Good John, MacWorx in Joondalup is excellent their advice can be relied on!
Ronni Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 6 Feb 2019, at 11:32 am, John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ronn, > > Thanks for that, I will forward the info on but in the meantime, my daughter > is planning on paying a visit to MacWorx in Joondalup so she will get their > advice on the matter also. > > Apparently, it is the Graphics card in her iMac and that item is no longer > available. > > Regards > > John > > > >> On 6 Feb 2019, at 11:10 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi John, >> >> I don’t mind you forwarding the information to your daughter, but please >> make sure she seeks professional advice as to the feasibility of using a >> Windows laptop as a Monitor for the Mac Mini. There might be too much lag in >> the screen refreshing etc to be a viable option. >> >> Kind regards, >> Ronni >> >> Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB >> >> >>> On 6 Feb 2019, at 10:58 am, John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni, >>> >>> Many thanks for that info. I will, with your permission of course, forward >>> it on to my youngest daughter. Her 2007 27” iMac died recently - the >>> problem was in the Monitor and apparently, replacement parts are not >>> available - don’t know the exact cirumstances. Due to serious health >>> situations in her family she is not in a position to puchase a new full >>> computer (of the Apple kind) but will have to buy a cheap Windoze laptop >>> for work purposes. She would like to purchase a MacMini and be able to use >>> the laptop as a monitor. >>> >>> Please let me know if there is a problem with forwarding this information. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> John T >>> >>> >>>> On 6 Feb 2019, at 10:36 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello John, >>>> >>>> I’m not sure if this is still applicable, Daniel, Peter H or others will >>>> be able to confirm. >>>> I prefer to use a separate monitor. >>>> >>>> It’s a Yes and No situation. >>>> /Begin Quote: >>>> “The vast majority of Windows laptops have a graphics OUT port, but no >>>> graphics in port, so you can't just connect up your Mac Mini to the >>>> graphics port on the back of your laptop. >>>> >>>> However, you can run remote control software on your Mac that displays >>>> your Mac output on the screen of another computer (and, for that matter, >>>> allows the remote computers keyboard and mouse to be used.) The fact that >>>> the remote computer could use its keyboard and mouse doesn't stop the >>>> devices actually plugged into your Mac Mini from working, so you could >>>> quite happily control the Mac with its own devices, but let the screen >>>> display over the network onto your Windows laptop. >>>> >>>> There are some caveats, the solution I'm describing works well for office >>>> applications, and stuff where the screen doesn't update that quickly. >>>> Don't even consider using it for games - you need a direct connection from >>>> the Mac Mini to a real monitor for those.” >>>> /End Quote: >>>> >>>> Kind Regards, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 6 Feb 2019, at 9:55 am, John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just a quick question to the group. >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to use a laptop, any laptop not just Apple, as a monitor >>>>> for a MacMini? >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> John Thompson >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
