Best inexpensive way to stream to my TV down stairs.

[DroPouT1999]

Like the title says, i want to stream to my TV downstairs (inexpensively) i was considering swapping to a Nvidia graphics card with shield support but that would be too expensive for the time i would use it.

 

I do have a couple of old PC's that could become slave PC's, hopefully i'm using the term 'slave PC' properly.

 

So what should i do? 

 

Thanks in advanced - Dom.

 

EDIT: I should of said that i mean game streaming.

[Jogostar]

splashtop

[Prolesious]

When you say stream, do you mean stream games or video?  I assume games since you mentioned Nvidia Shield. 

 

Wouldn't this be part of the reason of a steam machine?  Cheap inexpensive box hooked up to a TV streaming a game from a more powerful box located elsewhere in the house?

[zinton]

Really long hdmi cable 

[needmorewood]

steam os released their streaming stuff....

[DroPouT1999]

When you say stream, do you mean stream games or video?  I assume games since you mentioned Nvidia Shield. 

 

Wouldn't this be part of the reason of a steam machine?  Cheap inexpensive box hooked up to a TV streaming a game from a more powerful box located elsewhere in the house?

 

A second gaming machine is hardly cheap, i'm 14 and on £12.37/week, it would take me a year to save up.

 

steam os released their streaming stuff....

 

I'd use steam OS if:

 

1. I had compatible hardware
2. It ran better than windows
3. It had all the steam library on there.

[Samdb]

If it's a smart TV, Plex. If not, buy an Android device and hook it up to it, install the Plex app and then you should be good to go. 

[old reece frost]

Really long hdmi cable 

Dammit, you beat me to it.

[SSOB]

The best way by far :

 

1. Get a Chromecast

2. Install Plex on all the diviced you are going to stream from/to

3. Enjoy cheap and awesome streaming

 

https://www.google.com/intl/nl/chrome/devices/chromecast/

https://plex.tv/downloads

[needmorewood]

 

A second gaming machine is hardly cheap, i'm 14 and on £12.37/week, it would take me a year to save up.

 

 

I'd use steam OS if:

 

1. I had compatible hardware
2. It ran better than windows
3. It had all the steam library on there.

 

1. its linux it has more compatible hardware than windows

2. its supposed to be on your slave

3. ITS UR SLAVE NOT THE MASTER

so yea

[Priller]

Plex and Chromecast is a good combo.

 

Another way is to look at the TV and see if it is a "Smart TV" you can often just install plex directly in the TV app directory and it will stream movies just fine.

[DroPouT1999]

1. its linux it has more compatible hardware than windows

2. its supposed to be on your slave

3. ITS UR SLAVE NOT THE MASTER

so yea

1. It doesn't have AMD radeon support yet
2. He suggested buying a new system
3. HE SAID SUGGESTED BUYING A NEW SYSTEM, NOT A SLAVE

so yea

[needmorewood]

 

1. It doesn't have AMD radeon support yet
2. He suggested buying a new system
3. HE SAID SUGGESTED BUYING A NEW SYSTEM, NOT A SLAVE

so yea

 

1. it does you are not up to date with drivers

2. who cares he has old PC's that he can use therefore that would be the CHEAPEST way to do it and he wants the most inexpensive way

3. LOL K

[DroPouT1999]

1. it does you are not up to date with drivers

2. who cares he has old PC's that he can use therefore that would be the CHEAPEST way to do it and he wants the most inexpensive way

3. LOL K

http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown

 

 

Read the hardware requirements and tell me i can...

[needmorewood]

http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown

 

 

Read the hardware requirements and tell me i can...

steamOS  is based off linux

these are linux drivers

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86

there is also many reddit forums that have shown since release that AMD support is possible 

i have looked and it is possible

[xox]

Definitely see if you can buy a used PS3 and that will allow you to stream over LAN.

 

Plus, you get a 3D Blu-Ray player and something that'll play games.