From 83b397b5b657099293e18970a2399d866b80bbc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cameron Gutman Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:45:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about Pi 4 performance in desktop environments --- Installing-Moonlight-Qt-on-Raspberry-Pi-4.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Installing-Moonlight-Qt-on-Raspberry-Pi-4.md b/Installing-Moonlight-Qt-on-Raspberry-Pi-4.md index ef608a0..9c4005b 100644 --- a/Installing-Moonlight-Qt-on-Raspberry-Pi-4.md +++ b/Installing-Moonlight-Qt-on-Raspberry-Pi-4.md @@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ sudo apt install moonlight-qt You can then launch Moonlight from your Raspberry Pi's desktop or via the `moonlight-qt` command in the terminal. +For best performance, run Moonlight directly from a console/TTY. If you are currently in a desktop environment, you should be able to switch using Ctrl+Alt+(F1-F7). Usually your desktop will be at Ctrl+Alt+F1 or Ctrl+Alt+F7, so you can pick a different TTY that's not being used. + +**NOTE**: If you run Moonlight from a desktop environment with the Raspberry Pi 4, we recommend keeping your Raspberry Pi's display resolution set to 1080p or below. Due to GPU performance limitations on the Pi 4, streaming performance decreases significantly when the Moonlight window is scaled larger than 1080p, even if the stream resolution is 1080p or below. These restrictions do not apply when streaming directly from a console/TTY using the steps above. + ### Updates To update Moonlight Qt after you've installed it, run: ```