OnLive

[Androidpk]

OnLive Announced, Subscription-based Service Plans to Change PC Gaming with 720p Cloud Streaming

OnLive today announced plans to launch a new service that will stream PC games with negligible lag to televisions and PCs, eliminating the need for hardware upgrades.


Developed in secret for the past seven years, OnLive makes use of cloud computing, streaming video to your monitor at 720p resolution and 60 frames per second.

Because the video is rendered in a "cloud" of servers, games such as Crysis are delivered at full graphics settings, the only bottleneck being the user's internet connection. 1.5 megabits per second will get you to standard definition, while a 5 megabit connection bumps the resolution to 720p..."

Continued here - http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=57804

This sounds really promising, if it truely works as they say it does, that would be awesome.

[Fallen]

Interesting. Before, if you wanted to view computer based games on a television screen there was an aspect of lag without a (comparatively) high powered graphics card? I never attempted it, but was certainly considering doing so when I next upgraded my computer. What would it take hardware wise to run something like Fallout on a TV with minimal lag and graphics loss?

[Androidpk]

I guess it would depend on the size of the tv screen and type of connection you'd be using. Mostly likely HDMI i'm assuming?

[Fallen]

70'' DLP 1080p. It is fairly new. If there is anything better than HDMI it may have it. I know it has several connections I have never seen used for anything.

[Drew]

Yeah but does it have SCART?

[Drew]

Also regarding OnLive: I'll believe it when I see it in the wild.

[Androidpk]

Any of the latest graphics card should work fine using the HDMI connection.