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USB C as HDMI input in laptops?

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i know  this feels  like a very stupid question but is  it possible  to use  the USB C port on my Laptop as an HDMI input for lets say devices such as a dvd or a playstation and what not, thinking if  i can use my laptop sccreen as a monitor  of some  sort. genuinely curious 

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Most laptops don't support using their display ports (HDMI, VGA, DP) for input, so I highly doubt USB-C will be any different.

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5 minutes ago, dotalover said:

i know  this feels  like a very stupid question but is  it possible  to use  the USB C port on my Laptop as an HDMI input for lets say devices such as a dvd or a playstation and what not, thinking if  i can use my laptop sccreen as a monitor  of some  sort. genuinely curious 

No, that's not a function of any USB-C specs.

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5 minutes ago, dotalover said:

i know  this feels  like a very stupid question but is  it possible  to use  the USB C port on my Laptop as an HDMI input for lets say devices such as a dvd or a playstation and what not, thinking if  i can use my laptop sccreen as a monitor  of some  sort. genuinely curious 

There are just about no laptops that have a display input. The only way to do this would be with a capture card (which does add latency). Why not just use a standard monitor?

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50 minutes ago, dotalover said:

is  it possible  to use  the USB C port on my Laptop as an HDMI input for lets say devices such as a dvd or a playstation and what not, thinking if  i can use my laptop sccreen as a monitor  of some  sort. genuinely curious 

there are capture card that uses USB, but those have horrible latency to be used as a normal display, so it's not recommended.

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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2 minutes ago, knockless said:

What about the opposite HDMI to usb C? 

No.

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I think your best option is a capture card

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