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Anyone used it yet?

For lack of a proper screen I've been using my TV to play some games on (either through my laptop or my recently transferred PC) with the help of an HDMI cable and a controller, and it works beautifully for some games. Big Picture Mode is easy to navigate, fast and efficient (for a controller-directed program anyway). It stands as a lesson for Microsoft and Sony in user friendliness as far as I'm concerned.

Some games just work better on a big screen with a controller...a lot of the more blatant ports from consoles (Arkham Asylum, GTA, LA Noire, etc) play a lot better that way. Obviously for shooters, strategy and most else still use mouse + keyboard and my proper laptop/PC screen.

If you have your devices hooked up at home, give it a shot. It's pretty great.

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Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:58 am
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I plan on buying a Razer Edge, which will be definitely using big picture mode. I'm looking forward to trying it out, but so far have no need, since I do all my current gaming on my desktop.

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Yeah I can see it working well with a Razer Edge. I think the HDMI cable from the device to the TV may prove to be annoying though. Although I guess there's really not much point in swinging the Edge around when you're playing on the big screen, so maybe not.

They should come up with a fast and reliable wireless (local) transfer of video. :roll: No more cables! Use video output on any screen in your home! I'm sure it already exists but comes with some serious drawbacks or prohibitive cost.

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http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ ... splay.html

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Belkin adapter costs about €100.-

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Figured it existed already. :roll: Strange that it seems to be so obscure for now... (as in, I have never seen this being marketed or used by anyone ever before today)

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