How can I play my pc games on my tv wirelessly?

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#1  Edited By blaznwiipspman1
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Id like to connect my pc to my tv and play wirelessly some how. I don't want to have to constantly disconnect/reconnect hdmi cables, and id prefer not to buy a 50 ft cable to reach my tv. I was thinking one option would be to connect to my tv through a LAN (using a usb wifi stick??) but im not sure how I can go about doing such a thing. So, id like the most affordable/reasonable suggestions on how I can play my pc games from my couch wirelessly. Of course another problem will be the length of controller cords.....

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#2 kraken2109
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If you have a spare pc or a laptop you could use steam home streaming

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#3 Lulu_Lulu
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I would also like to know to do this... preferably using only one Computer

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#4  Edited By jun_aka_pekto
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If you want to control the PC, it has to be near the TV. No ifs and buts about it unless you want to deal with the latency of a wireless (video) signal.

That said, it's best to buy a good HDMI switcher.

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#5 MonsieurX
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Wireless HDMI streamers do exist but they're quite expensive and add input lag.

Might as well find an old PC or laptop,connect it to the TV and use Steam to stream your games

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#6 darksusperia
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sounds like a job for Intel WiDi

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#7 ShimmerMan
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Just use a cable. Gaming is not made for streaming.

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#8 Lulu_Lulu
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Damn, PC gaming is Awesome !

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#9  Edited By nulld
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@ShimmerMan said:

Just use a cable. Gaming is not made for streaming.

I've been gaming on my TV for nearly 10 years, and that's been my experience as well. I last updated my hardware setup about 2 years ago, and at that time my research led me to conclude that it's not worth the effort to wirelessly output your PC to a TV. Most wireless hardware will just introduce some amount of latency.

Now, if someone's figured out a setup to make it work, I'm all ears.

However, one thing to consider is what kind of interface device(s) you'll be using for gaming. Unless you've got a very unique desk setup of some kind in front of your TV, I imagine you'll want wireless input devices. If you're planning on using console-style controllers, most of those are pretty easy to set up for wireless gaming. But if you're planning on playing keyboard & mouse games, you'll need to be selective. Most wireless keyboards and mouse hardware isn't made for gaming, and often have "features" that make them less responsive during a gaming session. There's nothing worse than having your wireless mouse not register a movement because it's trying to save on bandwidth. There are wireless keyboards and mice that are explicitly made for gaming nowadays.

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#10  Edited By jun_aka_pekto
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@nulld said:

But if you're planning on playing keyboard & mouse games, you'll need to be selective. Most wireless keyboards and mouse hardware isn't made for gaming, and often have "features" that make them less responsive during a gaming session. There's nothing worse than having your wireless mouse not register a movement because it's trying to save on bandwidth. There are wireless keyboards and mice that are explicitly made for gaming nowadays.

I think the main reason why a wireless mouse/keyboard will not register a movement (besides the batteries running low) is because of too long a range between the device and receiver. I solved that by using a USB extender cable instead of plugging the receiver at the back of the PC.

I only play singleplayer nowadays. My primary keyboard/mouse combo is a cheap MS Wireless 800 series. It's adequate enough for games like FC4.

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#11 Bikouchu35
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@.o I don't recommend wireless video out.

Why not go with Dualshock, xbox controller, and cordless kb+m. Why do you have to reconnect your hdmi constantly anyway?

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#12 General_X
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If you don't want to run a long HDMI cable or move your main computer I recommend repurposing a cheap laptop or old desktop for use as a Steam stream box, also getting a long ethernet cable to network them together otherwise if you want to remain wireless you'll need to upgrade your network to Wireless AC as Wireless N can be a little flakey sometimes with its throughput.

I'll also reiterate what others have said that wireless display transmission won't work as well as you're hoping and be a pain in the butt for gaming.

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#13  Edited By DJ_Headshot
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They sell wireless hdmi kits for just this purpose have never used one before so don't know how well they work

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=wireless+hdmi&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Awireless+hdmi

There is also the wired route using a cat6 internet able cable to extend the hdmi connection using a much thinner more easily hideable cable then going with a really long ass hdmi cable would give you.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hdmi+to+cat6&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ahdmi+to+cat6

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#14 blaznwiipspman1
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@kraken2109 said:

If you have a spare pc or a laptop you could use steam home streaming

how would i do this? What is steam home streaming and where do I get the app? I would like for it to remain wireless so I don't want an ethernet cable running across the floor either.

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#15 kraken2109
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@blaznwiipspman1 said:

@kraken2109 said:

If you have a spare pc or a laptop you could use steam home streaming

how would i do this? What is steam home streaming and where do I get the app? I would like for it to remain wireless so I don't want an ethernet cable running across the floor either.

Look it up. You log into steam on both computers and the powerful one plays the game and streams it to the one connected to the TV over your network.

That said, you need a good router to do it wirelessly and I'd seriously recommend using wired.