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    PS4 on my laptop

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by damon vorillas, Oct 20, 2018.

  1. damon vorillas

    damon vorillas Notebook Enthusiast

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    Red Dead Redemption 2 is droppin soon and theres no pc version in sight. what is the best way play my ps4 games on my laptop. i tried remote play and for whatever reason, its pretty much unplayable. is there a way to hardwire my laptop to my ps4? sorry if this has been answered already.
     
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    Patrck_744 Burgers!

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    Use a Capture card or if your laptop has HDMI-in .

    I think there was an Alienware nodel that had HDMI-in but that was years ago.
     
    Patrck_744, Oct 20, 2018
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    Only the M18X had HDMI in as far as I know.
     
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    damon vorillas Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the info. is there such a thing as a hdmi in/out converter box? if not what capture card would you recommend?
     
    damon vorillas, Oct 20, 2018
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    M17X R4 and AW 17 R1 had it, I believe it started on the M17X R3/18 R1
     
    Mastermind5200, Oct 21, 2018
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    I would imagine any capture card is going to introduce quite a bit of latency on any laptop since it's not a true monitor pass-thru, you'd have to use the software to view it. It's going to be multiple frames of latency.
     
    hfm, Oct 21, 2018
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    An easier way is just to play on a portable monitor like this for example:

    https://www.amazon.com/HORI-Univers..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=TAAN7DJC4QEAQ7W4MTAH

    There are plenty of portable monitors out there, I recently picked up a 17” Gstory screen that has HDR and free sync .
    As for playing it on a laptop it’s going to be hard unless like others have said it has a HDMI in port which almost no laptops have.
     
    IKAS V, Oct 21, 2018
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I just use a computer monitor. that's how i did it when i was on a budget.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 22, 2018
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    This is your best bet:

    https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Game-Capture-HD60-PlayStation/dp/B01DRWCOGA
     
    ssj92, Oct 24, 2018
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    160$+ just to play 1 game? dude
     
    Borost, Nov 13, 2018
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