Can this be used to connect my PC laptop to my iMac (I want to use the IMac as an external monitor for my PC).
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That's how I use this for, external monitor. Since there are two types of display port for Macbook Pro, make sure you buy the right one. My Macbook Pro was bought couple of years ago so it usese thunderbolt display port.
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'I wanted to test this for you, but the VGA on the adaptor and the VGA on the PC laptop are both "female," and so this would require a "male to male" extension wire to try it out. Sorry I could not help.
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Some Macs can do this, but not all. They call it Target Display Mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
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I believe newer Macs can be used as a monitor. I looked into it for my 2008 Mac, and it was not possible. There is information on the Internet about it.
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As long as the digital video port on your Mac Also outputs audio. I used this for my ps4 to a monitor and external speakers. So you can see why this would be useful in certain circumstances. If you have the video going to an hdmi tv then you want to find a different means of mashing the audio (from the headphone port) and video together.
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As long as your Mac has a standard VGA or DVI connector, I don't see why it wouldn't be. If you only have HDMI or Display Port output on your Mac, you may need an adapter (HDMI to DVI or Display Port to DVI).
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I haven't tried it with an iMac but it certainly ought to work. I use it with my laptop.
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As an answer to your question I do not hook up an additional monitor to my iMac. The iMac screen is adequate for me so I wouldn't suggest hooking up in additional monitor unless you having problems thank you.
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It should work. Simply launch your older iMac in target display mode while it is connected with this cable. I did this with my Laptop and the same year iMac before purchasing a thunderbolt display.
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Well it is IF your iMac has a THUNDERBOLT port-then yes. Older Macs may not have this port as it's a newer development. I have a MacBook Pro- new. This SINGLE cable allow you to stream (audio and video) 1080p directly into your flatscreen via HDMI. Works great- if you have Thunderbolt. If not then I don't know what to tell you.
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Sure you can use this monitor with your macbook laptop. This is exactly what i have been doing for the past year with no problems whatsoever. I am also using an external keyboard and mouse.
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If you need those specific connection, it should be no problem. it works well with my iMac
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If your mac has minidisplay port yes! This can be used, I'm pretty sure that mac computer has it
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This is composed of 2 cables; hdmi-to-hdmi, hdmi-to-mini displayport. You might be able to use the hdmi cable on a pc, but I think only mac uses the mini displayport cable for mac.
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False. There is a known incompatibility with this monitor and the newer Mac OS on desktop. A driver or third party solution is what I'm inquiring about.
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Not really. It's only used for Time Machine backups and is connected to the 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt display. That leaves 2 thunderbolt ports on the MacBook itself iof we need to connect other items.
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It works perfectly well connected via USB cable. I've connected it to both my IMac and my Windows laptop.
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It actually is mac specific. The way to determine is via our model numbers and release period. I wouldn't test this on a PC. There are many other options out there that will be designed to work with your PC. It might work, but I wouldn't run the risk of trying.
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If your iMac has a bluetooth connection it should have no problem working. It's a pretty generic bluetooth device.