chromebook question

[corvairbob]

i have a nvr card i have to setup and test. i tired using tablets as monitors with the hdmi cables but they will not turn into monitors. i have a chromebook and that also has the hdmi port. can i turn the chromebook into a monitor so i can plug it into the nvr card and use the chromebook as the monitor so i can start setting up the nvr card to see my network cameras.
i know the card works as i have connected to the other nvr monitor but i do not want to keep moving that monitor. it would be much easier to have this one on it's own monitor so i can go back and forth comparing settings so i can get this card to see the same cameras the other nvr sees.

or is there a way to get my tablets to be turned into monitors? i found that i can make the table show on my tv but that is using the tablet as a output i need them to become inputs.

thanks for any help bp.

 

[ocnbrze]

i believe the hdmi ports on laptops and chromebooks are only one way. they are output ports designed to be hooked up to another monitor or tv.

in this article it gives some products that might be able to help you out:
https://makesfit.com/how-to-change-hdmi-output-to-input-on-laptop/

 

[corvairbob]

ok thanks it looks like i would be better off just getting another monitor and be don with it.

 

[ocnbrze]

ok thanks it looks like i would be better off just getting another monitor and be don with it.

yep sounds like the easiest solution