I've tried several different capture devices, but all has 'tiny' lag which can't seemed to avoid. The lag won't notice for casual gaming, but longer you play into the game, you'll definitely feel lag. So my solution is getting a 27" monitor (should get a 32"), used as extended screen for iMac and for console gaming.

THANK YOU! This is exactly the video I was looking for.

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

This took so long to find, and it’s exactly what I was looking for!

Wow so grateful for this. Thanks man

One thing to keep in mind as that I’d recommend this for casual games and not competitive. There are degrees of input latency especially if you plan to capture and stream at the same time. There’s also the genki shadowcast for 50$ which is ultra convenient but again, meant for casual games

@NonZeroPossibility08

3 жыл бұрын

What is best for competitive? I have a huge iMac that I’d love to use for gaming on windows and competitive gaming on Xbox one.

@Alckemy

3 жыл бұрын

@@NonZeroPossibility08 I would say that just making sure you don’t use your monitor as a screen would be best. So playing on a regular tv that’s hooked up to a capture card to a computer would be the best way to go. There’s just nothing out there that’s 100% true lagless input as far as I know

@NonZeroPossibility08

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alckemy thank you. I appreciate your help

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

This card has passthrough to another display. You could try both and see if there is any perceived lag.

@Alckemy

2 жыл бұрын

@@JerrySchulze Thanks for your reply, both the el gato hd 60s and the shadow cast have input lag, with the hd 60 being a little better

I was in the same position as you (wanting a do-it-all device). I realized that getting a gaming laptop is the most cost effective and simple way to do it.

@danielmikhail2701

2 жыл бұрын

Great video man! I'm a huge fan.

Interesting, there's always going to be an unavoidable lag converting the signal from source to a capture card and then to the final display device. Definitely a worthy attempt at resolving this issue though. Yesterday, I picked up an LG 27" 4k 400 nits, usbc hub with power delivery display for $260 open box, 27UP80B-W. These usbc screens have had their prices slashed in recent months, making the Apple Displays even more of a difficult purchase.

Holy hell this was the most straight forward and helpful thing ever. Love this and love the channel. Thanks for the tutorial

@JerrySchulze

Жыл бұрын

Awesome so glad it helped!

I tried it and very satisfied. Thank you so much for this video

Great video. I'll be picking one of these up and hopefully actually getting some use out of my Xbox which is sitting under a TV in a room I spend no time in!

Thank you Jerry. Your method worked as told! Much appreciated.

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

This is useful. Thank you sir for sharing.

Just bought this based on the video. Should be noted that there is definitely a slight input latency in faster paced games such as FPS/fighting games. If you're even a slightly above casual player who cares about not being handicapped by performance, I wouldn't recommend this solution. Going to return this ASAP.

@KevDoy

2 жыл бұрын

Scrolled into the comments to find this. Thank you!

@Soul_Visuals_Photography

2 жыл бұрын

That was bitter sweet to read

@dranzeryt5757

2 жыл бұрын

is here any way for getting 4k res and 120 fps?

@teletubbypo318

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you saved me. I just want to use my iMac because I use it for my personal PC and would be nice option to use for gaming too

@joseb3025

2 жыл бұрын

Wheeeew thanks bro I was about to pull the trigger but nvm, out the cart it goes lol

took me a while to find this gem but here we are.. Thank you for the video, very useful.

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

Really, really helpful video! thank you!

Thanks for this.

thank you for actually doing a video on how to help! i tried so hard to find something like this for weeks but came up empty handed until now

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

I found this video by searching whole different thing but this thing. This what i was looking for last one year. Thank you God bless you!

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to help. What were you searching for?

could you use the Elgato HD60 S+ to connect another mac and use the 24" as an external display?

Thanks for this review. exactly what I was looking for!

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Man ..your a life saver …I have a Mac mini m1 connected to a LG ULTRAFINE which won’t do HDMI input …your solutions sounds like the key for me to COO etc old ps3 to the mini

Actually just installed OneCast and it seems to work! Have my iMac and XboxOne connected directly to modem, so no lagging.

Jerry - this is great and very informative. You've captured the holy grail of target display for Xbox as far as I'm concerned. Was there any issues, or do you know of any issues, with the MacOS?

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, glad it helped. No issues in my testing. I don't use this every day but should work on any OS the legato software supports.

Perfect Video!!! Thanks! Will Elgato 60+ also work with X Box Series S? Greetings from germany.

Nice video. Is there a option for 4k even with more expensive elgato device? Not only 1080?

I have an M1 2020 MacBook Air and a PS5. Is there any way to connect them to play 1080p 120hz?

finally have the elgato and yeaah this is the BEST way to game on any apple computer 🔥 this setup plus the "mclassic " adapter 🤘🏾

I just got my Elgato HD60s+ recently and I totally forgot about this. Thnaks !

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

nice!

Yo Jerry ; just got the setup updated my iOS and my PS4 has a touchy connection but it does have a sweet spot. ... I’m having difficulty connecting to my iMac , does the elgato lights stay on when I’m normal operation red/ white lights? And the interface tells me I need a USB 3.0 connection do you think I need to get the USB-c to thunderbolt wire as I have late 2013

Do you happen to know what to do if the game capture device doesn’t come as an option, after downloading the app? The only option to appear is screen link

Great review

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice & Thanks :)

Hello, I bought this device this year. but there is one problem - you can no longer download this program for Mac from the elgato website. what to do?

Hey Jerry, I have a quick question. First off, Great video! It also works for HD60S for the people who want to know. What I want to do is to use this to record gameplay AND audio from party chats all on one computer. I can hear myself talking in the recordings I’ve made because I bought the elgato chat link which is going through from my controller into the capture card but I can’t hear my friends. I think it’s because Xbox party chats can ONLY output through TV speakers, but because there is no actual actual “TV” audio output going into the computer, it doesn’t work. which is why the recording doesn’t pick up their voices. Thoughts? Is there any way to fix this? Regardless, Awesome video!

Question, you said you could get 1080p at 60 fps.. could you reduce 1080p to maybe 720, and get a higher frame rate? Thanks for the vid, super helpful!

Hey Jerry Schulze! Great Vid! Cant we just plug a HDMI cable from the Xbox to Mac and use Max's strong resolution to play?

Hi, does it also work if using USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter from Apple? And is it a must to download the app?

Super cool idea - I like my xbox for gaming more than other options anyway.

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised how good it actually is.

im stuck at the screen link option. I don't get any of the options or showing of any cables plugged into the iMac to connect the Nintendo to the Elgato app. I tried all the different thunderbolts. plsss help

Its not reading that my capture card is connected to my imac. The rest seems pretty simple. Not sure why its not reading though. Thoughts?

How are you guys experiencing no input lag? I bought the latest elgato and connected to my M2 pro macbook to play PS5 on my XDR display but there's definitely input lag and quite big. It's such a big difference from directly connecting my PS5 to an LG screen for instance.. (???)

hey, why can’t i plug it from the hdmi in the xbox with a usbc cable right into the imac?

This was very good video I have a question if you have the time to answer I have a HD video capture AGPTEK Device (to record into my usb) I have been able to use it on my MacBook Air I have been using it with my Genki shadow cast I know it’s Frame rate is a bit choppy, but I’m interested in getting myself a hdmi adapter cable and I was wondering if the adapter could work as a output for use/recording for better frame rate?

So im pretty sue i know the answer to this question but i gotta double check, Is this the ONLY way to use this iMac as a display for a console(using the capture card)? Or is there some magic adapter you can use for the same purpose...

My question is, I have a little Lention USB-C hub. I do not wanna buy this elgato thing. Will the xbox work if i use the usb-c hub instead of the device (elgato thinng)?

Does a USB C to a HDMI adapter work too? Or does it actually have to be a capture card and all that

so this is pretty much just a capture card right? can i use any capture card to translate the xbox onto my iMac for gaming? only gaming and not recording

this was really helpful

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@AreaJB

2 жыл бұрын

@@JerrySchulze I am curious, does the computers fan start humming really loud because of this?

Jerry, question for you: I have Imac 2010 27’ and the output video is thunderbolt, so I have an adaptor to transform it from thinderbolt to HDMI, do you think it is possible ? I didn’t see your cables going to the back of tour Imac..

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t the 2010 iMac have FireWire?

Thanks Jerry for this very useful tip. Have you had a chance to test whether this method also works on the Studio Display? Pretty sure it works if using a Mac to plug the capture card, but what about connecting the capture card to the Studio Display directly, using the Thunderbolt port?

@JerrySchulze

Жыл бұрын

Yes it works but need to connect to max because need software to run it.

why isn't a PS5 Option available in the Elgato Window Drop Down? Is it not possible to connect or whats the issue here?

Hi I may be getting a gaming pc just wondering if the iMac 2017 monitor will work for it?

Just bought the Affhausen adapter but it looks like my iMac is not recognizing it as connected to the USB C port. : (

What about connecting the older XBox 360 which has component connections ( a split 3 cables for red, white, and yellow and another 3 split for red, blue, green) to an iMac?

Great video, can you please tell me if a good connection is necessary to use this device ? Or it’s only working by HDMI and not by streaming

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

It’s hdmi to the device and then usb.

will the Kanex XD HDMI to Mini Displayport Converter- iMac 27 inch to HDTV work on this new Imac 2021 to play xbox on

will this work on a older imac? mine is 2009 and has normal usb....

Can Obs do the same thing? I will be using some other capture card because I can't find the elgato game capture

Is it technically difficult or added cost for Apple to include a HDMI port on iMacs to display gaming consoles like a PS5, why would they make the decision to not do this?

Thanks!

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

I bought for my I Mac to my PS5 it will not work all I get is black screen & it shoots green to try to connect but will now

Can I use a normal usb-c to hdmi convertor instead of the HD60S+ ??

Is there a window mode option? I don't want to play full-screen, I just want a resize-able window.

Dose this still work for m3 imacs? I'm buying a hd60 just from this video so I hope it works.

Can you use that as an extended monitor setup for windows, where the iMac is the second display?

Would this work with a 2015 Retina display imac? Doesn’t have usbc

I have a imac m1 but when i do it like you did the software just say please wait a moment.. also when i use obs theres the problem that the games are too laggy idk what to do

If you bought the Elegato that streams 4K, would it output in 4K? You'd assume so right.

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

That one is not supported on Mac.

Hi Jerry I just picked this up for my PS4 and M1 iMac but I get "No signal" and the screen switches between that and black sometimes flashing green too. I am using the HDMI cable provided and have tried different USBC-to-USBC cables. I did momentarily hear some sound when my PS4 booted up any help? edit: the elgato breathes a red light im not sure if that's normal

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

I think some people have noted you need to disable hdcp.

which one do you recommend to use the imac 24 "as a display for ps4 / xbox and have little lag? the 60s or the 60s +? or is there any better video capture card to play the ps4 or xbox on the imac display? thank you

@enriqueyang

2 ай бұрын

Don’t do this style if u playing online a lot. The money u buy 60s or 60s plus might as well buy another monitor

Thank so much

Do you have a cheaper alternative for this adaptor? Thanks

When you try to play Fortnite with this thing, is it going to will it keep the latest version of Fortnite or will it delay it so its v13.40 like when you try to download Fortnite through the Epic Games Launcher. Respond as fast as you can please before I buy the Xbox knowing I won't be able to play the latest version?

Ok, for those who have tried this solution: What's laggier, streaming HDMI 60hz 1080p output with these kind of devices or streaming through Xbox Cloud Gaming? Are the semi-cheap ones capable to stream at 4K? I could maybe stand a tiny bit of lag for certain games, but Xbox Cloud Gaming was always unplayable for me. I do have a PC tower and a Xbox One, I would love to use this solution with the compromise of a tiny bit of tolerable lag.

@JerrySchulze

Жыл бұрын

Lag was not an issue for me and like you when I tried cloud gaming it was terrible.

Thanks alot for doing this, partially in response to a post I made.😻 That's the best game play I ever seen on the M1 machines, even the xbox one x has 6 teraflops vs m1 2.7 teraflops. No streaming lag like gamepass, strada, etc, or subscription needed, if you already have the games, it could actually pay for itself. And with game pass you can download the games and play them all lag free, I think or even use the ethernet port for faster downloading and gaming. I see they have a 4K 60 version too, which gives your newer consoles, ps5, xbox series x uhd movie disks and games playback, which will look great on the 4.5K and 5K iMac screens, so now your iMac can play the highest quality commercial movies releases, or red box rentals, cheaper than apple store rentals.. without any streaming issues or costs. Should be great with the 27" iMac too. Hopefully manufacturers will see this and add hdmi in, on their all in ones and laptops, especially the 4K and OLED Copy protection ruins it from being perfect. I will try this with my 27" imac, and mac mini for fun. Ouch! ..It's not Cheap!🤫😳

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the idea!

@Tigerex966

3 жыл бұрын

@@JerrySchulze Welcome:) Hope it gets you some good view numbers.

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

Not great so far. Share it if you know anyone interested.

@Tigerex966

3 жыл бұрын

@@JerrySchulze Yea I don't think people can relate macs and gaming together, so they go right past to the next video. I would have got in trouble by click baiting the below statement, with thumbnails of the best xbox games. "M1 Gaming Like You Never Seen before, add hundreds of the latest games at High quality 1080P 60 frames per second". Never the less, I think this video is one of, if not the most unique ones, on the m1 iMac, and many people, actually want to do this, they just never thought about it. The makers of the capture card, probably have not even thought of using the iMac this way, surely Apple has not. If they can get that card down to $99, it would be an awesome deal, if you already own a console that is.

This is so interesting. Im wondering if this could work to capture video from an external PC if you connect it via HDMI? My point is that I would like to use an M1 iMac as an external monitor for a PC but so far there doesnt seem to be any way to do this. Is this something you might be able to do a test on?

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, anything with HDMi should work....HDCP stuff may be an issue for some things as I discussed.

@discjunkietv

2 жыл бұрын

@@JerrySchulze Thank you!

@michelbezir2731

2 жыл бұрын

@@discjunkietv did you try it? did it work ?

@vv1719

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I was wondering the same, as I plan to use my iMac screen for my work PC. I came across this option of Remote Desktop App by Microsoft kzread.info/dash/bejne/pI6EzJSflcXamNo.html . Rather than just using iMac as a screen, it should allow you to access your PC remotely from your Mac, basically achieving the same thing. I haven't tried it yet as I am still waiting for my PC to arrive. That said, I am not a gamer so not sure if this is good enough for gamers. But may be worth a shot.

Will this work for a mackbook air, i have the 13inch , im getting so much different info that i just dont know if its worth it or not , but i wanted to just play my 360 on my mac lol

Could you connect this to the switch without dock while going into a iPad?

@vjallen75

3 жыл бұрын

Without a dock I’m not sure of. I wouldn’t try any 3rd party docks as they could mess up your switch. You could plug your capture card into a Mac and play it via sidecar to an iPad. There is no current way to have the iPad as a standalone display like you’re referring too. Hope that helps.

Super helpful video! Just wondering does this work with the new m1 pro and max chips?

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Should be the same!

Thanks for making this video. Would it work with Apple Pro Display XDR and LG Ultrafine 4K as well?

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Should be the same.

y doesnt it work if i just use a type c to HDMI converter?

Hi what if i dont use a studio display with a mac mini? any tips for that thank you

Hi Jerry ,I’m hoping to project my work pc onto my M1 iMac , but it keeps telling me elgato needs a USB 3 connection. I have used 3 options , a thunderbolt 3 cable; usb c 3.2 cable, and the original usb A to USB c cable with a converter. They all yield the same result. Have you encountered anything like that.

@enriquecm3963

Жыл бұрын

I had exactly the same annoying message . I tried to connect a Nintendo Switch To an iMac M1 . I didn’t have the original cable usb c usb A 3.0 from Elgato but I used a cable 5Gbps 3.2 conected to a hub Usb 3.2 . This hub was connected to all usb c , thunderbolt ports ( i have 2+2) of the iMac with the same result. In this vídeo a non original cable from cablematters usb c - usb c is used to Connect directly the HD60 S+ to an iMac M1, isn’t it.?

Did you try going to settings on Xbox and changing it to 4K?

Do you need to buy the thunderbolt you suggested in your link or will the one that comes with the Mac due?

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

If you have USB-A ports on the computer you can just use the cable it came with.

Why 1080p? It advertised 4K at 60 fps on the website. Double checked at 1:22 and it clearly advertises 4K 60fps passthroug.

mate i heard you can use this to passthrough (thats what they call it, basically not record just using as a monitor) at 4k60, is that the same thing to download on imac? (from ur video i saw the software only allowed 1080p60, didnt see an option for 4k60)

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Target Display mode has been gone for some time. I am not aware of a way from Apple.

@bwoah5897

2 жыл бұрын

@@JerrySchulze oops sorry if it was confusing but i was talking about the feature for the elgato product (read it on the elgato product page that 1080p recording, 4k60 passthrough) was asking if it was the same download, as the 4k60 passthrough could not record and the download seemed to be for 1080p recording(i assume that because the options only allowed up to 1080p in the video) its fine if you dont know either, i know ur not the creator of this product, was just thinking that u might know more than me about this

Does anybody know if this would work for the LG Ultrafine to Xbox Series X?

so is it safe to say I should buy it?

Can i use the mouse and keyboard from the imac to play the game?

This works perfectly fine! Thank you internet, thank you Jerry

@Gashvah

2 жыл бұрын

Also i almost have no delay at all. I think its not 100% without delay, but the delay is very very small!

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

pluggable dock station will work with iMac from my xbox?

Would I use the same settings for a SNES or GameCube as you used at the beginning… the SNES obviously doesn’t have the same graphics requirements as an Xbox. Thanks in advance.

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

I imagine you need to use an HDMI converter first and that those systems dont have HDCP so should work.

If I don't want to actually screen capture or stream, could I just plug in a regular HDMI Mac adapter into my xbox? Or do I need this fancy $200 device?

@DistantFlow

2 жыл бұрын

I brought a HDMI and it doesn’t work

@partygamer21

2 жыл бұрын

@@DistantFlow same it’s not showing up on my screen

@DistantFlow

2 жыл бұрын

@@partygamer21 yea You have to get a capture card

@ItsTheoretiCole

Жыл бұрын

No. Your mac hdmi port is not an input. Its an output. Its only going to output its display to the source your connecting to.

@k.o.t7262

Жыл бұрын

It’s because the hdmi port on macs are outputs not inputs

can you use a headset with it

Can you then mirror a Samsung tablet to the xbox so it shows on the Mac ?

@JerrySchulze woah, nice! very interesting idea! will that work to connect my PC laptop to the M1 iMac, and use this as an external monitor? :)

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

I think it should work.

Would this work connected to a OLED galaxy tab series of tablets?

@JerrySchulze

3 жыл бұрын

I am not sure that it would accept the elgato as a camera input or what app would work. Or do you mean the ability to stream from the tablet to the computer? That is iOS only

is there a new updated one ? that's 4k and for xbox series x

Would I be able to use any hdmi-usb c adapter (not specifically the Elgato because i don’t plan to record or stream anything) to connect a PC to my 2021 iMac and use it as an external monitor? I’m looking into purchasing a gaming PC and am wondering if this is possible!

@JerrySchulze

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it will work as a display at 1080p 60 hz

@mengyuandai94

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for getting back to me I appreciate it :)