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What’s your favorite mouse? 🤔

@@dylanmacintosh Logitech g502

@@SchmidtTalker that is a great choice 👌

For office work it is great

@@sepplschpeedruns281 yeah I could see that

The nostalgia is powerful.

It’s so easy once you realize it’s all there- it just kind of happens by itself, falls into place. Do we like OneDrive now? 🤣

Now we’re talking 😎 no backlight is really tough these days. Maybe I’ll get around to modding mine… 👀

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Delta emulator on iOS App Store. Skins are from DeltaPocket available on Gumroad.

Truly a new age of portable gaming! Sony wouldn’t make a new PSP so these other companies said fine, we’ll do it ourselves 😎

All black buttons on the black controller for the blackout look, white legend buttons on the white controller for a stormtrooper look.

The ROG Ally does come with a “stand” in the box, though it’s really just a condensed cardboard type of material that props the device up at an angle. I still have mine so I suppose it holds up fine but the stand I’m using in this video was 3D printed. If you’re looking for a dock, I believe Syntech makes one that’s available on Amazon, about $30 US with the coupon so not bad really amzn.to/4dG6jS6

@@dylanmacintosh thanks!

Right? A new version of this device would be amazing. Doesn’t even need the router stuff, just an AirPlay 2 dongle really. Or, just put a headphone jack on the HomePod! We all know that’s an unlikely thing for Apple to do, but hey, a guy can dream!

So good!

The unpowered speakers gets the signal through the Receiver (which mine happens to be an NAD receiver). This happens with speaker wire cable from the NAD receiver to the speakers. The NAD Receiver gets the music signal from the 3.5mm port on the AirPort Express. I hope this helps!

@@dylanmacintosh Thanks. What's an NAD?

@@lawrencediggs7957 just a brand name of audio receivers. Most folks might have a Sony, or Yamaha, Denon or something like that. Some people call it “the stereo” and not an audio receiver specifically, but they’re the same piece of equipment. I was just pointing it out if you’re following along with the video, it’s the gray box that says NAD on it. I hope this helps!

@@dylanmacintosh I take it that this is for amplification not the "receiver" function? If so , all we need to to plug it into some amplified system?

Great question 👀

From what I got out of it, it’s about laptop level. You can push it but there is limits but it takes AWHILE to get to any limits. When hooked to a monitor, I literally can’t tell it apart from an actual desktop. But nowadays I only use my ally in handheld

I'm getting it for about 450dollars brand new. getting it for video editing

#tvtoohigh right? 🤣 I’ve since learned the error of my ways and my new tv is much more appropriate for this space 😇

Nice, you can do it!

Hmmm that’s a tricky one because the picture mode comes down to the TV. And even if you did have a tv model that could “remember” to turn on game mode when you switch to the Apple TV, that might not be the best mode for when you’re turning on the Apple TV to watch a movie or something else other than a game… so you’d need the Moonlight app on Apple TV to be able to change picture modes of your tv… definitely a tricky one to automate.

I used to have an even bigger one 🤣

For as much as we pay for slices of cardboard you’d think they’d have more collectible boxes!

That’s a great question- no a VPN is not required. If you’ve installed Sunshine on your host PC, and you’ve paired your Moonlight client to that Sunshine Host PC at least once on the local (same) network, then you can connect that specific Moonlight client to that specific Sunshine host remotely over the internet at any time thereafter. This is configured by default by the Sunshine application at the time of installation. For Sunshine V0.22, end to end encryption is enabled by default for increased security while streaming over the internet. So, in short, it should “just work” as long as your PC hasn’t gone to sleep mode (or off for that matter) while you’re away and attempting to stream over the internet, since Moonlight can’t wake hosts over the internet, only on the local network. So, install Sunshine, pair your Moonlight client while you’re still at home, then leave your PC on/awake before you leave the house. Once connected to a different network, open the Moonlight app and connect. Moonlight will also tell you if the network is blocking streaming connections, as some networks like hotels choose to block those ports, but I haven’t run into any networks that block Moonlight so far and I’ve been to several hotels in different states and countries while streaming with Moonlight. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions.

Great question, but it’s nothing too crazy- my gaming PC is wired into my wifi router, which is a TP Link Deco XE75 (non pro). It’s WiFi 6E, so I’m using the 6GHz band on my devices that support it, like the ROG Ally. But when I check the Moonlight analytics it says 1080p 120hz takes around 28Mbps, so it really doesn’t have much trouble on the network side, especially since my Gaming PC is wired in via Ethernet. It’s just my client devices like ROG Ally that have to worry about the WiFi Bandwidth. The real benefit to being on the 6GHz band more than just the speed (there’s more than enough even on 5GHz) is that it’s not bogged down by everything else on my network on the 2.4 or 5GHz bands. The only devices connected to the 6GHz band at any time are the devices I use for game streaming. That might change as I buy more devices that support Wi-Fi 6E or 7 as it becomes more popular in the future, but for now, that’s just the way the cards fall, on my network at least. I hope this helps, but please let me know if you’re having any more questions. Cheers!

@@dylanmacintosh Thanks for the detailed response. I too shifted the PC to a wired ethernet connection and have noticed almost rock solid streams. I'm using my secondary phone paired with a Kushito run games at 720p &120Hz connected to a bog standard Dual Band Tp link router. Have tried a virtually display to run at native 21:9 resolutions and keeping the PC headless. Thanks for the great content and engagement. Happy gaming!

@@MohammadImranM That’s awesome to hear! I’m glad someone else is running 21:9 headless because that’s something I struggled with for a long time 😅 but it’s so awesome once it’s working great. I just wish there were more laptop-type form factors to use as 21:9 “thin clients” but, I digress since phones are usually in that ultrawide range when held horizontally, as you have found as well. Awesome stuff! Thanks for the kind words and of course for watching and commenting, it’s much appreciated 🙏

The Quest 2 is currently out of stock, but it’s not labeled as discontinued officially yet… I’m just as curious as anyone why it’s been out of stock so long. Most likely an announcement for “Quest 3S” is coming next month (Meta likes October, historically) and they are clearing the inventory of the Quest 2 to make room, so to speak. At any rate I wouldn’t necessarily call the Quest 3 a bad device, but the Quest 2 was definitely better “bang for the buck” while it was being sold new for $200 US before going out of stock. In the meantime though, there are lots of Quest 2’s on the used market for even less, so still worth a look for VR on a budget. Otherwise holdout for news on Quest 3S. I hope this helps!

I’ve heard a lot of folks in the Moonlight GitHub forums / Discord recommend dummy plugs, I might have to check one out. That’s quick thinking on a combo keyboard! I’m always interested in how other folks are solving their problems with what works for them. Thanks for watching and commenting, it’s much appreciated.

There's an even better solution and its free ! its called virtual monitor by MikeTheTech , go check him out on youtube! i literally was about to buy a dummy hdmi but he saved me money lmao and time

@@dylanmacintosh no, use monitor profile switcher with a virtual desktop, its so much cleaner.

Right?? Like what are they charging for 😂

Haven’t seen the official announcement yet, but I’m hoping your comment ages well once the Quest 3S officially launches 👀

Great question, it looks like the Quest 2 is out of stock pretty much everywhere, sadly. So the best bet for a Quest 2 right now is a used one. If you are looking for brand new, the Quest 3 has had some sales lately but you could also hold out for a “Quest 3S” announcement, likely happening next month in October.

@@dylanmacintosh thanks

Make sure in the Sunshine settings “Applications” section, that your Playnite app command is set to the PlayniteFullscreen.exe

Great questions! 1 - Yes, the host’s monitor will be showing the game as well as your remote device. So no- you can’t run two games simultaneously on the same PC unfortunately. 2 - Yes, when Sunshine is installed with the Windows Universal Installer, remote access is available, and it is awesome. I believe the latest Sunshine update has some Sunshine settings you might need to change before you get started for security reasons such as enabling UPnP if you don’t want to do the port forwarding yourself, but yes it’s all ready to go should you choose to enable it, nothing else needs to be installed other than Sunshine. All you need to do is pair your Moonlight client at least once on the local network, and then you will be able to connect remotely with that client thereafter. All remote connections are encrypted by default. You will either need to turn off sleep settings ahead of time, or have some other method of remotely turning on your host PC. I hope this helps!

That’s true, the biggest upgrade is really the visuals. I switched back and forth quite a bit and didn’t so much mind the lesser Quest 2 visual quality knowing it was half the price or less, but I ultimately sold the Quest 2 and stuck with Quest 3, so I guess that confirms where I land on the visual quality haha… it’s worth it if you have the money. Really curious where “Quest 3S” might land, once it’s out 👀

I respect it. You can certainly stick to emulating on the device that you're holding if that's your bag. After all, that's how I've always done it before I started messing around with self-hosted game streaming. My follow-up question to you is, would you ever hybridize your gaming setup? For example, with my ROG Ally, I will stream games when I'm just around the house, but while I'm on the go I'll play the game on the Ally itself and sync the save files later. What do you think? 🤔

You see the vision! No compromises- just all your games, all the time.

@@dylanmacintosh exactly! the only time i couldn’t use it is if i’m offline somewhere but it’s not like i’m going out in the middle of nowhere or on an airplane all the time!

@@tparty2123 Precisely. Like my tongue-in-cheek camping trip mention near the end of the video where we are clearly having a terrible time with no internet, tossing the frisbee in the water over some cold drinks 😋😋 There's plenty of other things to do when there's no internet haha.

@@dylanmacintosh exactly! tbh when i first saw nintendo switch trailers i never understood the part where they’re playing at camping trips and such, at that point i’d rather enjoy that mountains! that’s why game streaming is an awesome option because i only ever need a handheld when i have internet anyway!

That would be sick. You might want to take a look at the new Gamesir G8 Plus, it should fit an 8" tablet. Fits anything up to 215mm (for instance Lenovo Tab M8 8" tablet is just under 200mm) amzn.to/3YXmFCp

@@dylanmacintosh thanks!

Anytime.

Hmmm that’s a tricky one, it sounds like an issue with whatever games / emulators you’re using doesn’t like to switch inputs. Is there a specific emulator you’re noticing this behavior on? For me, it was Ryujinx that had the most trouble with switching controllers because the input has to be bound in the Ryujinx settings before it can accept input for “player 1” for instance. Whereas any of my Retroarch emulators were automatic with Player 1 input.

@@dylanmacintosh Thanks for the reply! My issue is actually with bigbox itself. In the most common instance, I'll start it up streaming to my apple TV, with my PS5 controller bluetooth'd to my host PC, and my ps5 controller just won't navigate bigbox. So I'll go to the PC, disconnect the controller manually, and re-add it, then restart bigbox (all while still streaming), and it works. Although now that I type all this, I'm wondering if its not trying to pass a non-existent controller in through the apple tv as I had that setting on at first before deciding to connect the controller to the PC instead.

I think you might be onto something. The moonlight stream is trying to provide a virtual controller input, and it might end up passing your locally connected controller to player 2, if that makes sense. Just depends on how the game or emulator processes multiple controller inputs. For example, some PC games I’m playing have both controller and keyboard mouse input active for player 1 at the same time, so I can switch between them at any time and keep playing. Thats more common with single player PC games. But consoles usually map each controller to a separate “player” etc. I hope this helps!

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the support 🤍

Thanks for vouching for me! No matter how many game streaming videos I make, there always seems to be some naysayers who take it as a personal attack on their lifestyle, so I appreciate you vouching for me and commenting. It's free to give it a try so I have no idea why people get upset about it. And once you try it out, you quickly realize it's pretty awesome, especially once you get multiple devices in the mix. On the topic of phone controllers, they are a great idea in theory, but I haven't yet found one that I prefer to a standard xbox controller paired with a phone clamp. Especially if you already have an xbox controller lying around, that's definitely the way to go in my opinion. I explain it more in my video on the BackBone One. Cheers!