Splashtop is a remote control, think VNC, utility for PCs and Macs. It doesnt use VNC or Remote Desktop. You goto there website and download a streaming utility for your desktop. Once installed you can start the utility on your desktop and set some pretty standard settings. I didnt need any manual for this.

On your iPad you start up Splashtop and either browse the local network for your computer or enter the details manually. Once connected to your computer you can remote control the screen with thetouch screen. For exmple, I remotely connect my AppleTV to my itunes library on my desktop. If itunes is not open then I don’t get my movies. By using Splashtop I can remote control my desktop to startup iTunes without having to go downstairs.

I decided to play a movie on my desktop to see how it streamed. Both the video and soundncame through on my iPad just fine. No lagging or stuttering. This is hands down the best performance I’ve seen and it’s over my WiFi.