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I have had a PS4 in disuse and decided to move it from my tv over to my PC monitor. When i tried hooking it up, i realized it has only 1 HDMI input that is being used for the computer already. Because my computer has two HDMI outputs (one from GPU and the other from mobo) i was wondering if i could hook up my  PS4 to the open HDMI slot in my computer and have it work like a chain so that i can play my PS4 without having to change cables all the time.

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Yea i was trying to avoid that though

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And is it not possible because it was just designed as a output, or is it because the isn't and application that can do that?

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The Mobo one will most likely be disabled, you maybe able to turn it back on in the BIOS, the problem is that anything output by that HDMI will be from the inferior "card" and it will use some of your system memory lower your RAM available to the OS.

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Ill try and look in the BIOS, but not sure exactly what to look for. Any ideas what it would be under, if it exists at all?

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I have had a PS4 in disuse and decided to move it from my tv over to my PC monitor. When i tried hooking it up, i realized it has only 1 HDMI input that is being used for the computer already. Because my computer has two HDMI outputs (one from GPU and the other from mobo) i was wondering if i could hook up my  PS4 to the open HDMI slot in my computer and have it work like a chain so that i can play my PS4 without having to change cables all the time.

if the monitor has a DVI port, you could get a HDMI to DVI adapter, as part of the HDMI spec is that any HDMI device must be able to send DVI signaling

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It has one HDMI and a D-SUB which i think is the same as VGA. I hope i have one of those adapters laying around...

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It has one HDMI and a D-SUB which i think is the same as VGA. I hope i have one of those adapters laying around...

 

Got 10 bucks? Buy one of these http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MO49LBY?psc=1

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Got 10 bucks? Buy one of these http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MO49LBY?psc=1

might end up with one of these. Know if it is any good?

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might end up with one of these. Know if it is any good?

 

Never used one but its onyl 10 bucks soo... :P

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yea i know, but still i prefer quality 

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