If you're on Wi-Fi, the image quality may suffer. Just keep in mind that with streaming, you'll have a bit of input lag and occasionally run into compatibility issues. And of the available streaming options, Steam's in-home streaming is the easiest. Streaming requires some trade-offs, but it's the solution I'd recommend to most people looking to bring their PC games to the living room without shelling out for a second PC. Steam in-home streaming and Nvidia GameStream One last tip for laptop users: Ctrl + Win + P lets you quickly set your display mode, so you can configure Windows to output to the TV and turn the laptop screen off. In Steam, go to Settings > Interface and enable 'Run Steam when my computer starts' and 'Start Steam in Big Picture mode.'.Configure Windows to start up without a password.If you're mainly going to play games through Steam, however, you can make your living room PC much more convenient by having it auto-boot into Steam Big Picture mode, which is controller-friendly.

It won't be very conducive to playing games, but it's an easy way to do basic Windows navigation. If you need to be able to navigate around Windows-maybe you're using a game launcher like or GOG-consider Logitech's K400 wireless touch keyboard (opens in new tab), which gives you a keyboard and touchpad in one compact unit. The second common annoyance is controlling your PC when a coffee table isn't a great environment for a keyboard and mouse.

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