Parsec
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Pros
- Parsec or Sunshine if gaming is the main purpose.
- I use Parsec (or sometimes rustdesk, but Parsec is faster) from my work computer to remote into this Windows 11 PC. This is a critical service for me.
- I forgot to mention I also have an RTX 2070 GPU with broken physical ports, which is passed through to a VM and accessed via Parsec
- I know you don't plan to game on your mac, but I use a low latency vnc app called parsec that I absolutely love.
- Parent context: Thanks for the input. Are you using the pro option? If on the free option have you noticed the blurry text caused by no 4:4:4 in the free option that others have mentioned? Reply: I’m not using pro and haven’t noticed any...
Cons
- Parent context: Ya I have heard from some people that Parsec can be blurry/out of focus, mostly with text especially, compared to Moonlight so that’s why I initially wasn’t really looking at it as an option. But sounds like Parsec might...
- The usual problem with commuter bags like the Parsec is that they are too deep for carry on. The Parsec would even work for under seat except it is 10.63” deep.
Sentiment
9 positive (82%) · 1 mixed (9%) · 1 negative (9%)
Trust + time weighted score: +78% · raw score 73%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
Parsec or Sunshine if gaming is the main purpose.
I use Parsec (or sometimes rustdesk, but Parsec is faster) from my work computer to remote into this Windows 11 PC. This is a critical service for me.
I forgot to mention I also have an RTX 2070 GPU with broken physical ports, which is passed through to a VM and accessed via Parsec
I know you don't plan to game on your mac, but I use a low latency vnc app called parsec that I absolutely love.
Parent context: Thanks for the input. Are you using the pro option? If on the free option have you noticed the blurry text caused by no 4:4:4 in the free option that others have mentioned? Reply: I’m not using pro and haven’t noticed any blurry text. It may be my old eyes or not knowing what I’m missing, or it may be people examining their screens with microscopes to have something to complain about… I don’t know. I work in docs and spreadsheets and Outlook all day over it, even doing Teams calls, and have no issues.
I use Parsec for doing remote productivity stuff and it works great.
Parent context: Ya I have heard from some people that Parsec can be blurry/out of focus, mostly with text especially, compared to Moonlight so that’s why I initially wasn’t really looking at it as an option. But sounds like Parsec might be what I need for the more productivity focused items I’ll be doing as opposed to gaming. Reply: That being said I used to use Parsec exclusively and didn't have any major issues with text clarity.
Parsec seems like the better choice for anything productivity related, although from a pure gaming / video quality perspective I found Sunshine/Moonlight to be better.
Parsec has significantly less input lag but Steam remote play together is way easier to use.
REI in US has a blue one in stock and the product page says discontinued. It’s an incredible backpack
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