How To Use Laptop As A Monitor For Switch

At the bottom right of your display window you should see a detect displays button.

How to use laptop as a monitor for switch. Turn your nintendo switch console on by pressing the home button on any connected controller. Press down and hold the option key. When you see an opened window click on the button in the upper left corner of the window. Connect the usb cable that came with the elgato hd60 to the capture card and your laptop. You should not make its direct connection with switch but you can use it through dock between them.

Click detect displays so that the mac os can look for the external monitor connected to the laptop. On your laptop open game capture hd. Then add your screen name that will be your client s name and the server screen name. At last exit the screens and the window. After a few seconds you should see your nintendo switch home screen within game capture hd.

Yes you use your laptop as a monitor for nintendo switch by disconnecting the dock add hdmi capture card open it and adjust the settings and with a usb cable.