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Steam adds low-latency Pyrowave codec to Remote Play — new codec offers better game streaming on local networks but costs '5-10 times' more bandwidth (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Just for clarity's sake, while it's possible that Pyrowave streaming could cause service interruptions for other people on your LAN (and thus isn't suitable for high-traffic networks like at a company or large business), it is strictly intended to be used over your local network, not the Internet. As a result, your internet connection doesn't matter at all, so if you were worried about ripping through your data allotment on a metered connection, there's no need for alarm; all of the data sent is between devices on your network. Even the over-200 megabits-per-second of Pyrowave is peanuts compared to the tens of gigabytes per second your graphics card is sending to your display via DisplayPort or HDMI, after all.

Your internet shouldn't matter, so long as you aren't using that power line to connect all the computers in your house.

[–] Xraygoggles@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Wow, ten GB a second between GPU and monitor. It makes sense but I never thought about it that way, that's amazing.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Sounds like they are talking about using a power line extender, which would limit their internal network.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You can use a power line without internet connection. It's just an alternative way to connect to the router, if you cannot use cables (Ethernet) or wireless (WLAN) connection. Edit: A random article comparing those 3 types: https://www.fatlemon.co.uk/2025/06/lan-speed-record-wi-fi-vs-powerline-vs-ethernet/