How to Use Laptop as Monitor for PS4?
How to Use Laptop as Monitor for PS4: Here’s a quick tutorial on how to use the laptop as a monitor for your PS4.
There are two ways to go about this:
- Using Sony’s Remote Play service
- Using a Capture Card
First, let’s look at how you can use your laptop as a monitor for PS4 using Sony’s Remote Play service.
Using Remote Play to Use Laptop As Monitor for PS4
Before we proceed, here are some things you’ll need.
Things You’ll Need:
- Your laptop
- A PS4 console
- A PS4 account
- An internet connection
- A USB cable
Let’s Begin.
First of all, download Sony’s Remote Play on your laptop.
- Turn on your PS4.
- Go to Settings > PlayStation Network > Account Management > and Enable Active as Primary PS4.
- Update your PS4’s software through System Software Update.
- Now, go to Settings > and enable Remote Play Connection Settings.
- Now, go to Settings > Power Save Settings > Set Features Available in Rest Mode > and Enable Turning on PS4 from Network.
- Open the Remote Play software and go to its Settings. Set the frames per second as to your liking, according to your graphics card.
- Now you can connect your PS4 to your laptop through the USB port.
Using a Capture Card to Use Laptop As Monitor for PS4
Before we proceed with the Capture Card method, here are some things you’ll need.
Things You’ll Need:
- Your laptop
- A video capture card
- A dual-function HDMI cable
- A PS4 console
- An internet connection
Let’s Begin.
Make sure your video capture card is of high quality because the signal that way would be of high quality as well.
- Install/Attach your video capture card to your laptop via USB.
- Connect your video capture card to your PS4 via an S-Video cable.
- Attach the HDMI-out part to your PS4 and the HDMI-in part to your video capture card.
- Turn on your PS4.
- Run the video capture card application on your laptop.
Alright! Now you can use your laptop as a monitor for your PS4 gaming console. Play as much PS4 you want on your laptop. It’ll only take an HDMI cable for you to do that.