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DougEfresh
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My point of view

Hi I just wanted to post my point of view on stadia so far. I mainly been playing Destiny on it and giving it a test go I usually play on pc. The experience has not been the best mainly because I can’t get over the lag input. I don’t have stadia set up in the most optimal situation but where it is set up it works. My main thing is that I shouldn’t have to feel that I need to connect a Ethernet cable to reduce lag input while playing. I feel that WiFi should be good but honestly lots of the time it isn’t because of the lag input. I know this is a new service that is still in beta but I hope this gets resolved soon. I would love to keep using stadia and want this platform to be successful especially in the streaming category. I wouldn’t want to try out xcloud and see if it is a better streaming platform.
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This
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Connecting an Ethernet cable is really more just going to ensure you reduce buffering and don't lose connection to servers. I hate to say it but I don't think that is really going to have a big impact on input latency
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DougEfresh
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Well I just hope they can improve on it within the next few months. 

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Mad_Dog_Bravo
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@DougEfresh :

Some items that I've picked up this week to improve the Chrome experience include:

1. Reset Chrome flags - go to the URL chrome://flags , select "Reset all to default", restart Chrome and try again.

2. Run Chrome and use an Incognito window and see if that helps, disable any extensions that might have been added.

3. Reduce refresh rate/polling rate on mouse pointer (usually a feature on some mouse drivers).

4. Access Chrome flags and enable the feature "Enables pointer lock options".

5. On Windows 8 run Chrome in Windows 7 compatibility mode. 

These are some of the suggestions that I've seen that have addressed the issue for some users.  Can't hurt to give them a try and see if it resolves any of your issues.

Hope this helps.

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DougEfresh
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I will try these steps on a pc thank you. But I should of been specific it was mainly using the chromecast and the stadia controller
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Fhero
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Well, google does point out that recommended setup is to use ethernet.

I to was playing destiny wireless and performance was meh, but when I switched to ethernet it was better.

To me I dont think the current Wifi standard of AC or wifi 5 isnt good enough. It has inherent issues with dropped frames and latency in the 100ms+ by default. 

The next wifi 6 or AX standard is suppose to fix that. Google cant do anything about it till it becomes adopted by manufacturers like killer networks, intel, marvel, and realtek.

The traffic for controller is fine but the wifi on the chromecast is what might be causing your delay. Test it and see if it fixes it.

What kind of network equipment are you using? Standard modem/router? Asus? Netgear? 

Maybe we can help with some settings on that end too :slightly_smiling_face:

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TheWebTech
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The most important suggestion is make sure your monitor or tv has game mode turned on Makes a dramatic difference for most users.
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JebusLives
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Might be your setup.

 

I'm pretty sensitive to lag, and I'm happy with the performance.

 

I'm also on wifi, but it's AC3500, on a 600mbps plan.

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