Gaming On A Chromecast: Brilliantly Terrible

[@megan_alnico]

You know what frustrates me the most about game streaming... It would be perfect for so many styles of games. Puzzle games, strategy RPGs, management games like SimCity or City Skylines and I'm sure a whole bunch of others. But no, all the advertising and marketing says to play first person shooters and other games that require twitch reflexes. It's like the marketing people don't understand the technology and what it's actually good for. Oh wait..

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That is a very good point. The game libraries that are supported is really weird. Although I think it has to do with publishers. There was an issue with a lot publishers pulling support for there games right after GeForce experience launched. I guess it also has to do with the games that people most want to play.

[@dhoelath6648]

Puzzle games can run on anything that was released within the last decade, strategy aren't usually super demanding either and management games require a semi decent CPU and a graphics card... anything that was released in the last decade or two. They are not the type of games one would have issues running as long as they have an almost kinda recent PC. It's FPS and RPGs that ask the most out of a system and the occasional Simulator so it's expected most people to be looking at cloud gaming for those titles instead of the next Civilization.

[@Battleneter]

Exactly, if you live in a town or city without an Azure datacenter as an example your latency could be up to 10X higher than living in a city that does, even in the US regardless of how good your internet is.

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Well thats more like the markets fault, with majority playing mind-numbing amounts of CoD, fortnite, or Apex. They just want players to be interested and advertising the ocean of walking simulators probably doesn't sell the service so well. 🤷

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@Battleneter I had to look up what "an Azure datacenter" was. It's just another cloud server, so why would you think it improves latency?

[@AlbertNaranjo]

Dawid: “It looks like a high-tech sperm to me…” Me: (Disappointed in my low tech sperm 😢)

[@megan_alnico]

Don't be disappointed. There's plenty of fun to be had with the low tech solution.

[@arandomcommenter412]

“You cling to your flesh, as if it will not decay and fail you”

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

High tech sperm is over rated. 😁

[@H8Magnet]

I recently built a 12400f and 3060 with 32gb ddr5 4800 and now I'm depressed because I could have saved $1500 and got a gaming chromecast instead.

[@styles234]

It makes me happy when the sponsor is Linode. All the other ones just don't compare.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

It is definitely the most fun to say. 😂

[@styles234]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff Liiiinnnnnooooooooooooo..... D

[@aarongray7861]

I was one of the "lucky" ones that got one of their suped up Chrome casts for free when I bought Cyberpunk as part of their roll out as a gaming platform. I even got the game pad. All of it has sat in a drawer. But thanks to you I may, in fact, bring it back out of its dark cave, and attempt to play something on it...

[@startedtech]

I got a Chromecast Ultra and a Stadia Controller + trial since I'm a YT Premium member. I just got it and sold it for $60 lol

[@tyw877]

The controller isn't bad, but good luck on wireless connectivity and wired has some issues as well.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s cool! Now if you’re ever bored you got something to experiment with. 😁

[@reformtheo]

I played all the way through cyberpunk with the stadia controller and the Chromecast ultra. It was a good option when gaming computers were so hard to get. And it loads way faster than xbox.

[@Daniel15au]

If you don't end up using the Chromecast for gaming, it's a great device for IPTV streaming. Much better than an Amazon Fire Stick

[@m1kavb]

Everyone: Pc, Console, Samsung fridge Dawid: CHROMECAST GAMER!!

[@brianp3570]

A lot of the time when YTers say they're experiencing artifacting, it can be hard for the viewer to detect because there's a bit of a "You had to be there to really experience it" element. Not in this video! Lol

[@tubey84]

Dawid - making Linode and Vileda household names since 2017. Oh, and making tech videos or something as well I guess.

[@kamX-rz4uy]

"Linooooooode" and "thiiiiiiisss" are the two words I always love to hear

[@jedediahferguson5686]

If you could find a USB hub with Ethernet and power passthrough you could reduce the keyboard and mouse input lag by going wired.

[@megan_alnico]

USB c "laptop docks" tend to have this functionality.

[@Dono0320]

The input lag is not really due to the input devices but rather with the Chromecast video decoder, it adds ~20ms or ~30ms of lag to decode each frame and that's a lot when trying to play games and things. Ideally you want like ~10ms or less for decoding video. Then you also want to enable game mode on the monitor or tv you are playing on to reduce the decode time further.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s a good idea. I tried to plug a usb c hub into the the Ethernet dongle and it didn’t work, but I’m sure a single dongle would work much better.

[@Daniel15au]

@@Dono0320 60fps is 16.6ms per frame so 20ms lag is only barely more than a single frame...

[@ryanvandoren1519]

@@Daniel15au that being said, I can definitely feel the difference between a 1 mil and 2 mil response time monitor. While VERY negligible it does make a slight difference. Probably unnoticeable with Stadia though.

[@inscept8993]

I would rather have slenderman and dracula play with my soul than me playing on this chromecast

[@katorikwonva9523]

r/rareinsult

[@your_local_goose]

@@katorikwonva9523 r/ihavereddit

[@darthwiizius]

I've been using that exact model of mouse for over 2 years. I had a problem with the charge cable after 6 months, and even though I bought a refurbished unit they posted me a replacement from Hong Kong, I got it 3 working days later in the UK. Good customer service.

[@m1kavb]

Everyone: Chromecast Dawid: GOOGLE SP*RM

[@TooLazyToFail]

We're moving from our apartment next door to Linode's HQ next week. I'll walk by and give them one last "LINOOOOOOODE" for you.

[@JeffWaynee]

Your sense of humour is literally at least half the reason I keep coming back to your videos. If KZbin ever gets old for you I think a career in comedy is a definite possibility.

[@iamvulgar8188]

I've pushed the Chromecast with Google TV to it's limits. It can run emulators, the GTA mobile ports, with Sentio it can function like a desktop PC. I used parsec to cloud game from my desktop rig and rented a cloud gaming PC that I could access from it. Only thing is I couldn't ADB to it, which is unfortunate because it would be cool to pull it up on my desktop.

[@snekeb]

Recommended videos: All dawid

[@smmay2380]

Do you think that one of the reasons for some of the input of was the Bluetooth functionality? What if you connected wired peripherals through a usb c dongle?

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

If chromecast supports it then yeah it would work way better, but with streaming its always going to have noticeable latency.

[@legendp2011]

game screaming has pretty noticeable input lag. that being said I also turn off v-sync in games too reduce input lag

[@FattyDoveRacing]

Thr chromecast probably dosent support it but you should try geting a usb c to pcie adapter and hook up a gpu to the chromecast

[@poluefemus]

lol he gave away all his personal info and his first born child to use something brilliantly terrible

[@HUYI1]

When you connected it to your TV it looks like a dangly hairy ball 😂😂

[@Archaline]

The sarcasm on the "extensive settings" made me crack hard here in the library. I'm mad.

[@RadSalacan]

Put a link to the adapter in the description.

[@N68dodgeboy]

This guy makes the best jokes I've ever seen from a tech channel. Dawid is too damn funny.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Thanks!

[@vinicius401]

Darwin is the best!

[@elliothunter2579]

We can still go to dongle-town sounds like an addition to the list of worst euphemisms ever - on the ball as ever Dawid :D

[@AyBee9725]

petition to call all Linode sponsored videos "Linodeos"

[@Sr.D]

Why didn't you connect wired to the usb hub the gamepad?

[@JeremyWray86]

Was hoping you would try xbox's remote play with the Chromecast casting to a TV to see how playable it was. Still atleast shows I can do some other things with my Chromecast if need be.

[@____0____]

Great vid. Ive binged a few now. I use my Chromecast to play some N64 games on occasion. Not perfect but for zero cost and ease, I enjoy it.

[@ImNotPeso]

Is it possible to connect wired peripherals to a chromecast with a usb-c hub?

[@cruelcrow7367]

I assume you probably can

[@VaderHater1993]

Hey awesome video! Just a suggestion but it seems very desaturated? Almost like it was shot raw and not color corrected. If that intentional then disregard! Love the context, thank you.

[@the_queen_fisher]

When I hit rock bottom, I was crushing man's skull like sparrow's egg between my thighs. -Zangief

[@westleyjohnstone4719]

Never had a issue with input lag on the shield geforce now. I wonder how far he is from the server etc

[@styxmc70]

depending on the gaming setup and the game your playing casting has some advantages. I use it for casting VR games when I have friends over so everyone sees what the player sees. Also works for Lan parties but it's not the best as a primary monitor.

[@PrimaryReloaded]

Have your forgot colorgrading? Or why are the colors so flat?

[@m1ichi]

Absolute godsend, my gaming pc just crapped itself and the repairs are possibly taking a month, realising I can emulate on my chromecast will be a fun project to knock out the month!

[@dakotaferris4842]

The chromecast ultras power brick actually has an ethernet port built in

[@Daw1d_plays]

"Optimus prime excretion" killed me!

[@jeffreybarker357]

“Optimus Prime’s excretion”! Lmaoooo

[@whitsikes6857]

Dawid how would you suggest I get started swapping my HDD in my laptop to an SSD

[@msinfo32]

back up all your data, buy a usb to sata adapter to copy files across maybe. install your os on to the new ssd, copy across, a windows backup to then restore to the new drive may help.

[@biggravy7329]

What Jake said but, I always like to use cloning software like acronis rather than installing an OS again.

[@msinfo32]

@@biggravy7329 With a windows install, it's usually better in the long-term to reinstall. Especially if it's an old install, and then starting with debloating. This can help since sometimes old installs can be very bloated.

[@ClayWheeler]

You can try to record a video of your Laptop, Physically, and then upload it to your channel. Then I can help from there.

[@msinfo32]

@@ClayWheeler or just find the model number, and name from running the command "msinfo32"?

[@konrad999999]

Just found out there are powered USB c hubs that you can use with that chrome cast, giving you power and ethernet along usb port for keyboard and mice. Wonder how that would work like

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Wiring the controls for streamed play is way better, but there's still enough latency to make it irritating. Definitely far more tolerable than bluetooth..

[@jmacielhd]

Try to stream steam games from pc to the chromecast, with both connect with Ethernet, would be interesting to see if it is a possible way to play pc games on a tv on a different room

[@pickleglass6459]

I still have the old chrome cast were you can only cast your screen to the television lol

[@clocktechgame4178]

Hello Dawid I wanna say that you are a wonderful creator and your videos are both fun and useful. You have inspired me to create my very own tech channel and I will soon be able to properly upload. Thx a lot and keep the work!

[@anothersiguy]

Would be cool to see how Parsec works with that, latency going to another machine in the house hooked up over gigabit should be pretty low in theory

[@pressxtojason]

I use moonlight on my Chromecast all the time to stream my PC games from my office upstairs to the living room downstairs. The lag is imperceptible.

[@maxd4691]

My girlfriend and I cheered and clapped when we saw linode as the sponsor. What a win

[@AbradolfLincler]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="81">1:21</a> minus the storage.. (I think lmao) this more powerful than my first pc XD

[@joegolden8079]

Good to see Linooooode back

[@ABeeken]

I’ve been playing around with streaming games a fair bit for the last few years (predominantly out of curiosity) using a variety of different set ups and one of the things that’s consistently stood out for me is how wildly different input lag can be across different devices. Using my XBox controller to play GeForce Now and GamePass on my iPad Pro or Pixel has always produced an uncomfortable amount of lag, but when I’m on my Mac there’s barely any which makes single player games a perfectly comfortable experience. Using a wired controller basically seems to eliminate lag so I’m convinced the lag is more an issue with Bluetooth devices than with streaming in general. One of the best experiences though, and I’d love for Dawid to try this out, is using a Stadia controller. Yes, you’re stuck playing the limited catalogue on Stadia, but as a proof of concept on how streaming could work it’s seemed pretty much flawless. Of course it’s best on a wired connection, but I’d argue that it even seems to improve wireless connections, I think because the Stadia controller is using Wi-Fi to directly connect to the data centres, so the device isn’t having to pass inputs through the same signal that it’s receiving the game stream over.

[@aleklamour4672]

I just started streaming games on my phone using an Xbox controller, besides pixelation which goes away fairly quick it actually runs most games and I don't really have much input lag at all. Haven't figured out GeForce now but been primarily using Xbox cloud gaming.

[@RobotRogue]

IDK, I've had my Google TV Chromecast since it launched and the remote has not picked up any grime at all.

[@gamingclan4651]

please get one of those wireless hdmi things connect the chromecast to it then run the chrome cast off a usb battery bank use wireless mouse and keyboard so you can kinda just put the chromecast almost anywhere in a room the input latency will be afull though

[@thethunderxi]

you should probably calibrate the monitor color settings a bit better than what they are right now

[@FellTheSky]

What I do is stream from my 3080ti pc to my chromecast using moonlight, if you have a good wifi connection you can get 1080p 60 with very low latency and great quality. I usually use this to play emulation games from cemu and similar.

[@ClintonMatos]

I wonder if the mouse and keyboard performed worse than the gamepad because using two wireless devices put more load on the system.

[@xeranius_]

I have one of these and the actual cast feature never works for me.

[@bakut3n524]

Is the input lag because of the Chrome cast being low spec or because you’re streaming the game? Or both?

[@Gatorade69]

Streaming, video decoding and wireless peripherals is probably the main cause of the input lag.

[@LeoHeiland]

White is a great way to go, as you can find it easier and the dirt will show so you can easily clean it!

[@Kachna1989]

Day 69, still no Vileda sponsorship on Dawids channel. I'm not sure how much longer I can last without it. Wife does not support this comment.

[@Backup_Jack]

You should try opening it up and give it a heatsync or ventilation or both, and then… overclock?

[@Matt_Zoran]

Other people: watch my unboxing on my superflat white surface Dawid: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="574">09:34</a> watch me do it on my plant

[@NZdolmiogrin]

When nobody asks for it dawid delivers it 😂😂

[@dbocsan]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="447">7:27</a> Hello! Can you give me a link or a part number for the UGreen USBC to RJ45 ethernet adapter...

[@paladingeorge6098]

What was wrong with the camera colors? Everything seemed so muted.

[@johnyuri6860]

Hey Dawid. Ever thought about checking out the pre-builds from New Egg. You probably have already, but if not you can check out some pretty good PCs there.

[@1ENOREDRUM1]

Using the chrome cast with steam link is amazing

[@rdogg9900]

could you use a usb-c hub, with ethernet and usb ports, and get wired internet and wired keyboard and mouse?

[@anthonyschutz7201]

Hows the lag on the newer ones? I have an older one(1st gen) and theres multiple seconds of lag.

[@huy3ko809]

So HDMI Cable does not work, Gamestreaming too if you not have an nvidia TV or using cloud service.

[@jesseweller2945]

do the 4k version of Chromecast now?

[@pascaldifolco4611]

The Linode ad by Dawid is the only one on YT that I watch entirely ! 😁😁 About the Chromecast gaming, hen you think the "PC" (ie the Chromecast) cost no more than the controller, it's pretty cheap !

[@rometherevenant8749]

Was gifted a Google Stadia set but only to find out I cant use it because theres no Stadia servers where I live. Sucks because its just sitting in my drawer with the hope that it will get more outside support but sadly unlikely..

[@jamesfreeman9049]

Chrome cast when installed looks like truck nuts for your TV

[@Gatorade69]

Haha. Oh man, imagine if the ports were on the bottom of the TV instead of the side.

[@bena2.0]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="550">09:10</a> have you tried using a controller that supports gyro aim?

[@lukeadger]

Hey Dawid, if you press Ctrl+n a small window pops up and shows the stream fps and your ping

[@awsomewe360]

Im curious... is the weird low saturation I think I see a symptom of the monitor, the chromecast, or some weird mismatch between the monitor and camera. Your transitions and whatnot look fine, so I know its not the video itself.

[@J0elPeters]

Is there a reason why you didn't have local in-home PC game streaming using Steam Link, Moonlight, or Parsec? It would've been cool to see the latency and what not.

[@user-fz3be7qi7u]

should i buy this google chromecast for screening my phone to tv with ps4 controller I want to play ppsspp games psp games and ps2 games from my android to tv with ps4 controller which connected to my phone by bluetooth

[@BReal-10EC]

I suspect the GeForce Now experience can vary wildly based on your distance to the nearing GeForce Now servers.

[@arjundureja]

Not sure why he didn't mention that. I live near a GeForce Now server and experience extremely low input lag

[@chittychittyb_ng3301]

I love the aspect ratio you guys upload videos in. I wish everyone did it like that!

[@everythingpony]

Everyone uploads in 144p calm down

[@joeh258]

I use this with moonlight to do in home streaming. It works very well WITH ETHERNET.

[@fatesblade]

I've heard the Chromecast input lag is to do with bluetooth connection, and there's practically no input lag when using a stadia controller since it connects to wifi instead of bluetooth. I'm fiddling around with Chromecast Google TV and trying to sideload PS Remote play. I have trouble pairing the stadia controller there, I hope to have more luck by using the 3rd party app PSPlay

[@frostilver]

Why this video looks kinda grey and worned out compared to your previous videos? Is this video supposed to be watched using a screen supporting HDR?

[@frostilver]

I'm using Android 9 device with an LCD screen. This definitely ain't looking right to me.

[@Gary_Sherman]

Does the Chromecast support wired peripherals using a USB c dongle? So you wouldn't have to use Bluetooth^

[@dupdupdupdup]

You should try Steam's in-home streaming, work great on my setup

[@i3l4ckskillzz79]

Maybe you can make a video about steams image upsacling software. It's called lossless image upsacling And costs about 4 euros. Would be pretty interesting

[@gabiben2537]

Is It possible to use the 3.5mm audio Jack of the controller?

[@Daniel15au]

Were you streaming the games from a gaming PC or from "the cloud"? If it's from a gaming PC and the PC isn't too far away, try connecting the controller/keyboard/mouse directly to the PC using Bluetooth, rather than to the Chromecast. It can help reduce the input lag.

[@apo5]

When i hear that "chromecast is running cyberpunk" then my thought are "does this guy know what he is talking about"...

[@twithnell]

I don't recommend an xbox controller with the chromecast. IT has horrible latency when I use it, and you can't get 2 to run at the same time for local coop. I'm gonna see if I can get some stadia controllers and try it out eventually.

[@robertwendal5894]

Should do an episode on the game streaming apps, stadia, Luna, GeForce in classic Dawid style using something unconventional like a students Chromecast laptop.

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Unconventional? That is like the sole purpose for a chromebook lol. I wanna see him do it with samsung Dex, that's something Unconventional lol

[@PhoenixTNSR]

While watching this video i cant help but look at my own chromecast with google tv on the back of my tv

[@DragonBane299]

that LINODE ad is so therapeutic

[@georged5420]

The advertisements are entertaining as is. but when you do lanode you go all out my friend bravo!

[@czdot]

Hmm, I have the Chromecast TV dongle and have yet to try G-Force Now. That might be interesting. I have used it to play one of the new Tomb Raiders in the PC client and had a good experience aiming at enemies.

[@richardsinclair7661]

LINODE MAKES THEIR RETURN, HAHAHAAA. Seriously, Linode is synonymous with the channel at this point.

[@Gipsyboy]

nice concise and helpful video. Been trying to use steamlink app with spermcast but i see now I need the ethernet adapter thanks man!

[@MrThenarsky]

Dawid what's the best thermal paste these days?

[@arcanethink]

Why are the colours so Muted?

[@infinitelybanta]

I don’t know Dawid, you said the shape of the Chromecast didn’t fill you with confidence, but keep in mind that all elite gaming setups (in fact all gaming of any kind) can be traced back to a person who came from a sperm.

[@manueldelgado3848]

Would cooling help performance?

[@twizz420]

I tried using Steam Link the other day to play some Hitman 2 on my Chromecast Ultra and it was so bad. Even with my PC connected to the router via ethernet and the chromecast connected via 5G. The screen on my computer was reacting right away but the delay on the tv was just too much to be playable. Still infinitely better than Stadia, though.