The Genki Shadowcast’s main bullet point is “Play Game Consoles on your Laptop,” and to that end it succeeds, but what is the Genki Shadowcast really" Is it a capture card" Is it simple a monitor option" Does it somehow do all of that for a fraction of the price" We put the Genki Shadowcast to the test to see how it held up and what applications it works best for.
The ability to play your console on a laptop screen seems like somewhat of a niche need. For the most part, people who have consoles are going to have a screen through which to play it. However, the concept piqued my interest thanks to travel. I always take my laptop with me, so would this serve as an easy way to play my console on the go without needing to bring too many things along" The answer is… hypothetically. I still haven’t had the opportunity to actually travel with the Genki Shadowcast besides a pretend “vacation” to my office. But hey, it let me play my PS5 on my laptop screen during my workday, which is a win in my book. The $50 device is tiny, barely bigger than the size of a normal HDMI cable input. This device changes the HDMI signal to a digital USB signal which can be output to your laptop via the included USB-C cable (or standard USB-A with an included adapter). You’ll need the Genki Arcade app to view the image?this doesn’t just turn your laptop screen into a monitor?but otherwise works simply to get your console̵...