On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:57 AM, John Stalberg wrote: > On 26 jun 2012, at 19:41, Nathan Sims <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Jun 26, 2012, at 9:43 AM, steve harley wrote: >> >>> on 2012-06-26 10:10 Nathan Sims wrote >>>> The information here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924 details how to use >>>> an iMac as an external display for another iMac. But is it possible to use >>>> an iMAc as an external display for say a Blu-Ray DVD player? If so, I >>>> don't quite see how it's done... >>> >>> assuming you have one of the specific iMacs described in the article you'd >>> need an HDMI to mini-DisplayPort converter; from minimal research i believe >>> these products will do that, but i can't vouch for any of them (haven't >>> bothered with BlueRay) >>> >>> <http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=508267> >>> <http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-HDMI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-and-Scaler.html> >>> <http://www.kanexlive.com/xd> >> >> Thanks, Steve. That's interesting. I was hoping it would just be a matter of >> cabling, but it seems there's a need for electronics between the two >> devices. But sadly, the 2011 iMac I have has a Thunderbolt not Mini-Display >> Port, so solutions you listed won't work with it. :( >> > Thunderbolt is Mini-Display Port compatible without any converter. However, > if this is enough to do what you are asking is unknown to me?
I was hoping so, but the manufacturers above claim that their Mini-Display Port units will *not* work with Thunderbolt, so there must be a technical reason beyond simple plug compatibility... _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
