Transform every iPad with this a simple trick into a gaming display

As a resident iPad lawyer, I will continue to say that the iPad is the most versatile computer on the market. It can be a laptop, a tablet, an e-book, an emergency machine or even a portable display. In this article we will concentrate on this last piece. Ipads have always had fantastic displays for everything that has media consumption, especially now with the M4 iPad Pro. But what if I would tell you that you could use the same iPad as a dummy display to play your Xbox, PlayStation or even your Mac Mini? That's how you do it.

Take a look at our video below to see how everything is done.

iPad as a dummy display

Most people are USB-C to HDMI-Dongles, with which they can push video from their iPad to an external display. It's simple and simple. But what if you want to push a video of another video source out? The same Dongles would not know how to do it, nor would their iPad. But this one simple (free) app, Orion, your iPad comes to record videos.

Here is what you need:

• USB-C-IPAD that is executed 17 or later
• HDMI to the USB-C capture card
  • Please note that these capture cards with an HDMI look identical to USB-C dongle. So if you go to a retailer, please make sure it is a Capture Card. I had a few friends of large retailers and was recommended by employees a regular dongle to realize that it is not a capture card.
  • The detection card reverses the HDMI input and enables all of this.
  • As a casual player, I used the Guermok Video Capture card for three years and less than 20 US dollars. If you want a better latency and image rate, you will receive the Elgato 4K.
• Orion app – all that works that works and it's free!

How to set it

As soon as you have the equipment, it's easy:

• Connect the HDMI cable of your console to the detection card
• Insert the detection card into the USB-C connection of your iPad
• Open the Orion app
• Make on your console
• Boom – You play on your iPad screen!

The Orion app acts as a “television”. The feed is automatically displayed from your console, including audio that leads the loudspeakers of the iPad. And if you use a Pro model, the quad speaker system sounds incredible. You can also connect your Bluetooth headphones and forward audio in this way.

Final attitude

Transforming your iPad into a portable gaming monitor for only 20 US dollars is still one of the best hacks you can do. But here, too, it works with everything a video highlights. So you can use it as a portable Mac Mini or Steam Deck Monitor. It is such a simple and useful trick. Regardless of whether you are on the go, your television is taken or just playing in bed, this setup delivers. It is simple, affordable and another reason why the iPad is still the most versatile computer that Apple makes.

What do you think? Would you try something like that? Are you in situations in which you would have to do this? Let us discuss below!