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Turn any iPad into a gaming display with this one simple trick [Video]

Published on: 2025-07-30 09:54:57

As your resident iPad advocate, I will continue to say that the iPad is the most versatile computer on the market. It can be a laptop, tablet, e-book, a notetaking machine, or even a portable display. In this post, we will be focusing on that final piece. iPads have always had fantastic displays for all things media consumption, especially now with the M4 iPad Pro. But what if I told you that you could use that same iPad as a dummy display to play your Xbox, PlayStation, or even your Mac mini? Here is how you do it. Be sure to check out our video below to see how this is all done. iPad as a dummy display Most people are aware of USB-C to HDMI dongles that allow you to push video out from your iPad to an external display. It is simple and easy. But what if you want to push video in from another video source? Those same dongles would not know how to do that, nor would your iPad. But this one simple (free) app, Orion, tricks your iPad into taking video in. Here is what you need: How ... Read full article.