A good alternative for steam link?

by Nicolas_Mistwalker

Hi guys!

I have my PC and TV in two different rooms. I'd like to be able to play videogames from my PC on my TV. I'd also like to be able to stream the phone screen to my PC. These are literally the only two things I want or need.

Now, Nvidia Shield TV seems fun but it offers A TON of useless features and seems extremely bloated + it's rumored to have constant issues with controllers, even common ones.

Steam link is not for sale anymore and I'm quite sure I don'r want to buy a used one - their lifetime was pretty meh.

What else is there on the market?

MrSmithin89

I have the Nvidia Shield TV (2017) with the Steam Link app and the GeForce Experience app, works perfect for me with my Nvidia GTX 970 graphics card to stream any game to my TV from my PC.

I have used the Shield controller and Xbox 360 controller with no issues.

The Shield has a Chromecast built in and you can cast content from your phone to the TV.

I used a Steam Link for years but I think the Shield is better in every way.

WazWaz

A cheap compute stick works great. Not much cheaper, but useful in other ways. It's running Windows 10, so no controller issues.

niekez

Raspberry pi with the steam link app works really well

ftso_ein

Extremely bloated? heh.

I played the entire Fallen Order game on my 4K TV through Gamestream. I've also gamed a lot using Steamlink on the Shield. Both work great.

ionutzpaul61

I have a mi box s, i installed steam link and also i've sideloaded nvidia geforce now(an older version that can be sideloaded), with an xbox like cheap controller that has a usb dongle so i don't have to deal with bluetooth instability, the only thing is that the only usb port is now used by the dongle, but you can always use a usb hub if you want to plug an usb drive

luqmanr

get a mi box 4k + usb ethernet adapter

or if you're feeling adventurous, get a cheapo android box with ethernet built in. there are tons of those, even starting from like USD20, that was on sale on aliexpress