Dish for Android pairs with Satellite on your Windows gaming PC and turns your phone into a sub-frame-latency wireless gamepad over your own Wi-Fi. Full DualSense parity (motion, touchpad, lightbar, rumble, battery), sealed with ChaCha20-Poly1305 and a 4-digit PIN. Free, open source, zero telemetry, zero ads. Drops into Sunshine and Moonlight setups.https://dish.tinkernorth.com/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/best-pc-gamepads-compared/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/best-pc-gamepads-compared/The most thorough side-by-side comparison of the top PC controllers and phone-as-controller apps. Latency, polling rate, multi-controller support, and price, all in one table, sorted with latency first because that's what actually matters.Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>The most thorough side-by-side comparison of the top PC controllers and phone-as-controller apps. Latency, polling rate, multi-controller support, and price, all in one table, sorted with latency first because that's what actually matters.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/connect-controller-to-pc-from-another-room/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/connect-controller-to-pc-from-another-room/Bluetooth is fine for the same room. For across-the-house wireless control, Dish's Wi-Fi UDP approach is dramatically lower-latency and more reliable. Here's how it works and why.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p>Bluetooth is fine for the same room. For across-the-house wireless control, Dish's Wi-Fi UDP approach is dramatically lower-latency and more reliable. Here's how it works and why.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/couch-coop-with-four-phones/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/couch-coop-with-four-phones/How to host a 4-player local co-op night using nothing but the phones already in your friends' pockets. Dish, Satellite, and a TV with Moonlight.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p>How to host a 4-player local co-op night using nothing but the phones already in your friends' pockets. Dish, Satellite, and a TV with Moonlight.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/dish-vs-8bitdo-pro-2-ultimate/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/dish-vs-8bitdo-pro-2-ultimate/8BitDo makes great gamepads, but they aren't free, they need a dongle to hit low latency on PC, and they don't roam past one room. Dish gets you most of the same wins for $0, and works alongside your existing 8BitDo if you already own one.Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>8BitDo makes great gamepads, but they aren't free, they need a dongle to hit low latency on PC, and they don't roam past one room. Dish gets you most of the same wins for $0, and works alongside your existing 8BitDo if you already own one.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/dish-vs-remote-gamepad-app/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/dish-vs-remote-gamepad-app/Apps like Remote Gamepad, Monect PC Remote, and PC Remote Receiver have made phone-as-controller a popular idea. They also have ads, telemetry, and noticeable latency. Here's why Dish is faster, more secure, and free.Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT<p>Apps like Remote Gamepad, Monect PC Remote, and PC Remote Receiver have made phone-as-controller a popular idea. They also have ads, telemetry, and noticeable latency. Here's why Dish is faster, more secure, and free.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/dish-vs-steam-controller-replacement/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/dish-vs-steam-controller-replacement/Valve discontinued the Steam Controller in 2019 and left a niche unfilled. Dish gives you the same wireless freedom: phone-as-controller, fully customizable, free, and faster than the original. Here's how the two compare.Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Valve discontinued the Steam Controller in 2019 and left a niche unfilled. Dish gives you the same wireless freedom: phone-as-controller, fully customizable, free, and faster than the original. Here's how the two compare.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/tier-1-motion-touchpad-lightbar-battery/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/tier-1-motion-touchpad-lightbar-battery/The Tier 1 release brings full DualSense feature parity to Dish and Satellite: gyro and accelerometer forwarding, two-finger touchpad, RGB lightbar control, and battery telemetry. All over the same encrypted UDP session.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p>The Tier 1 release brings full DualSense feature parity to Dish and Satellite: gyro and accelerometer forwarding, two-finger touchpad, RGB lightbar control, and battery telemetry. All over the same encrypted UDP session.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/use-your-phone-as-a-pc-controller/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/use-your-phone-as-a-pc-controller/A step-by-step guide to turning any iPhone, Android phone, or tablet into a low-latency wireless gamepad for your gaming PC. No Bluetooth, no wires, no fees.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p>A step-by-step guide to turning any iPhone, Android phone, or tablet into a low-latency wireless gamepad for your gaming PC. No Bluetooth, no wires, no fees.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/why-wifi-beats-bluetooth-for-gamepad-streaming/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/why-wifi-beats-bluetooth-for-gamepad-streaming/A practical comparison of Bluetooth gamepad protocols vs Dish's Wi-Fi UDP approach. Latency, range, multi-controller support, and why it matters for competitive play.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p>A practical comparison of Bluetooth gamepad protocols vs Dish's Wi-Fi UDP approach. Latency, range, multi-controller support, and why it matters for competitive play.</p>https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/sunshine-moonlight-and-dish-the-perfect-trio/https://dish.tinkernorth.com/blog/sunshine-moonlight-and-dish-the-perfect-trio/How to combine Sunshine, Moonlight, and Dish to build a couch-gaming setup that's better than the GeForce Now subscription you almost paid for.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p>How to combine Sunshine, Moonlight, and Dish to build a couch-gaming setup that's better than the GeForce Now subscription you almost paid for.</p>