I got 2, one for the regular price when it released and the other on sale when they were discontinuing it.
Great video my dude, just a little suggestion, I think you should have your rigs rgb fan set to constant and the mario pixel set still aswell, as it proves to be a distraction while I'm watching & listening to you, really does shift my concentration to it
I got a link but the major downfall is not having a 3.5mm jack imo. Also works well with Steam controllers and I also don't know why they discontinued those.
Hey can you try doing this with window 10 ARM with steam installed and set to start in big Picture and stream the games that way? I’m thinking mostly for wireless Xbox one controller via the wireless adapter? (so things like the chatpad and audio on the controller works)
I was eyeing a raspberry at a certain point in time to stream gaming to my living room TV. But then a steam sale came up and the steam link was so much cheaper than the raspberry so I went with that. Can’t say I use it that much but overall it works absolutely great. I wouldn’t play csgo over it but any “console-like” game is absolutely fine
Do you experience crackling sound on the steam link after some playtime, for example 20 minutes? Mine does every time. Quiting the stream and then continue the stream gets back to good sound for again 20-30 minutes. Wondering if this due to my host pc being linux or not. Does the Pi have the same issue? Note that dolby surround streaming with steam link doesn't work with linux due to bugs in steam.
Hello, Thank you for the video. Could you please tell compare also with the android app running either on android tv boxes or on Android TVs? I have a sony bravia tv which has Android built in so I directly installed it on the TV. The issues I run on look very similar to the issues you described when using the raspberry pi over wifi, although I am using ethernet (through powerline adapters)
Instead of using Rasberry Pi wireless, you could connect it to a access point, that would solve the issue with lags. Also, some access points are very cheap, and if you have a extra router laying around, you can config that to be a access point instead of router. Ive connected some lan printers to a wireless access point, and basically made them wireless, and saved the customers alot of money instead of buying a wireless printer.
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The rotating white lights of the build in the background keep making me think for a split second that the video is buffering
I didn't mean to place them dead center on frame 😂
Me too
Same
Got a steamlink for $5 on the last summer sale. Now I just need a TV and living room to use it!
I'm so jealous, it's not available in my country :(
Yeah.... there are always hidden costs
You just need a display not a tv and you forgott a stable connection. Also i have the issue with steam link that my controller inputs have a 1sec delay. But maybe i have some issues with the menu settings.
While the video was well done I think you made a big mistake choosing the 3B over the 3 B + which has dual band 802.11 AC wifi, especially when the 3b + is only a little bit more than the 3b.
yeah and moreover the WiFi controller is no longer managed through USB, but through the SOC directly, enhancing its performance a lot.
This was a really strange choice, yeah. There is pretty much no reason to EVER purchase a Pi 3B instead of the B+ at this point, its just that much better. I can confirm that the B+ works great over wifi on the B+, using the 5Ghz band.
@@dduncane yeeup! There's a massive difference, I often use steam link to connect to my arcade cabinet downstairs and the 5ghz connection works so much better. Like you said, since it's on the SOC 2.4 ends up being much faster when compared to the 3b.
@@dirtyred2000 I used 3B & 3B+ as RetroPie and yes, I felt the difference, it's like night and day :)
Still my grandmother is making the best Raspberry Pie
Can we revisit this with new Raspberry Pi 4?
I tried Steam Link and RPi4 at the same spot, 5GHz signal 20 feet away with a couple of walls in between. Steam Link worked flawlessly, and Rpi4 barely managed to show the home screen. It's a shame we can't buy the Steam Link anymore.
@@jeswinpk Wired or wireless? I would think the wired implementation would either A) be the same if not better than version 3 or B) wiif would had been improved or atleast stay relatively the same since version 3.
It’s interesting. GTA5 runs perfectly. Yet, when I try to run DOA5 Core Fighters, everything is in slow motion. I’m on RPi4 Steam Link
@@iTzJeSsE08 could it run better using an app on an android smart tv?
@@jeswinpk I overclocked my pi 4 slightly and never ran into problems with steamlink on it after overclocking
I've got a Steam Link that I got for $5 on sale at Christmas 2 years ago. Absolutely adore the thing. It works really well, and I'm disappointed that Valve is disconinuting it. I hope they release an updated version down the road.
Same, it also came with a digital copy of John Wick!
Logan Page how would you still get it right now? Or it’s only available for the US?
Would love a 2024 update to this compared to android boxes as well. Plus side of the steamlink os how quickly it starts up.😊
Kicking myself that I didn't buy a steam link when it was $29 with a bonus $20 steam credit voucher included. Now I am using the poor mans raspberry pi.
You get a significantly better performance out of the B+ which has ac wifi. Also, from my experience with the B+, your stuttering may be due to the way WiFi networks are managed on the Pi, mine were alleviated when I connect using the network BSSID instead of just the SSID.
2.4 GHz is unplayable, B+ would have been a better comparison despite the higher price.
Also the gigabit ethernet
@@mortimermouse3086 I believe the ethernet on the 3b+ still goes through the USB 2 controller so it ends up being 300Mb/s. Still, better than 100Mb/s! They really need to get some USB 3 on the Pi one of these days
@@scythe3000 they just did . Check raspberry pi4
RUclips heart to whoever can guess what was actually in the can.
EDIT: Bridgeport IPA out of a Bud Light can.
Newcastle
Sierra Nevada Torpedo
Ooo, Torpedo is awesome. But nope :-)
Beer.
@@CraftComputing Fassbrause?
"Why is the video still buffering even though it's playing?"
"..."
"Oh..."
i feel you
bought a steam link years ago on a steam sale, I have yet to take it out of it's packaging.
Lol
3B+ has been out for a long time and has much better WiFi performance. Would have really liked to see that comparison but thank you for your efforts.
I bought a Steam Link as a curiosity and ended up using it almost every day.
I have only watched a handful of your videos. just noticed the Lemming in the background. I WANT IT.
great video
Something not mentioned is how the Steam link can be used as a HTPC as well. I bought a steam link for $1 USD on a steam sale and never regretted the decision
The raspberry Pi can be used as alot more things including a retro gaming station and multimedia player.
@@Par2killu U can do retro gaming on the steam link itself; plus you can minimize big picture mode and use the full power of your PC.
@@bored369 yeah you can which is good. But I like the retropie UI and you won't have any latency when you do play.
@@Par2killu retroarch can be run locally on the link www.makeuseof.com/tag/steam-link-retro-gaming
I'm not sure about the differences but retropie is based on retroarch, so shouldn't be that much; works well in my case at least
I'm hoping that they make some more developments on the full linux OS front, then it'll be really nice.
especially considering I got all 3 of my links for $5 which is a great value compared to the true cost of a pie beyond the board itself. Where the link came with internal storage, a case, high quality hdmi and power cables.
Still haven't used my steam link, bought it a year ago for a 13€ (including some game and shipping).
*-Google stadia has left the chat.*
I have two still in box
you listed the specs, and answered the question 1/4 the way in.
Great video, all of the information that I was looking for well tested and explained. Thank you.
I managed to get a steam link at the very end right before it was discontinued for $5 and never been more happier with that purchase
I thought, no he would NEVER drink Bud Light! Once you started pouring it and I saw it didn’t look like piss my heart was relieved. Lol
I remember it being even clearer in the past, maybe they changed the formula recently?
It's actually surprisingly....much better than I remember it being! Had one recently at a friends party - and while it's not great, it was refreshing and actually tasted pretty decent.
Maybe SteamLink device was not promoted enough, or it was simply ahead of his time;
It seems very useful these days and it's not available anymore.
just download steam link on your phone
Do you have any videos about that little frame in the background....with the Lemming in it??
Coming up in a few weeks :-)
@@CraftComputing Awesome!
Mistake not using B+ for this video. Oh Well.
Now that there is a raspberry pi4 . I would like to see this new comparrison . Is it able to keep up with the steam link ?
Are you using the beer glass to tell how far in the video we got? 👍
I think you should do a follow-up video for other uses of the steam link besides just game streaming, and how the Pie measures up on those tasks. So glad I grabbed two on the last sale.
I really liked the idea of the Steam Link but honestly the thing that prevented it from being a killer product and ultimately prevented me from buying one was it being completely dedicated to Steam streaming and not also have multimedia streaming (Netflix, RUclips, Plex, etc.) capabilities.
@@designamk1160 That feels more like a work-around than a feature, especially in a household with others that aren't very tech savvy. It seems like it wouldn't be very difficult to have native apps when your Roku/Amazon Fires/Nvidia Shields can pull it off.
Thanks for the video, that content was complete!
I'd suggest you to show text on the video when talking about the specs, showing numbers, etc. It would be more didactic.
can you test the pi 4 to see if it decoding capabilities can now keep up and if the fastert ethernet connector actually lowers latencies?
He's actually right for the RPI's wifi. There ARE occasionally stutters caused by it. I don't own the link and can not speak for it
In Canada ebgames had these on clearance for like $10cad it's a shame I missed out. Didn't realised how good they were until after seeing alot of steam link vs rsp3 vids. Thanks for the comparison Jeff.
I did buy the steam link last year. I got it on sale for $10. It is a great device and I love using it. Hard to tell you don't have the computer connected directly to your tv.
I wonder how the 4k firestick would fare with Steamlink sideloaded... Interesting stuff!
runs decently!
I have purchased two steam links. One at full price and one on sale for 2.99. However I will likely use the raspberry pi as a steam link as well in the future as the availability for cheap steam links decline.
Bud Light isn't terrible. It's perfectly average, good for sitting around and drinking.
I've been experimenting with the Steam Link app on android and find a lot of the same issues you do, which I put down to my LG K10 not exactly being top of the line. I also tried sideloading the Steam Link app onto my Amazon Fire Stick and while it would work, load games and run them, I was getting that same low-fidelity sense. Again, probably down to the hardware I'm working with.
Wonder if they've still got cheap Steam Links lying around.
It's 2019, compare it with the 3B+, not the other one...
I'm more interested in what the 3b+ I have sitting in my living room running retropie can do compared to my steamlink
Have you tried the beta steam link add on for retropie yet?
Kinda regret not getting a second one on their clearance sale when they were something stupid like £8 delivered. Although bought a Steam Link before that on sale for like £30 and it's still worth every single penny.
Great video man - shows that what Valve did was something a little 'more' than your average streamer device. The Steam Controller and Steam Link are the two most incredible pieces of hardware to come out of Valve. Seriously - the SL opened up my entire library for playing with friends and out in the living room, and that is really something! The controller was/is an inventive design (takes a bit of time to get used to) - but that gyro and touchpad combo is a knock-out punch really.
Also, most surprising, playing Rocket League and now Mortal Kombat 11 on the Link are incredibly responsive. Kinda wild/sad that they are discontinuing it.
i notice the undervoltage icon on your raspberry pi, this could be the cause of issues with freezing it
It works really well on Apple TV . I just don’t explain why the image is a little bit washed out compared to the steam link device. Is the compression different from the app / device ?
Hey Buddy, where can I get that cool pictureframe with the walking lemming? 😆
Can you compare decoding capabilities between the two and also the new steam link app? Thanks.
Why is routing through the USB limit the speed to 35mbits per second? USB speeds are more like 20+ Mbytes/s not mbits...
Well as a usb 2.0 bus consists of 480 Mbit/s, which is roughly 60 Mbytes. Given that it is a serial connection where the upstream and downstream are both shared, the range of 35-40 Mbyte/s is a fairly accurate speed range if the upstream isn't being equally saturated. As for the video he most likely misspoke as people don't give a lot of thought when using those terms quickly to describe something. So good catch.
Considering steam link constantly goes on sale for $2.50. I choose steam link
GamingWithMatteo311 on Black Friday they usually go on sale for $7.50. However they were discontinued right after the holidays last year. Their compromise was to release their steam link software for free on raspberry pi. That’s the whole reason it is even on raspberry pi. You can’t find them for $2.50.
@@PinheadLarry1337 I bought 2 at $2.50 and one at $7.50 so I'm happy. Raspberry pii goes on sale for that price and I'll buy one
This comment aged like milk.
@@Conorscorner yeah now the steamlink is even cheaper. Its a free app on my new TV and its on my phone
Raspberry Pi still has composite video output from the headphone jack, right? If the Steam Link app supports standard definition, this could be a cool way to bring modern PC games onto an old CRT.
So I bought 2 steam links and love them. I have a Pi 3b and mainly use it as a retro pi machine with 2 Wiiu Pro controllers.
1080p 60 herz? thanks for clearing that up. I was wondering why my picture always glitched up when I forgot to set my desktop res down.
Finally someone competing the two. I ll finish the video when I get home but look good so far
I know I'm a year late but how come there isn't a steam link package anymore on my raspberry, I can't install it
Very informative video thank you
If you have an ethernet connection anything newer than the Raspberry Pi 2 will work amazing with moonlight-embedded and dualshock controllers.
I wish they would release a x86 version of SteamLink for desktop Ubuntu and Debian. This means that if you have an older PC that can not run the latest games, you can still stream it from somewhere else.
I have a steamlink, I think it's fantastic. I do however plan to eventually snag a Raspberry Pi 3B+ at some point. atm I'm still trying to figure out the best options for micro SD cards for it before I buy.
Yeah it boggles the brain that more people didn't buy the steam link, I use mine all the time and it works great.
Wish the Steam link would work when the desktop has a higher resolution than the TV its on... It tweaks it on the host PC instead of setting its own. Also wish Steam would release a Odroid version.....WAY faster and powerful than a Pi any day of the week
Go into In Home Streaming settings on host PC and then Advanced Host Options - uncheck Change desktop resolution to match client
The Pi has another thing going for it though: Retropie. You can include the Steam Link app as part of a Retropie build and have yourself a kickass little gaming box. And with the Pi 4 out now, you can expect even better performance since the ethernet is no longer on the USB bus either.
I use my steam link quite often, the only thing I run into is that time to time some games have issues detecting m/kb or controller input after you launch the game, looking at you Grim Dawn.
Also, another point you didn’t mention is that the steam link allows you to stream any game and do basically anything on your PC, not just play games on steam. You can just minimize steam and use your computer like normal, which is great.
Best 5 bucks I’ve spent for PC gaming.
Hi, can you use it outside home ? In your work for example, connected to a PC monitor
I use my link to play fighting games on the TV. Feels more natural playing with a fight stick than sat at my desktop somehow. I'm not the greatest player and probably wouldn't notice frame differences pros would, but I've also found the lag minimal and not a problem. Just a tip to anyone in the UK, get your steam link from CeX @ £15 instead of paying the inflated ebay prices.
A nice benefit of the raspberry pi is the audio output. There's no way to get analog audio output from the steam link without a USB sound card.
I'm interested in using a Steam Link console as a chromecast replacement. I understand a media-center (Kodi) can be installed on it, but would I still need to run the Steam Client on a PC, or can Steam Link find video files from any NAS on the same network?
I have a steamlink and love it bummed it's going away.
Maybe I haven’t figured out how to do it yet, but if the raspberry pi could be configured to boot into steam link I wouldn’t notice a difference. I own both a steam link and a rpi 3b+ running steam link and I’ve had no issues at all.
Totally agree with you on GTA keyboard layout, much better suited to a controller ☺
I only use the keyboard and mouse on GTA Online in the heists or pvp gamemodes, where on point aim matters. Otherwise also mainly controller is also way natural for driving / flying arounf.
Try it with the raspberry pi 3b+. It has 5ghz WiFi and around 300m/bit lan support
As someone who loves pc keyboard and mouse games I agree, controller for gta 5 is the way to go
This might come very very late... but can someone plwase tell me what that picture frame is with the lemming walking animation...!! what is that called?
The Gigabit LAN Port on the Pi 3B+ is limited to 250-300 MBit or about 33 MByte/s, the max Speed of USB 2.0 and so much faster as mentioned in the Video. In Reality it should be at least 2x the Speed of Fast Ethernet.
Agreed (I, too, had to look it up). Per the website the 3 Model B+ is:
- Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300 Mbps)
Still the video is good for folks who have the original Model B board.
I purchased 5 steamlinks over a period of a couple of years. I use them occasionally and as they were cheap they are a 'technical' reserve. I've started the beta WAN connection using 688 - which didn't work for me, but worked for others. If they resolve 688 and get it working fully with less caveats, I hit a mini gold mine for remote access. But we will see....
Just bought a steam link a week ago, works great with the steam controller. Wish local playback of video was there though
"I haven't followed my new years resolution to lose weight and drink less beer, I figured I would start by, drinking light beer."
Scholarly ;)
The RPi 3B+ has "gigabit" (over the USB 2.0, it maxes out at around 300mbit) and Wireless AC (that works great), I use Steamlink a lot with mine, works great, without any drops, and I use with Retropie.
I actually ended up buying a Steam Link off of eBay for $30 to put in my room with my TV. I know that the Steam Link went on sale for as low as a dollar before, but it was saving me a whole lot more money than buying a Raspberry Pi with a case, microSD card, and whatever else I needed.
I have zero regrets buying the Steam Link. I use it very frequently and actually stream my laptop to the Steam Link. Even though both the laptop and Steam Link are not on Ethernet, there's no noticeable lag. this is with 60 down/10 up Mbps internet.
So yeah, no regrets buying it off eBay for $30, and I'd honestly suggest others to do the same if they're interested in it.
What about the 2B? I could probably use that over wired and a heat sync to keep it cool.
Does someone is also experiencing a really annoying display latency (+50ms) even through gigabit ethernet? Ping is under 1ms and fps locked to around 60...
I'm using rasberry pi 3b+ with raspbian up to date
Quick question I can't really find an answer to, if my home PC running steam is wired to my router and i then take my steamlink to work and connect wired to that different Internet network will I still be able to access my computer with them being on a different network?
It's so hard lugging my while gaming system to work every other night and thought thr steam link might be good for a bit of light gaming... cheers.. oh I jave tried the android version over wifi and it sucks
Really interesting video. Loved the build you made with your daughter.
Anyone else just slowly skip through the video and watch the beer slowly disappear? 😂😂😂😂
With Steam Link on Raspberry Pi, can I hook up my Corsair peripherals such as my Mouse, Keyboard and USB 7.1 Headset which all use iCue?
Legend says that next Raspberry Pi will have real ethernet with no shared bandwidth with USB. It'd be interesting to also compare the performance with the Asus Tinkerboard, but price wise probably wouldn't be great...
I'm guessing the beer was your April's fool prank, Right!?? At least, I hope so...
You really think I would drink Bud Light?
@@CraftComputing who am I to judge!? 😜
hold up... Budlight has never been that dark for me. That looks delicious.
You have to do an update with this and see how it perform with the Pi 4 4GB model
Does it upscale to 2k or 4K? I still have a steam link but I don’t ever play it. Lol :(
How did you do the lemmings see through picture frame in the back? Is that just a screen with the back peeled off playing a gif in a loop?
I just wish you had tried to actually measure the input delay. The info in the bottom left corner only tells half the picture.
What case are you using?
man the steam link was the best device that steam ever made!!!! I got 2, one for the regular price when it released and the other on sale when they were discontinuing it.
what version of raspian?
Great video my dude, just a little suggestion, I think you should have your rigs rgb fan set to constant and the mario pixel set still aswell, as it proves to be a distraction while I'm watching & listening to you, really does shift my concentration to it
will you be updating this video based on the raspberry 4?
I got a link but the major downfall is not having a 3.5mm jack imo.
Also works well with Steam controllers and I also don't know why they discontinued those.
the dac on the raspberry is absolute trash though, even a usb sound card sounds better
Would love to see this comparison using a Pi 3B+ or 4.
What is the case on the Pi there? I want one.
Hey can you try doing this with window 10 ARM with steam installed and set to start in big Picture and stream the games that way? I’m thinking mostly for wireless Xbox one controller via the wireless adapter? (so things like the chatpad and audio on the controller works)
I was eyeing a raspberry at a certain point in time to stream gaming to my living room TV. But then a steam sale came up and the steam link was so much cheaper than the raspberry so I went with that. Can’t say I use it that much but overall it works absolutely great. I wouldn’t play csgo over it but any “console-like” game is absolutely fine
Do you experience crackling sound on the steam link after some playtime, for example 20 minutes? Mine does every time. Quiting the stream and then continue the stream gets back to good sound for again 20-30 minutes. Wondering if this due to my host pc being linux or not. Does the Pi have the same issue? Note that dolby surround streaming with steam link doesn't work with linux due to bugs in steam.
Hello,
Thank you for the video. Could you please tell compare also with the android app running either on android tv boxes or on Android TVs?
I have a sony bravia tv which has Android built in so I directly installed it on the TV. The issues I run on look very similar to the issues you described when using the raspberry pi over wifi, although I am using ethernet (through powerline adapters)
Instead of using Rasberry Pi wireless, you could connect it to a access point, that would solve the issue with lags. Also, some access points are very cheap, and if you have a extra router laying around, you can config that to be a access point instead of router. Ive connected some lan printers to a wireless access point, and basically made them wireless, and saved the customers alot of money instead of buying a wireless printer.
Losing weight? "bud" you already small you mean you want to lose your beer belly and build muscle.