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Can use a laptop or PC as a capture card with the HDMI port as an Input?

Vortex321
By Vortex321
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Just had a random idea was wondering if it's even possible, perhaps with a special piece of software?

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For laptops(and I'm pretty sure even desktops) no because most hdmi ports on laptops are only outputs and not inputs. 

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No. PC's haven't had video input ports in this millenia.

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You can get things like elgatocapture cards and those become hdmi input. You can just use OBS Studio or maybe they come with a software. I don’t have one but LTT did a video about capture cards. I think it was when they were still recording in Linus’ house. 

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