Probably should have bought the bundle that came with the link + ICEY but too much speculation on them getting rid of inventory for next generation link
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Mine doesn't work properly. Stuttering issues on a very fast connection
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Ended up going with hdmi cable and my Steam link gathers dust....
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I just got one on Kijiji. Glad I finally got around to it. I'm somewhat surprised though, considering the app isn't that widely available (my TV is reasonably new but still too old for it). I wonder if they just weren't doing well enough? I probably would have gotten one sooner if I'd known about it.
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Selling my steam controller for a bag of peanuts and a orange fanta
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No trading here in the forums.
You need to go to fantatrades for that.
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No joke, if someone actually offered that deal to me, I'd totally take it. The max I'd pay is around 10€.
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I really enjoy mine, on a wired connection it's great for the price (bought it heavily discounted).
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I wanted one, but Valve didn't sell them here in New Zealand. A real shame. Would have been happy linking one up to the TV.
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I just got one on ebay sent to Oz when they first came out. You can probably still grab one from there or other places. My TV doesn't have a PC mode for HDMI so the link looks better than just a cable. I'd prefer just a cable on a decent TV though.
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They wouldn't have been anywhere near the price on Steam with their deals trying to ditch the stock.
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What bugged me is that even if you have someone that can receive it in the US or another place that it is sold, you still can't buy it.
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Eh, I like my steamlink but I'm not sad it's discontinued. It's simply a device with not enough market share to sustain it. Most people who have wifi networks fast enough to support it, or pull cat6 to the tv, already have tech enough to do the job in other ways. Like an actual HDMI cable to the TV, or a computer at the TV or an old laptop they can put there and use in-home streaming with... with way better quality than the steamlinks hardware can manage. Or they have dual/triple monitor setups or 4K monitors or such that simply makes gaming on the TV feel awkward and low resolution so it becomes a rare thing.
I use it a couple of times a year when friends come over and we play silly party games on it - but before I had it we did the same thing, I just had to plug a cable in. I'm happy I got it, on sale, shipping costing way more than the device - but yeah not sad to see it go. More happy that they are moving forward and excited to see what the future holds in this space.
Having steam link as an app on a smart TV sounds about right for what it is, and also gives more room for them to update it without being limited with the hardware they decided on so many years ago. That's probably a good thing. I also enjoy playing the occasional steam game on my cheap android tablet - that works surprisingly well. And it doesn't force me to only use it at the TV.
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I have Ethernet to the TV, but I'm not about to run an HDMI cable across the house, and don't have a spare computer or laptop to park by the TV - nevermind that a computer is far louder, more power hungry, and using a connected to the TV is far more cumbersome than turning on a controller, having the Link automatically turn on and turn on your TV, and using the Link's interface.
For what it was supposed to do, I think it is a really good device.
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I bought it when it was expensive. Still great. Can't undersntad why they are stopping
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why buy it, when app can do the same (btw samsung tv have it already for some time)
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Cable better than WiFi.
Can't use a gamepad with the mobile
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there are feew arguments, why is hw steam link still good, but you throw this? :D (yeah, ofc cable is better than wifi)
1) you cant connect hw steam link with mobile with cable, so i dont get your argument
2) steam gamepad looks like it works with mobile (never tried, dont know about rest gamepads)
3) it is useless making product, which can be replaced by app in tv and you can connect your tv with cable, no need of wifi
but most important, when they talk about steam link, i mostly think steam link for tv, not mobiles and tablets
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I'm really glad I picked mine up when a local store was selling them for $5. It works much better than the $160 Nvidia Shield I tried - mostly in that the Shield kept having controller issues while the Link just worked.
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The bundles with Steam Link were good, but shipping price was not
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Good riddance, instead of wasting money on a silly device that only does 1080p, people can use a HDMI cable that streams the picture from PC to 4k TV. No wonder they didn't manage to sell that many.
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Ok, what if someone has the pc in his room and another TV in another room and wants to play on that TV, does he buy a 20m HDMI cable for that?
Also, how can he put a controller, mouse, keyboard at that distance?
It had its usage but only for a small percentage of people :)).
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That's only a problem for kids still living with their parents, why else would anyone put PC and TV in different rooms? My TV has always been just another monitor, doesn't even have the TV cable connected.
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There are plenty of reasons why a persons computer would not be in the same room as their TV.
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Like what? Being too embarrassed to watch their videos in the living room?
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Well, let me see.
I have 3 monitors and 1 TV in my room were I work.
And in the other room 1 TV.
What if I want to use the PC in the bigger room with the TV with friends, hook 2 controllers and play vs games like mkx, naruto etc
Or just want to see a film in that room
I can move the laptop, use the HDMI cable for 4k or just use the little box to duplicate my main monitor, hook 2 wireless controllers if I want a mouse to navigate I can use the steam controller if I want to use a keyboard to type I use my second keyboard.
This is not a typical usage, more of if I can I will do it.
This is why the hardware is not needed anymore.
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5 monitors and just 1 PC does sound more like special use case than 2 and 1. :)
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I already said it, for me, it is more of a gimmick, see below.
I bought them cheap and just expended the nr of inches as far as I could. I know I can say I like what I did.
And the little hardware boxes cost like 1 and 3 EUR + transport, the HDMI cable was more than this :))
I never recommend to anyone what I did, 1 big TV and monitor is more than enough but for work 2 monitors or more are better :D.
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More monitors is always better. You could just get some cheap GPU to handle couple more if you want. I went from 2x1080p+1080p TV to 1x4k + 4k TV, 4x space on 1 monitor is nice, but of course that leaves me still wanting another. :)
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What? I don't even... what? My PC in my office, my TV in the living room, as is with every single person I know. I'm sure there are a few that use their PC in the living room, but I doubt it's the majority, let alone everyone as you claim.
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Why do people game on their work PC in their office is another question. And where did i claim everyone else?
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You claimed it when you wrote this:
"That's only a problem for kids still living with their parents, why else would anyone put PC and TV in different rooms? "
My PC functions as a work/gaming and media machine at the same time. Everyone has their own setup and preferences.
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Learn to read before making claims about what others say. I merely said that adults who live in their own place are the ones in control of where they put their PCs, while kids living home are told by parents where to put them. If an adult chooses to put all his entertainment electronics in different rooms, it's their choice and not a problem.
Work is done on a work PC, which doesn't require expensive gaming parts and can be kept better secure from potential risks. Gaming and other entertainment is done on a gaming PC that you as an adult would be free to put in the living room, where you watch videos and play games.
Just like you're free to put your PC in the garage, TV in the bathroom and audio equipment outside, I'm also perfectly free to my opinion that it's a silly thing to do.
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"Learn to read before making claims about what others say"
Oh, please forgive me, I thought I wanted to talk to you but it turns out I don't.
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Since you only seem to want to make claims in other people's names about things they didn't actually say, nothing of value is lost.
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I find all your comments hilariously self-centered. So you seem to have enough space at home to have your PC in your living room, you don't use or live with anyone that uses the TV for something else, and you have been able to afford/cares enough to have different PCs for work and gaming. Good for you, but not everyone lives the same life as you do. No need to be so haughty and dismissive of other people's use for the device.
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Not at all, I know plenty of others who don't see any reason to put them in separate rooms. Is it common to have tons of extra rooms but so tiny living room it can't fit a computer table? Most people get a work laptop from their employer, exactly for the reason of own devices used for entertainment being unsafe. I never claimed I live any of that life, except the part where my PC with always be a HDMI cable's length away from my TV. So who really is self-centered here, me who just values practical solutions like that or others who are saying I can't have that opinion because it's different from theirs?
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Come, one guys, everyone can do what they want.
The box was and is a great thing, I bought a great 4k panel TV that was very cheap reduced like 70%, it was not a smart one, because I didn't want one, now with this box I made it a smart 1080p TV and if I want a 4k TV for high bit 4k blue ray movies.
If you were in the USA the price would be a steal, 1$ and 3$ :)), I am in the UE and had to pay transport that was 8 times the price of the product.
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Like Wife watching TV, and me in other room gaming in silence?
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Wondered how long it would take for a real reason to appear. Wifes are usually just like parents, having to control where everything is. :)
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What an odd reply. The thought process of you young people really baffles me sometimes.
My computer has always been in a spare room I use as my office and I know plenty of other people who do the same.
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Baffles me too, I guess they are too scared to watch their videos where others can see so they need to hide in their own room.
And I still know plenty of people, young and old, who put their gaming PC where the rest of their entertainment hardware is and if they need to work on a PC they have one for that.
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Another odd reply.
I does not matter how many people you know who have their computer in the same room as the TV, the fact still remains that there are plenty of reasons for someone to not do so. I honestly cannot fathom why that is so hard for you to acknowledge.
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The fact still remains that your replies are equally odd. Why is so hard to acknowledge for you that I can have my own opinion that has nothing at all to do with how some random other person thinks? People are totally free to put their PC wherever they want, they don't need permission or acceptance from me to do that unlike most seem to think. Just like I am totally free to have my own opinion that it's best to do things the most practical way. This doesn't change no matter how many people own no PC at all or any other statistic you pull out of a hat.
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Oh my, you are quite the bright spark aren't you.
You said: "That's only a problem for kids still living with their parents, why else would anyone put PC and TV in different rooms? "
And I replied that there are plenty of reasons that people would not have their computer in the same room as the TV. You then started carrying on about the only reason being because they are scared to watch their videos in the lounge room, and now you come out with this idiotic spiel. Please point out where I was pulling statistics out of a hat.
I try to get a laugh from at least one imbecile online every day and you have helped me do that today, especially when I noticed you blacklisted me. xD
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Yes like I have already explained here, only kids have a PROBLEM of not being able to choose freely where their PC is because their parents tell them. Same applies in lesser extent to married men.
No, you said "The thought process of you young people really baffles me sometimes." to which I replied the reason why they could prefer to keep their PC hidden in their own room.
I have blacklisted you far before this since I have no idea who you even are. But I guess it was because you are totally unable to read what is written like several others and reply to what you imagine was the intent instead.
I wish people would learn to read at least before calling others imbeciles...
Edit: LOL, you haven't been blacklisted by me now that I bother to check, so who is the imbecile here again?
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Well someone blacklisted me, count has increased by 1 this morning. Must be someone who thinks your shit don't stink if it wasn't you.
So I'm "unable to read what is written like several others"?
FFS pal, are you as thick as 2 short planks? Your 2nd sentence in this reply shows that you are the one unable to comprehend.
The whole gist of the argument is you questioning why would someone have their PC in a different room to the TV and me pointing out that there are plenty of reasons.
The part about being baffled was in relation to your idiotic assumption that the only reason a person wouldn't have the PC and TV in the same room is because they are scared to watch their videos in the lounge room.
The fact that so many people have posted replies to you pointing out reasons people would not have the PC and TV in the same room gave me another good chuckle.
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For the final time: everyone can keep their PC in the garage, roof, basement or wherever they want. I can have the opinion that it's silly. Which part of this aren't you getting, tell me that instead of going on and on about how others are idiots because you can't read. Otherwise I'm done since you aren't even nearly as amusing as huge walls of text. Are you just trolling very weakly or actually want to have a conversation, up to you.
So which is the hard part?
- You can't understand that other people are free to keep their PC wherever they want
- You can't understand that other people are free to have opinions about where PCs should be kept
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Oh my god. You are thick.
- I NEVER said that people are not free to keep their PC wherever they want.
- I am not questioning any ones opinion.
The only thing I have done is point out that "there are plenty of reasons people would not have PC and TV in the same room"!
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The only thing I have done is point out that "My opinion is that PCs should be kept in a practical place with all other entertainment equipment" and the only thing you have done is questioned that opinion with weak trolling and baseless personal attacks. So have fun trying to impress someone else with how smart you imagine you are.
Do you even know what a ? is?
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Because I have more than one TV, and maybe I want to use the PC in the room that the PC is not.
You are using your use case as a general case which may not be :D
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And having PC in the same room as TV is for single poor people who can only afford a tiny one-room apartment?
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Them too, but if you have the money to live in a huge mansion with 100 rooms, you have the money to buy a PC in each room as well.
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Already have 2 of them, Bough one for 1EUr and the other for 2.5EUR because I wanted a steam controller and bought another link because it was cheap.
I had too many monitors linked and not enough ports and this was the solution, when I want to use 4k on the 4k Tv just swap the HDMI cable.
Was more a gimmick :D.
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There is the Steam Link App for Smart TV´s.
Of course older Smart TV´s cant run it, but those people had enough time to buy the hardware over the last years.
So there is really no reason do continue an obsolete hardware technology.
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kinda wish i had one, cause the android steam link its pretty bad... especially if your phone doesn't have usb c
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Damn, I was actually thinking of finally grabbing one during the Autumn Sale, and they dropped it with one day to go, can't order from EU as it stands :/
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Thanks for the heads up, but I belong to the "PC Master Race."
"Play your Steam games on any TV in the house with Steam Link."
The only time I turn on my (dusty and sitting in a corner) TV is when I check it to see if my cable's gone out. Monitor keyboard, and mouse for life.
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Meanwhile, I just discovered the Steam Link app for my Samsung TV about 10 minutes ago and am frantically trying to get it to work now lol
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Well, I knew it had came out for Android devices, but I didn't see it had for TV's. I actually only happened to stumble on it when I was searching for any information of future availability for ios devices :3
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To be honest for me it was quite the opposite.
I only was aware that the app for Smart TV´s is there, did not knew that there was one for smartphones too ;)
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I meant to post this yesterday, but forgot.
Steam link discontinued and they are almost(if not already) sold out
If you were wanting to get one, nows the time to jump on it.
Edit: It's also on sale for 2.50 plus shipping.
Here's the link pun intended
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