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The topic This accessory lets you play Switch 2 games on your iPad or iMac display at 4K\u2026<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n

This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies\u2019 decisions and competitors\u2019 reactions can quickly change the picture.<\/p>\n

Apple has included excellent display panels on iMacs for years, but for the longest time, there hasn\u2019t really been a way to use it for anything other than macOS. There used to be a feature called Target Display Mode, but it\u2019s long been discontinued. This has been a shame, since plenty of iMacs have excellent displays that go to waste after the compute is outdated.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve found a pretty good solution though, and it involves a 4K capture card and one nifty app available on the Mac App Store. Any HDMI input, whether that be a Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, or something else \u2013 can display on your iMac (or USB-C iPad!)<\/p>\n

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Sure, I do have a TV in my room that I could just use \u2013 but there\u2019s something elegant and convenient about being able to just have it on my iMac display at my desk.<\/p>\n

For this solution, I\u2019ve used UGREEN\u2019s 4K 60Hz capture card. It\u2019s not super cheap at $95, but it\u2019s the most affordable offering from a reputable brand that promises 4K and 60Hz \u2013 many of the cheaper offerings skimp out and only do 4K at 30Hz. UGREEN\u2019s capture card also supports HDR, which I haven\u2019t tested in the scope of this project \u2013 but if you wanted to use your MacBook Pro screen or an iPad Pro, you could! It also supports up to 240Hz (albeit not at 4K) if you\u2019d like to use that.<\/p>\n

On the software side of things, I used an app on the Mac App Store called UVC Video Capture. It does require a $9.99\/year subscription (and annoyingly has a record button with no option of hiding) \u2013 but it seemed the most reliable to me, and it has a free trial. For iPad, you can use Orion from the makers of Halide. It\u2019s free for the core of it, and has a $9.99 one time purchase for some additional features like brightness adjustment.<\/p>\n

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With both of these apps, it\u2019s pretty simple: you plug your source device\u2019s HDMI cable (in my case, Switch 2) into the capture card, then plug the capture card\u2019s USB-C cable into the iPad \u2013 and then open the app! Your content should be streaming.<\/p>\n

Using this UGREEN capture card, it\u2019s been incredibly low latency \u2013 practically indistinguishable from being a native output. I\u2019ve played a couple rounds of Mario Kart World and Fortnite off of my Switch 2 through my iMac, and it\u2019s been great.<\/p>\n

It\u2019d certainly be nice if Apple brought back (and expanded) Target Display Mode so you didn\u2019t need additional software for this, and instead any sort of USB-C video input could display on your iMac. Initially, Apple removed it because Intel chips couldn\u2019t handle it on a 5K panel \u2013 among other technical limitations.<\/p>\n

Apple hasn\u2019t decided to bring it back on Apple Silicon, so in the interim \u2013 this capture card + app solution works wonders.<\/p>\n

Are you interested in doing more with your iMac screen, or are you more interested in using your iPad as a larger display for your Switch 2? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n