I only really notice input lag on Steam Link or any other in-home streaming solution when I’m comparing it to my actual device. And the difference is very minuscule.
A direct connection would probably reduce latency and increase quality, but is a lot of bother to setup a hotspot on your PC that connects devices to your LAN.
If you’ve got noticeable lag then you’re either very sensitive to it, or you need to bring a Wi-Fi AP closer to your PC (or more correctly: closer to the remote device you’re playing on).
My best advice would be to put an AP on the same Ethernet switch your gaming PC is on, or if you have an AP with dual ethernet put it in the same room as your gaming PC and use one of the Ethernet ports to connect to your LAN and the other direct to your PC.
The ideal scenario is that your PC connects via Ethernet up to the point where your mobile device needs Wi-Fi, and that Wi-Fi is in close range of your device connected at 5GHz at least.
I don’t think a direct connection to your PC will be faster than what I described above. It might actually be slower due to some Windows fuckery with what it sends and receives on the hotspot.
A direct connection would probably reduce latency and increase quality, but is a lot of bother to setup a hotspot on your PC that connects devices to your LAN.
If you’ve got noticeable lag then you’re either very sensitive to it, or you need to bring a Wi-Fi AP closer to your PC (or more correctly: closer to the remote device you’re playing on).
My best advice would be to put an AP on the same Ethernet switch your gaming PC is on, or if you have an AP with dual ethernet put it in the same room as your gaming PC and use one of the Ethernet ports to connect to your LAN and the other direct to your PC.
The ideal scenario is that your PC connects via Ethernet up to the point where your mobile device needs Wi-Fi, and that Wi-Fi is in close range of your device connected at 5GHz at least.
I don’t think a direct connection to your PC will be faster than what I described above. It might actually be slower due to some Windows fuckery with what it sends and receives on the hotspot.
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