Q: Thunderbolt port not working

i have a 2012 MacBook Pro still works fine. i bought a thunderbolt to hdmi adapter to play ps4 using MacBook as a screen. Whenever I plug it in it flat out shuts down my MacBook. Also when I turn it on while it's connected I can't find any display opgions. Please help!

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Posted on Mar 9, 2016 7:49 PM

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by Grant Bennet-Alder,

Grant Bennet-Alder Mar 9, 2016 8:14 PM in response to Seventeenowls
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Mar 9, 2016 8:14 PM in response to Seventeenowls

The MacBook Pro is a computer. It has no way to be connected as somebody else's screen.

I am not sure how you decided it could be used that way, but it cannot be.
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Malcolm J. Rayfield Mar 9, 2016 8:32 PM in response to Seventeenowls
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Mar 9, 2016 8:32 PM in response to Seventeenowls

A normal Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter is for sending video from a computer's Thunderbolt port to a display's HDMI port.
You need a video capture device to send HDMI video from the PS4 to your computer's Thunderbolt port.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/intensity

Make sure HDCP is off.
http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/30/5669280/ps4-hdcp-apps-games-toggle
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