Valve's Steam Link PC Game Streaming Box Is Incredibly Cheap Right Now

@m33ts4k0z: I can't get mine to work well even with the 5Ghz band. It is super choppy. Were there any additional settings you tweaked?

@yukushi: It was doomed to fail the way they approached it. Most gamers that would be enticed to buy a console like restricted experience like that would be console gamers. They should have designed the hardware and subventioned to cost roughly like a console or a couple of hundred more. That pricepoint and with pc and steam prices and free online would be a valuable proposition for console-like gamers.

The way they did it was let third parties do their own thing at pc level prices yet you get a machine that is as useless for anything else just like a console with only a boost in performance depending on what you pay.

Not many pc gamers would be enticed to go for a steam machine over a normal pc. One of the top reasons pc gamers play on pc is the fact that it is an open platform and it is a machine that is so useful for so much more than gaming, something that would be gone with a steam machine. You also have the option to go for the best deal from all clients for any given game/software instead of only steam and ALL games on steam rather than only the 20% that supports steam os.

And you can build a fully functional compact pc with a proper OS for the living room if you want, not to mention you have nvidia shield, steam link or just a cable to connect it to your tvs anyway if you want a tower giving you better cooling for overclocking. I use all three solutions myself for all tvs I have.

I will say though, this steam link deal is killer, if you have a pc that can play games, this is a must have, especially at this price point. But at full price, if you only go for one device and can't go cable, the nvidia shield is way better, but it costs alot more.

@sdecker425: Na, when sitting 3-5 foot away from the TV you barely notice the visual difference.

@sdecker425: Well restrict it to 30 FPS and you won't have problems but very few games have problem for me though so far it's Best streaming device i have, Android box did not worked very well, rapsberry pi 3 still have problems disconects msot of time, Nvidia shield need new model they are not making it either so far Steam link is answer :)

@93ChevyNut: Think they'll honor it?

@xantufrog: It connects through the router. I use it both on WiFi and Wired and they both return about 5.xx ms latency which is pretty good. The Link itself has tools to test your network. I dont see any delay in input and they image is not breaking or anything. It does what is advertised and its really cheap even without the bundle.

@xantufrog: Depends on what the Steam In-Home Streaming feature is capable of. I've never read anything about ad-hoc though.