Comment on Are there capture cards with such low latency you can use them to game through a computer?
doczombie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If all you’re looking to do is nicer input switching, a KVM switch would be a better solve.
Capture cards would be more useful if you wanted to record the gaming sessions. AFAIK they will always introduce latency as they are usually designed for a situation where that is fine.
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 7 months ago
What I am more so after is combining inputs rather than switching them.
EmuVR for example lets you add custom video files to the CRTs in your virtual bedroom and I think with some effort it would be possible to use the feed from a capture card in it. I would essentially be using the consoles’ controller and playing on real hardware but in a virtual world.
It would also be nice to be able to simply add some kind of picture-in-picture mode to my monitor so I can watch Seinfeld in the corner of the screen while I play Elden Ring. So I would be fine with a device specifically for that purpose instead of a software solution.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
High end capture cards might be able to get a low res stream with minimal delay, but you will still notice the delay. Let alone the software side
And at that price? You are better off buying a tv that supports picture in picture. Or a tablet
doczombie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yeah… tend to agree - it’s doable but OP would be reaching for some fairly hectic gear to solve a pretty small problem. Consumer monitors with PIP definitely exist and would be cheaper.
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 7 months ago
They seem pretty hard to come by from what I’ve seen during sporadic searching
PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There are software solutions for this: reddit.com/…/for_pc_players_who_like_to_stream_vi…
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 7 months ago
I don’t think any of those solutions are dealing with video outputs though. They seem to be mostly talking about pop out windows,
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
amazon.com/…/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_26J5X31M7PX5R1QKS… Here’s an HDMI switch with PIP. Zero clue how good of an experience that would be, but that sort of thing exists.