Linus of LTT has his rig in a server cabinet and runs an optical thunderbolt cable to his desk. That's probably easier to pull through conduit than an HDMI cable, so it might work for you.
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Oh, interesting! Did they do a video on it, do you know?
Edit: should have just looked myself, sorry. Seems like this is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz_MPlRCbCQ Thanks again!
Not sure about latency but there's converters/extenders that allow you to run HDMI over ethernet also
Probably not a super helpful comment, but when was the last time you tried steam link, especially over Ethernet? Now I'm not playing any competitive, rhythm games or twitch shooters or anything but I've had 0 latency complaints. Either that or could give moonlight a shot for just two options that are free if you want to give them a shot.
Hey thanks, I appreciate it! I actually just tested it a few weeks ago. Bought an Apple TV (2022) for the occasion, figuring it would be one of the best SL clients to have, hooked it up to the ethernet and verified that the connection was good. Connection-wise it actually ran well, much better than feared.
My biggest gripe is that Steam Link does not seem to adapt my TV's native 4K resolution. Instead it uses the host's resolution (which in my case is a 5120x2160 UW). From what I could tell after some googling this is not easily fixable, unless you're willing to deal with fake HDMI dongles or software that changes resolution profiles. I tried it for a bit, but just couldn't get it to work properly and gave up. Also tried Moonlight with the Sunshine server app running, but ran into some issues there as well, though I can't quite remember what it was.
Oh gotcha, I just run standard 2k monitors with steam link to a (2016?) Nvidia sheild TV and never had issues. That's a fair point though, I think you can potentially get around that by changing the in-game resolution but then you would have to change it back when you're at your desktop so makes sense. Sorry I couldn't be more help here!
which in my case is a 5120x2160 UW
This is offtopic, but how has your experience been with it (issue and performance-wise)? I’m interested in upgrading to that res and there’s not all that much info besides a couple of graphs.
In terms of running Steam games, or in general? I'm pretty happy with it overall and Steam games pretty much all run great. Sadly it's capped at 60hz, but I knew that going in. Let me know if you have any more specific questions, I'd be happy to take a stab at them.
Thanks. I meant games. I currently have a 3840x2160 so I’m used to some quirks but was wondering in general if many games have you trouble or looked broken. The 60hz thing sucks but oh well, there simply isn’t anything out there with that resolution and higher freqs.
Just curious on your Steam Link issue, have you checked the "Change desktop resolution to match streaming client" checkbox on Steam? One of my computers is using a 2560×1080 monitor and we have it going to the Steam Link, it adjusts the resolution to 1080p to match the TV.
I've never tried with the 4k ranges I honestly cannot imagine the 100 mbs ethernet and cheap CPU could provide enough bandwidth without significant input delay. You might be alright with the SFF that can output your resolution and then using the Steam Link app for a beefier Steam Link.
Hey, thanks for reaching out, sorry for the late reply. I did check that box. But I still got the ratio for my ultrawide (21/9), meaning big black bars, so it just didn't seem to work for me. I might give it one more try in the weekend, steam link would be so much better than running cables in my walls or spending money on a separate rig.