I use RDP from work, and it gets the job done for simple stuff. However, it's not designed for anything intensive and thus slows down quite a bit. I was wondering if there are any solutions for being able to essentially remotely control my desktop computer from something like my Macbook Air (I'd like to avoid having to install Windows on it, but I can) with minimal lag. Just smoothly enough that I could maybe play a game of Civ 5 or watch a movie without transferring while relaxing on my couch or bed.
I've looked into Splashtop. It seems pretty straightfoward with solid reviews, but I wanted to see if the hive mind has any recommendations for a better solution, or even a free yet good solution (the client for Mac is $6.99).
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Solution:
Edited by EfemaN - 7/31/12 at 7:19pm
I've looked into Splashtop. It seems pretty straightfoward with solid reviews, but I wanted to see if the hive mind has any recommendations for a better solution, or even a free yet good solution (the client for Mac is $6.99).
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Solution:
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Originally Posted by EfemaN 
Tried RealVNC. It's pretty smooth all around, but it's still not built to stream and kind of media.
Splashtop, on the other hand, is fantastic. I caved and dropped the $6.99 for the Mac app and it couldn't be much better. In essentially one click it modifies the display to fit the client, re-routes all audio to the client and mutes the host... and media and gaming comes through at 30fps! Latency is a small fraction of a second (I believe it's something like 30ms for input and <200ms for streaming), and everything is sync'd so I can watch an "HD" video file and not notice any lag.
I don't know what they're doing, but it's awesome.
Tried RealVNC. It's pretty smooth all around, but it's still not built to stream and kind of media.
Splashtop, on the other hand, is fantastic. I caved and dropped the $6.99 for the Mac app and it couldn't be much better. In essentially one click it modifies the display to fit the client, re-routes all audio to the client and mutes the host... and media and gaming comes through at 30fps! Latency is a small fraction of a second (I believe it's something like 30ms for input and <200ms for streaming), and everything is sync'd so I can watch an "HD" video file and not notice any lag.
I don't know what they're doing, but it's awesome.
Edited by EfemaN - 7/31/12 at 7:19pm
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