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I had the Shield Portable, pc gamestream was spotty at the start, even when I upgraded my router to 5g. It did get patched months later, and gamestream was so smooth that I beat the entire Dark Souls 2 on it. I sold it after I got the shield tablet, which is 3x more powerful. But yes PC gamestream is very smooth on the portable and does not lag, but it only streams good on 5g wifi routers

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The nvidia shield stuff looks interesting, but not quite there for me yet. Also, probably not what I'd use/want for basic portable use (eg, not gaming).

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It's called Black Friday =]

Well unfortuantly black friday has spilled over into thanksgiving and they got me pulling a double from 3ock thanksgiving afternoon when the sales start after a few hours all the way to friday morning at 5 when they do the last sale :( so im gonna be missing out on all those discounts lol.

so far a n600 dual band with a gigabit seems in my price range, im hoping that should be enough. Looking it looks like i can put all my other devices on the 2.5 bandwith and leave the 5 bandwith strictly for the shield. Ahh i maybe not understanding or reading it wrong

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The terminology of wi-fi technologies is a minefield of jargon, but ultimately it's not so much the technology but the physical constraints of your residence that will be the limitation. For example, 5G might be used to refer to wireless AC (IEEE 802.11ac standard) hardware, or it might be Wireless N operating at 5GHz. And here's the thing: the Shield doesn't support wireless AC.

 

Dual band is also a tricksy issue. Dual-band might mean simultaneous transmission, but it could also mean it just has the option of selecting 5GHz instead of 2.4GHz.

 

Honestly, I would try sticking with your current router and testing whether it's even close to playable. If it's close but not quite enough, then sure, upgrade, but if it's not even remotely playable, then nothing but physical relocation of the hardware will do. The most important specification when doing stuff with wi-fi is "how many walls are in between the devices" and "what are those walls made out of".

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Anyone know how well Beamdog's Infinity Engine ports play on a regular iPhone 6? Thinking about getting Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition for my new phone, though I have reservations on how well it would play on my screen.

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Upgraded to an iPhone 6+ and I've maninly been android fan so the iOS is a new playground.

So far playing magicka, ff6, secret of mana, chronological trigger, dragon quest, Knights of pen and paper, and adventure time card wars.

I'm seeing a lot of jrpgs I've been getting and wanna branch out

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