Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
To use your laptop as a display for your console you need the free software OBS and a video capture stick, like this. There are a lot of options when it comes to these. Some are cheap, like mine here, others have more quality, like the elgato Camlink. But you absolutely need a video capture stick to project your console. This trick works on every console that has HDMI. And if your console doesn’t, you can buy an adapter that converts it to HDMI.
Okay what you have to do is to put the HDMI from your console into the video capture stick and put it in your laptop.
Then, download and install OBS on your computer. It is a free, open source software. You can just google to find the download page, or you can look for it in the description. What I am showing you in this video works on both laptops running on Windows, Linux and on Macbooks.
Once you install OBS, click on the + icon, under sources, Video capture device, you can name it however you want, press ok, and from this drop down menu, under device, look for your capture stick. Select it and press OK.
Now, if your screen is like this, it means that your console has HDCP activated. Plug the HDMI back into your TV, and go to Settings, System, HDMI and uncheck the box Enable HDCP.
Now to get sound, press on the gears here, and on the name you have saved your stick, select monitor and output. Press OK and now syou should hear the sounds from the console.
Unfortunately, you will have latency. It is inevitable, at least for now. Even if you have a full on Game Capture Card and install its software, you will still have latency. But, what people on forums have noticed, the more expensive and quality the product, the least latency, and the better the projection looks.
I hope this video helped!!
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To use your laptop as a display for your console you need the free software OBS and a video capture stick, like this. There are a lot of options when it comes to these. Some are cheap, like mine here, others have more quality, like the elgato Camlink. But you absolutely need a video capture stick to project your console. This trick works on every console that has HDMI. And if your console doesn’t, you can buy an adapter that converts it to HDMI.
Okay what you have to do is to put the HDMI from your console into the video capture stick and put it in your laptop.
Then, download and install OBS on your computer. It is a free, open source software. You can just google to find the download page, or you can look for it in the description. What I am showing you in this video works on both laptops running on Windows, Linux and on Macbooks.
Once you install OBS, click on the + icon, under sources, Video capture device, you can name it however you want, press ok, and from this drop down menu, under device, look for your capture stick. Select it and press OK.
Now, if your screen is like this, it means that your console has HDCP activated. Plug the HDMI back into your TV, and go to Settings, System, HDMI and uncheck the box Enable HDCP.
Now to get sound, press on the gears here, and on the name you have saved your stick, select monitor and output. Press OK and now syou should hear the sounds from the console.
Unfortunately, you will have latency. It is inevitable, at least for now. Even if you have a full on Game Capture Card and install its software, you will still have latency. But, what people on forums have noticed, the more expensive and quality the product, the least latency, and the better the projection looks.
I hope this video helped!!
OBS Download page: obsproject.com/download
Patreon Page: patreon.com/LLEnglishChannel
Merch: teespring.com/stores/ll-squad-store
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCXtyKQlii_PcsodqfgY_dfA/join
Twitch: twitch.tv/laur2321
discord link: discord.gg/JURhgpP
My Instagram: instagram.com/laurentiu_lucaci
#LLEnglishChannel #review #gaming
