Gear
Router for Streaming: What to Look For
A router that keeps a steady connection matters more than its top speed for streaming. Look at steadiness and wired ports.
The short answer
Look for a router that keeps the connection steady under load and has wired ports for the PC. The internet plan’s upload speed is what limits the stream.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- Start with the camera and microphone you already own, and test them in Streamdzy with a short recording.
- Add one piece of gear at a time, and check the change in the picture or the sound before buying the next.
- Use the webcam test and the microphone test to measure what you have, before you spend money.
- Use the Health check to see whether your PC can handle the extra camera.
What to know first
Gear advice is general. Prices and models change. Streamdzy works with any camera or microphone your PC or phone can use.
Questions
Do I need a new router?
Only if the connection drops often. Test the upload first.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.