Ten bucks:
In a nutshell:
* Super cheap HDMI capture card
* USB 2.0
* Works with stuff like the PS3 (my Elgato steamer got denied due to encryption!)
For working on computers at home:
1. I used to have a dedicated LCD setup for computers & laptops
2. Then I moved to a KVM switch to save space
3. Now I just use this gadget for doing PIP on my main computer with the WIP PC as input & a separate keyboard
SO CONVENIENT!! Notes:
* It's plug & play...shows up as a USB camera
* Stream using OBS or VLC (set to 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS)
* I use it with a wireless K400 keyboard with touchpad:
Setup:
1. HDMI USB adapter to PC
2. HDMI input from the laptop or desktop I'm working on (I use OBS & hide all the other panels)
3. USB receiver for the K400 into the computer being worked on
This way, I can nef on my regular computer & be setting up another computer (ex. OS installation) in a floating window on my main PC using the K400. No extra screen or KVM switch required! Very compact setup if you're tight on space! Another neat tool I use is the Ventoy USB OS, which lets you load multiple ISO files: (may need to adjust BIOS to disable Secure Boot, CSM, etc.)
* Memory test
* Hard drive wiper
* Drive image backup
* Windows 11 (you can also modify the ISO to remove the TPM 2.0 & Secure Boot requirements, as well as make or get a Tiny11 ISO for older 64-bit machines with 2GB RAM)
* Server 2022
You can also load Hiren's Boot PE for troubleshooting, KON-BOOT for local password resets, Chrome OS Flex for upcycling old hardware (or FydeOS, if you also want Android & Linux apps), whatever Linux distro you want, etc. If you want to get fancy, iVentoy does the same thing over Ethernet as a PXE server:
If you wanna go nuts, they sell a 10-port HDMI switch:
This is useful for swapping between multiple inputs into the PIP. You can get dedicated HDMI-to-whatever cables for convenience:
* HDMI
* Mini HDMI
* Micro HDMI
* Lightning
* USB-C
* DisplayPort
* Mini DisplayPort
* DVI
* Active VGA (USB power adapter)
* RCA
* S-video
* Composite RGB
Then just use a wire loom tool to wrap it all up:
You can also use a basic HDMI splitter if you want to output to an HDMI screen in parallel: (ex. for recording & gaming)
Anyway, fantastic little tool for the money!
In a nutshell:
* Super cheap HDMI capture card
* USB 2.0
* Works with stuff like the PS3 (my Elgato steamer got denied due to encryption!)
For working on computers at home:
1. I used to have a dedicated LCD setup for computers & laptops
2. Then I moved to a KVM switch to save space
3. Now I just use this gadget for doing PIP on my main computer with the WIP PC as input & a separate keyboard
SO CONVENIENT!! Notes:
* It's plug & play...shows up as a USB camera
* Stream using OBS or VLC (set to 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS)
* I use it with a wireless K400 keyboard with touchpad:
Setup:
1. HDMI USB adapter to PC
2. HDMI input from the laptop or desktop I'm working on (I use OBS & hide all the other panels)
3. USB receiver for the K400 into the computer being worked on
This way, I can nef on my regular computer & be setting up another computer (ex. OS installation) in a floating window on my main PC using the K400. No extra screen or KVM switch required! Very compact setup if you're tight on space! Another neat tool I use is the Ventoy USB OS, which lets you load multiple ISO files: (may need to adjust BIOS to disable Secure Boot, CSM, etc.)
* Memory test
* Hard drive wiper
* Drive image backup
* Windows 11 (you can also modify the ISO to remove the TPM 2.0 & Secure Boot requirements, as well as make or get a Tiny11 ISO for older 64-bit machines with 2GB RAM)
* Server 2022
You can also load Hiren's Boot PE for troubleshooting, KON-BOOT for local password resets, Chrome OS Flex for upcycling old hardware (or FydeOS, if you also want Android & Linux apps), whatever Linux distro you want, etc. If you want to get fancy, iVentoy does the same thing over Ethernet as a PXE server:
If you wanna go nuts, they sell a 10-port HDMI switch:
This is useful for swapping between multiple inputs into the PIP. You can get dedicated HDMI-to-whatever cables for convenience:
* HDMI
* Mini HDMI
* Micro HDMI
* Lightning
* USB-C
* DisplayPort
* Mini DisplayPort
* DVI
* Active VGA (USB power adapter)
* RCA
* S-video
* Composite RGB
Then just use a wire loom tool to wrap it all up:
You can also use a basic HDMI splitter if you want to output to an HDMI screen in parallel: (ex. for recording & gaming)
Anyway, fantastic little tool for the money!