# What about an HDMI in?

**URL:** https://community.frame.work/t/what-about-an-hdmi-in/3609
**Category:** Creators & Developers
**Created:** [July 29, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/what-about-an-hdmi-in/3609 "2021-07-29T18:58:17Z")
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### Author: ![RokeJulianLockhart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/rokejulianlockhart/32/45602_2.png) [@RokeJulianLockhart](https://community.frame.work/u/RokeJulianLockhart)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/what-about-an-hdmi-in/3609/36 "2025-09-20T12:56:50Z")

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> [@Maxwell\_Edwards](#):
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> having an Internal Capture card could be a selling point and Could have some Interesting Implications Like Transforming your laptop into an Extra Monitor.

@Maxwell_Edwards, that’s requested in an implementation-inspecific manner elsewhere:

> [@\[RESPONDED\] FW as my external monitor/keyboard?](https://community.frame.work/t/responded-fw-as-my-external-monitor-keyboard/15802):
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> I want to use my Framework as an external monitor/keyboard/touchpad for a Raspberry Pi. Can you help think of some different ways of doing this? The idea is to practice with setting up partitions, grub, multiple linux installs, etc, without risking my primary OS (Fedora) and files needed for school. I also want to avoid being stuck at a desk cluttered with peripherals. Is there something I could do to plug-and-play a Raspberry Pi off my Framework? Is there something I could install on Fedora t…

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