Xbox – Is it possible to show HD TV screen as webcam on the laptop

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For online streaming purposes, is it possible to display what's being played on TV via the xbox 360 as webcam ? So that you can basically stream the gameplay live ?

I have two HDMI cables, one is from the laptop and the other from the Xbox 360, both connected to the HDTV.

Best Answer

Related to my answer to this question, there are several options for streaming live gameplay. Two noteable options would be Open Broadcaster and Xfire in combination with TwitchTV as shown in this video.

Now the big catch is that you are going to need a lot of hardware to get the output from your XBox connected to a PC that can use these applications. There is a pretty good walkthrough in this video.

There are two main ways to go about this:

  1. Split the HDMI out of your XBox and route one channel to your TV and one to a PC.
    You will need:
    • An HDMI splitter
    • PC with an HDMI input, typically via an add in graphics adapter (only input needed). In the video they use an Avermedia card
    • 2 HDMI cables
  2. Route your HDMI to a PC "capture card" like the Black Magic Intensity series.
    You will need:
    • The capture card of your choice (input and ouput)
    • A PC compatible with the capture card
    • 2 HDMI cables

I'm not sure which option is really cheaper or better. I personally have a Black Magic card, but I mostly just record videos from it. If you are sizing up a rig for doing some recording, do consider a fast SSD drive - as recording in high def requires fast storage access.

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