DirectX over Remote Desktop?

[Peon]

Has anybody tried this? How well does it work?

If it can provide a near native gaming experience, I'd seriously considering ditching a discrete GPU in my next laptop...

[Texanman]

There are only 2 programs I know that do this....OnLive which requires you to have a internet connection to their servers.. and theres another program called
StreamMyGame its simular to OnLive but you use your own computer to be the game server... the free version only streams in 800x600 but its cheap to upgrade.. I have never used it my self but friends say it works well on wifi

[Peon]

So I take it the only thing that works without 3rd party technology is Aero?

That's kinda disappointing, I must say...

[Amnesiac]

Can you imagine the latency of this type of service?

Also, you will need a router that is capable of handling a bandwith large enough for streaming 1080p at full quality - which is a lot.

[Texanman]

So I take it the only thing that works without 3rd party technology is Aero?

That's kinda disappointing, I must say...

Not really... remote desktop is a way to manage machines from afar.... not for playing games

http://www.streammygame.com/smg/index.php will work for what you want but make sure you set it up right

[Lithus]

You need to have at least a 6 Mbps connection to stream live HD video. You'd be lucky to have over 1 Mbps uplink for cable or DSL.

[jnjroach]

Aero is supported across RDS in a Virtual Desktop Deployment using Hyper-V when SP1 is installed and if the Server has an Aero Enabled Video Card...

[chimpanzee]

I believe the client needs to be W7 SP1 and server(RDP host) must be 2008 R2 in order to have these video performance enhancement. IOW, fat chance for people on this forum as 2008 server is not a cheap item.

[Peon]

You need to have at least a 6 Mbps connection to stream live HD video. You'd be lucky to have over 1 Mbps uplink for cable or DSL.

Err, I never intended to take this outside of the house...

Aero is supported across RDS in a Virtual Desktop Deployment using Hyper-V when SP1 is installed and if the Server has an Aero Enabled Video Card...

Aero has always been supported over Remote Desktop in Windows 7 Ultimate, even before SP1. IIRC, it's also supported in Windows Vista Business and above, but it's been a while so I can't say for sure that I'm not just remembering wrong.

What I'm now interested in is 3D gaming, especially on lesser versions of Windows 7.

I believe the client needs to be W7 SP1 and server(RDP host) must be 2008 R2 in order to have these video performance enhancement. IOW, fat chance for people on this forum as 2008 server is not a cheap item.

I got Server 2008 R2 through the Microsoft Action Pack. It's only $329 and you get tons of other software too, including 10 copies of Windows 7 and Office 2010, which should be more than enough to upgrade all computers in an average household.

I don't think anybody actually pays retail pricing (aka FPP aka the shrink wrapped boxes in Best Buy) for Microsoft software... If they do, they seriously need to do more research and comparison shopping because virtually everybody qualifies for some sort of discount or other. I mean, even the DIY desktop crowd goes for OEM Windows licenses rather than retail ones.

[chimpanzee]

I got Server 2008 R2 through the Microsoft Action Pack. It's only $329 and you get tons of other software too, including 10 copies of Windows 7 and Office 2010, which should be more than enough to upgrade all computers in an average household.

I don't think anybody actually pays retail pricing (aka FPP aka the shrink wrapped boxes in Best Buy) for Microsoft software... If they do, they seriously need to do more research and comparison shopping because virtually everybody qualifies for some sort of discount or other. I mean, even the DIY desktop crowd goes for OEM Windows licenses rather than retail ones.

Let's see the requirement for that

https://partner.microsoft.com/40016470