I've done this before (just the laptop and an HDMI cable) and also had success with it. It sort of wakes people up out of a traditional interview expectation a

I've done this before (just the laptop and an HDMI cable) and also had success with it. It sort of wakes people up out of a traditional interview expectation and instead they now have to actually listen to what I'm saying rather than going through canned questions and answers.