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Just an update... it works! But it's a bit wonky. First, the controller has to be connected (via cable or bluetooth) to the TV's breakout box (which has USB ports), NOT to the PC. Second, the TV's steamlink app just mirrors everything on the PC screen... and continues to control the PC as well. I'm not sure if this is the same behavior as the actual steamlink hardware. I assumed that the TV would run Steam, but the PC would still be useable (i.e. it would multitask) but the PC monitor mirrors the TV. Even after exiting out of steam, the connection is maintained, and you see the PC desktop on the TV. It's inelegant but does the job. Finally, there are several potential conflicts between button mapping in steam, in launchbox, and in the emulator itself (I dislike retroarch, but I'm using it for simplicity at the moment). The emulators seem fairly responsive, no major lag. This changes once you enter the GUI for the emulator; it gets heavy slowdown. It's not taxing the network or the PC, but I think it's just not optimized for my setup. Running steam itself seems fine. The combination seems one layer of inception too deep. I had hoped to use my (brand new, powerful, home built) PC for emulation on the TV, but I will probably go back to my old atom-based Zotac and keep it to 16 bit and earlier, for now. I do wish there were an easy, elegant way to get bigbox on the TV, without steamlink and without lag.

Yep, all 2016 and newer (I believe) Samsung Smart TVs can run the Steamlink app, which is basically a virtual steamlink. It works very well.

So, I'm trying to figure out the best way to get launchbox to my TV (in another room). I have a newer Samsung TV. There is a Steam Link App that replicates an actual Steam Link, no hardware required. I also have an Xbox One S (the one with Bluetooth Controllers). Has anyone used that combination effectively? Holding off on Big Box until I know it works without a lot of delay. I have a very fast PC and Network, so there shouldn't be any bottlenecks there. Still, I'm worried about input lag ruining games, but there's not really any way to test it without buying it. Getting an HDMI cable from the PC to the TV is not practical (I live in an apartment and can't drill through walls to route cables). Thanks!

Thanks! That worked. The default emulator for a platform should be... the default emulator for that platform, not the default emulator for future imports. That's a bug.

Worked perfectly. Weird that the defaults don't make that change automatically... but problem solved. Thanks!

So... I'm just getting more and more confused. I decided to just not use retroarch for SNES (and probably at all... when I actually have to use the GUI, it's horrendous on the PC) and just use SNES9X. Steps I took: Tools / Manage Emulators / Edit (snes9x) / set it as default for Super Nintendo. Try launching game... nothing. Hit "edit" at the bottom of the screen with a game highlighted (Actraiser). Go to Emulator Tab in the dialogue box... and Retroarch is (still!) set as default! Change it to SNES9X IT WORKS. So I don't actually need any specific command line defaults (for snes9x standalone) BUT... Launchbox isn't associating games with a different emulator even when I change the default emulator for the platform. It's leaving everything associated with retroarch... Madness.

I'm just using the default options; I haven't changed anything, which has worked in retroarch for every other platform... Right now, the associated platform is "Super Nintendo Entertainment System" in Retroarch, and the default command line parameter is "cores\snes9x_next_librero.dll" I have no preference of core, I was just going to use whatever the default is. If I change the default emulator to snes9x (not using retroarch), the default command-line parameter is blank (which I didn't change because launchbox told me it would populate the most common options for that emulator). It's just so odd because it works for every other platform, and I haven't made any changes. Do I need to change the default command-line parameter on the retroarch edit screen, or alternatively add a parameter to the snes9x edit screen? Thanks

Hi there - so I am using retroarch for multiple systems, and everything seems to work fine for NES, Genesis, etc... but when I double-click a SNES game, nothing happens. The background of the app changes (which I think happens whenever I launch a game) but nothing happens. So I downloaded another emulator, installed it, and set it as the default. Still nothing. The strange thing is if I right-click a game and select "launch with" and then EITHER emulator, it works fine. What would cause my installation to work fine using "launch with" but just clicking launch, or double clicking a game does nothing? Latest Win 10, latest Launchbox, latest retroarch and snes9x.