anything possible but is it worth it?

RothALD

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All right guys, I know you'll give me the straight scoop. What extra equipment would be required for me to sit my lazy self down on the couch and surf the web on my tv? Is it as simple as a wireless keyboard, some sort of hdmi transmitter (from my desktop) and receiver (to the TV and HDMI input) Is doing so overrated? Ballpark of how much the equipment would? Then could I play a PC version of a video game via my desktop with a wireless controller or by now have I spent more than I would have to just get a playstation/PS1
 
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$35 (or less). Buy Chromecast and you're done. I'm actually streaming to my TV as I write this. You can use your desktop browser, phone, tablet, anything. You can also stream a specific tab to your TV, while you do other stuff on your desktop. For games, I haven't tried it yet, but there's a "full screen cast" mode and then you play the game "windowed" to make it show on your TV. This is the cheapest and lowest effort way to do all this while still being quality.

The next step up from Chromecast, is Google's Nexus Player. It's more like a standalone device like Roku. But really awesome still and even has a ASUS controller available. Check it out: http://www.google.com/nexus/player/

There's other controller options out...
$35 (or less). Buy Chromecast and you're done. I'm actually streaming to my TV as I write this. You can use your desktop browser, phone, tablet, anything. You can also stream a specific tab to your TV, while you do other stuff on your desktop. For games, I haven't tried it yet, but there's a "full screen cast" mode and then you play the game "windowed" to make it show on your TV. This is the cheapest and lowest effort way to do all this while still being quality.

The next step up from Chromecast, is Google's Nexus Player. It's more like a standalone device like Roku. But really awesome still and even has a ASUS controller available. Check it out: http://www.google.com/nexus/player/

There's other controller options out there of course (cheaper). The one I'm going to buy for myself as a Xmas treat is the SteelSeries Stratus. There's an XL one also if you like Xbox style controllers.


No doubt there's other ways to do this, hell, I've even seen people use Raspberry Pi's but going with Google is in my opinion the least stressful way to do it.
 
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Thanks. I can see how that takes care of the reception side, but how is the video being transmitted? Will I see my computer's built-in wifi as a choice when Chromecast is looking for sources?