Best way to stream games from PC

[Naendow]

Hey ^^

What is the best way to stream from PC to a TV? I want to play some emulator games on it.
Not sure if 4K would even work, but 1080p with 60fps would be more than great. Also, latency should be as low as possible.

 

[Archolm]

The simplest way I found was to run a HDMI cable to the TV, now every game is a swipe away.

 

[AncientBoi]

I can confirm that it works real good what @Archolm said

 

[WalterSlovotsky]

I was going to say the same thing.

I did get a new Google TV lately, though, and it's a cinch to pair PS4 or Switch controllers .I have SNES9X running perfectly with about 200 games, running completely natively on my TV. You might consider just sideloading your favorite emulators and pairing a spare controller.

 

[Sypherone]

If you have a Nvidia Grafics card you can even stream the Desktop to your TV by Steam Link or maybe adding the emulator as a non-steam game. https://www.maketecheasier.com/stream-non-steam-games-with-steam-link/

There also exist something similar for AMD Graphic Cards called AMD Link.
Or you can try to set up Moonlight if you have a streaming stick based on Android.

 

[Naendow]

I tried several things, but the input delay is pretty hard and I can't get it fixed. What about this wireless HDMI adapters from Amazon? A cable is unfortunately no option.

 

[WalterSlovotsky]

I tried several things, but the input delay is pretty hard and I can't get it fixed. What about this wireless HDMI adapters from Amazon? A cable is unfortunately no option.

The input latency could simply be your TV. Which brand do you have?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Hey ^^

What is the best way to stream from PC to a TV? I want to play some emulator games on it.
Not sure if 4K would even work, but 1080p with 60fps would be more than great. Also, latency should be as low as possible.

I use my TV as my main display for my desktop, it's much nicer to game and watch videos on a big screen, and streaming is never as good of an experience. So if you can, just grab a HDMI cable and plug your PC directly in.
That said, you don't even need a PC to run emulators. My Shield TV runs a lot of emulators well (Dolphin is quite playable and anything older is perfect) and these days a Chromecast with Google TV can probably run a lot of emulators on the cheap. Steam Link is also available on Google TV (and Moonlight if you want to go that route), but you wouldn't need to use them for emulating older consoles.

I tried several things, but the input delay is pretty hard and I can't get it fixed. What about this wireless HDMI adapters from Amazon? A cable is unfortunately no option.

Wireless HDMI adapters are usually junk for gaming, it's not what they're designed for. Decent ones also tend to be expensive. For the price of a decent HDMI adapter you could almost buy a Switch, hack it and run emulators on it, install Android and run Steam Link.
Also, if you can't run a cable, presumably the TV is in a different room than the PC. You will run into issues trying to use a wireless controller or keyboard and mouse connected to the PC at that distance, transmitting the video signal is not your only concern.
Steam Link on Google TV is a much cheaper option than wireless HDMI, and since the controller or kb&mouse connects directly to the Google TV device, you don't have to worry about the distance to the PC being an issue, as long as your wifi router is up to the task.

 

[kosmonoyd]

As other people have mentioned, I'd say look into Moonlight. Nvidia discontinuing their GameStream service was such a huge bummer for me since I thought it performed better than Steam Link IMO. Moonlight requires a little bit more setup but I've been pretty happy with it as a GameStream alternative.

 

[Naendow]

The input latency could simply be your TV. Which brand do you have?

It's a LG, but I tried it with a Chromecast and a chinese Android box. Both didn't worked too great unfortunately.

 

[wilburie]

Hey ^^

What is the best way to stream from PC to a TV? I want to play some emulator games on it.
Not sure if 4K would even work, but 1080p with 60fps would be more than great. Also, latency should be as low as possible.

Use the most high quality HDMI cable. Anything wireless will have a lot of latency. Wires > Bluetooth (or anything wireless really).