Nintendo Switch · wired HDMI · iPadOS 17+

Use your iPad as a Nintendo Switch monitor.

Dock or USB-C video out from the Switch, into any standard UVC capture adapter, into Phosphor. You get a portable play screen with digital game audio without hotel Wi-Fi or wireless compression.

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Play Switch on iPad HDMI, edge to edge.

Portable: The iPad you already pack is the monitor. Skip a separate travel screen.
Full-screen crop: Fit and Stretch are free. Phosphor Pro removes letterboxing so handheld and docked feeds can fill the panel.
Lag-free audio monitoring: HDMI audio to iPad speakers or headphones, with mute when you need quiet.

iPad used as a portable Nintendo Switch display in Phosphor

What you need

USB-C iPad (iPadOS 17+), an HDMI cable from the dock (or a USB-C video-in capture card), and any standard UVC capture adapter. USB 3.0 with Power Delivery is the clean all-in-one path.

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