To use the new 27-inch iMac as an external monitor requires a very specific cable to work: a Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable, to be exact.
It does not work with a HDMI cable or a DVI cable, even when they are strung between a pair of Apple-branded Mini DisplayPort adapters. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the issue on the web and even at Apple’s retail stores. The staff at the main San Francisco Apple store were confused about the cables needed to use the iMac as an external monitor for a compatible MacBook Pro. The iMac works only with devices that output video through DisplayPort, which the MacBook does. To use the new iMac as a monitor, it must enter “target display mode,” which appears to happen automatically when the correct DisplayPort cable is plugged in. There appears to be only one cable on the market capable of connecting compatible devices to the new iMac: Belkin’s Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable On 20-Feb-2011, at 12:29 AM, Sandeep Bhansali wrote: > you can try this software > > http://www.screenrecycler.com/ScreenRecycler.html > > > On 19-Feb-2011, at 9:40 PM, Nitesh Bhatia wrote: > >> Hi >> I have iMac 27inch.Through specifications I came to know that the >> display port can be used both for input as well as output signals. I >> want to use the iMac screen with XBox360 which comes with HDMI. I >> checked with apple store and came to know that mini display port to >> hdmi converter comes but that guy told that it can be used only as >> output. I cannot connect my XBox with this. >> >> I would like to know if anybody has tried connecting external display >> devices like BluRay Players and Gaming consoles with iMac 27inch. >> >> Thanks >> Nitesh >> >> -- >> IMUG Users website: www.imug.in > > -- > IMUG Users website: www.imug.in -- IMUG Users website: www.imug.in
