Remote desktop / dumb terminal software.

KageOni · 11-17-2007, 07:34 PM

I have two computers. A laptop that doesn't really play games very well but is very convenient. On the other hand I have a respectable PC but is mostly dedicated to the HTPC cause.

I was hoping I could install a game on the PC and use some sort of program to play it on my laptop letting it do the input and the PC do all the heavy lifting. With programs like Maxi vista being able to use one keyboard on two PCs and video streaming nearly flawlessly across multiple networked screens, I would think there has to be some program to let me do something like that but for a more remote desktop purpose.

I tried something like this with windows remote desktop but it looked like crap and some features didn't work.

Is this the stuff of dreams, or does something like this work.

johnwill · 11-20-2007, 07:16 AM

No real chance of that. Games depend on video performance, and any link over the network will most certainly be way too slow for almost any game.

KageOni · 11-20-2007, 08:21 AM

So something like this isnt fast enough? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYxQ3...a.com/demo.htm

johnwill · 11-20-2007, 09:00 AM

Not even close.

KageOni · 11-20-2007, 03:55 PM

Le sigh.

Oh well, it was merely a dream I guess.

11-17-2007, 07:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
KageOni Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 36 OS: Win XP	Remote desktop / dumb terminal software. I have two computers. A laptop that doesn't really play games very well but is very convenient. On the other hand I have a respectable PC but is mostly dedicated to the HTPC cause. I was hoping I could install a game on the PC and use some sort of program to play it on my laptop letting it do the input and the PC do all the heavy lifting. With programs like Maxi vista being able to use one keyboard on two PCs and video streaming nearly flawlessly across multiple networked screens, I would think there has to be some program to let me do something like that but for a more remote desktop purpose. I tried something like this with windows remote desktop but it looked like crap and some features didn't work. Is this the stuff of dreams, or does something like this work. __________________ Code: (Processor/AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice) (Mother Board/ASUS A8N5X) (Video Card/eVGA Geforce 7600GT KO) (Ram/CORSAIR XMS 2GB) (HDD/3Gb/s SATA HITACHI Deskstar 160GB) (Case/PS/Sonata II/450Watt )

11-20-2007, 07:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,752 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Remote desktop / dumb terminal software. No real chance of that. Games depend on video performance, and any link over the network will most certainly be way too slow for almost any game. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-20-2007, 08:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
KageOni Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 36 OS: Win XP	Re: Remote desktop / dumb terminal software. So something like this isnt fast enough? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYxQ3...a.com/demo.htm __________________ Code: (Processor/AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice) (Mother Board/ASUS A8N5X) (Video Card/eVGA Geforce 7600GT KO) (Ram/CORSAIR XMS 2GB) (HDD/3Gb/s SATA HITACHI Deskstar 160GB) (Case/PS/Sonata II/450Watt )

11-20-2007, 09:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,752 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Remote desktop / dumb terminal software. Not even close. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-20-2007, 03:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
KageOni Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 36 OS: Win XP	Re: Remote desktop / dumb terminal software. Le sigh. Oh well, it was merely a dream I guess. __________________ Code: (Processor/AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice) (Mother Board/ASUS A8N5X) (Video Card/eVGA Geforce 7600GT KO) (Ram/CORSAIR XMS 2GB) (HDD/3Gb/s SATA HITACHI Deskstar 160GB) (Case/PS/Sonata II/450Watt )