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For example if you have a smart TV running Android, you could run https://www.virtualhere.com/usb_client_software on it to connect a dongle or controller attached to the TV through to your main device. I do this with my Nvidia Shield and Xbox One Controller.", "context": "", "use_case": "Remote USB device sharing", "switched_from": "", "story": "My Steam Machine Is a 50ft HDMI Cable"}, {"id": 771011264, "item_id": 48188204, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188204", "by": "atmanactive", "date": "2026-05-18", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Here's one more suggestion", "excerpt": "This is great, thanks for sharing. I'm surprised there are no latency measurement figures whatsoever. Also, not a word about gamepads? 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