Adding monitor to iMac

I have an iMac that I want to connect to a flat screen tv. I have used a VGA cable with an adaptor for the Mac. Doesn't work. Should I be using a DVI??

Hi Gina. If the mac you want to connect to your TV was made in 2007 then it does not have mini DisplayPort because that is a new connection just introduced on apple computers this year.
iMacs from 2007 use mini DVI connectors and you can easily find a mini DVI to VGA adapter.
I'm thinking of getting a Samsung LED TV myself & i've already tested a few using a HDMI adapter and it looked ok but i've been told i'd get much better results using a VGA adapter.
Good luck. Let us know your results.
Fergal

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Memory: 4 GB
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Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00
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Hello,
That is the only way:
Holy Grail
I would recommend using an IP over Firewire network as this is probably the fastest network you can establish between the Macs and should give the best performance.
regards
mrtotes

How connect External monitor to iMac?

How connect External monitor to iMac?

How to do that depends on the iMac variant you have. iMacs have been in continuous production since 1998 in four broad families that are not 100 percent alike in behavior.
Please look at the iMac images and descriptions in the links on this site:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html
and tell us what variant you believe you have.
iMacs from the first through third-generations (G3, G4, and G5 processors) that support an external monitor were not set up to do anything other than "mirroring"--you see on the external exactly what is on the built-in display.
Your description sounds like you have a newer iMac than this forum covers because, starting with the Intel iMacs in 2006, external monitors were allowed to do both mirroring and "extended desktop." The latter is what I believe you are seeing.
Try this first: press the F7 key. On many Macs capable fo using external monitors, this was a shortcut to toggle between mirrored and extended display. If your keyboard has an "fn" modifier key, you may need to press that to get the F7 key to work.
If you have an intel-powered iMac I can ask the Hosts to move you to that forum, which is much more active than this one which is for pre-2006 iMacs.

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This is in the category of "dumb" questions. To my home office that includes
a 2003 power pc G5 running system 10.4.11, I am adding a new iMac running
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coupling the two computers through USB ports? As opposed, for example, by burning
a DVD and using that in the other computer.

Why wouldn't you just use the network to share files, then? Simply set up a folder on one of your systems (I would recommend the Lion system) for sharing, turn sharing on, and then connect to it from the other system.
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Urgent - iMac G4 Flat Panel - Is Adding Monitor or Flat Screen TV Possible?

Hello,
As a present to my husband (mac guru) I would like to know if with his iMac Flat Panel G4, is it better to buy a 28 inch samsung computer monitor (flat panel) that he can also hook up his mac to or a kind of flat screen/panel LCD TV. The guys at futureshop and bestbuy seem to be "confused" when talking about macs and not pcs. With the computer monitor, there seems to be questions on if we'll be able to hook up our satellite tv... and with the tvs, there seems to be confusion on if we can hook up the computer. One of the reasons I want to hook the computer directly is my husband has had problems converting (burning to DVD) some videos with music background from iPhoto without doing a software update which requires us to change the timing with the audio and video in our already created slideshows. Please help quickly as some sales finish tomorrow. I need to know what to tell the store... i.e. what kind of jack or cables or capability I am looking for. Do I ask for USB port, coaxil input or what? Thanks in advance,
Karen

Yes you can connect a display or monitor but exactly which ones depends on which iMac G4 you have.
All iMac G4s have a Mini VGA port this will allow you to connect any standard PC Monitor (with a VGA connector) and mirror the iMac's internal display only. The later iMac G4's also allow the connection of S-Video and Composite Video devices (most TV's have this type of input) which allows you to mirror the display on to the TV.
The MiniVGA to VGA and Mini VGA to S-Video/Composite adaptors are for sale online in the Apple Store ($19US/£15) or here.
If you wanted to extend the screen size again it is possible on some iMacs but requires a firmware hack that will invalidate your warranty.
I can't understand how having an external display will solve the burning to DVD issues though.....
Post back with your Screen size and processor speed for exact info - or read this recent post
regards
mrtotes

Adding 2 monitors to IMac

Hey Gang. Is it possible to attach two extra monitors to the IMac 17 in 2G?

Hey Gang. Is it possible to attach two extra monitors
to the IMac 17 in 2G?
Your iMac has the ability to send video to one external monitor. If you prefer 2 external monitors (for three total- 1 iMac and two external), you need another video card.
You'll need another video card an an external breakout box:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/05/magma-expressbox-mates-pci-express-with-expre sscard/
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Adding second monitor to iMac and screen resolution

I want to get the converter to plug my 17 inch IBM SVGA monitor into my iMac. The IBM monitor is quite old (one of the first 17 inch IBM color monitors I think). I understand what converted to buy so I can plug it into to iMac. I have no idea what resolution is possible on the IBM. Is this a concern???
I probably will upgrade to a current flat screen for the second monitor later but would really like to try this and see if 2 monitors at home is useful or not.
Thanks!

I assume (based on the computer information attached) that your imac is less than one year old? Silver color? If so, you need to find out what connection this other monitor has. Could be one of two - VGA or DVI. If you have a cable for this other monitor already bring it with you to the store if possible (not ordering of the internet). Your imac can produce a variety of resolutions so I would not be concerned about that especially with a 17" monitor.
Could be two possible connectors - mini dvi to vga (probably based on the info you provided) http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9320G/A
Or mini dvi to dvi http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B

Hooking up crt monitor to imac g5

I just went out and bought a used crt monitor to work with color. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to hook it up to my imac G5 computer. How do I do this? What cables do I need. The monitor is a JVC TM-1400SU and came with a BNC to RCA cable.
Any help?

The iMac's output jack is meant for driving low power items like headphones or amplified speakers, so its maximum output power is in the milliwatt range. If your speakers aren't self-powered (they will have some power source like batteries or a power plug if they are), the iMac will not be able to supply enough power to play them at more than whisper levels without lots of distortion.
So, using an amp will sound much better with unpowered speakers, particularly if both are high quality, high fidelity components like the topic's author is talking about.
However, if your speakers already are amplified (self-powered), just plug them into the iMac directly. There is nothing to gain by adding a power amp unless you can connect directly to the speakers.

How to use Macbook Pro 17" as a second monitor for iMac?

I have a new iMac with Lightning connector and USB. And I have a Macbook Pro 17" with Firewire and USB. Is there a way to connect the Macbook Pro to the iMac and make it into a second monitor for my iMac?
Thanks!

Your welcome, wish I had better news. You may want to look over Apple's FAQ on the subject (Target Display Mode) you can find it by clicking http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924

Using additional monitor with iMac 17" Core Duo.. SLOWDOWN

I bought the mini-dvi to vga adapter to connect my IBM 21" CRT to my iMac for dual display purposes. It works and all, but whenever it's connected my mac slows down to a crawl. I thought originally it was a RAM issue, but once I upgraded to 1GB the result was the same.
Is anyone else noticing this, or have any solutions?
It does this in both extended and mirror mode, btw. I'm using OS X 10.4.6.

After messing around with the settings for a while, it seems that the problem goes away if both monitors are set the same refresh rate. I set my CRT to 60Hz and I don't see the slowdown yet.
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Connecting a 2nd Palette monitor to iMac

I have an iMac 24" 28Ghz (1Mac,8.1) and want to connect a second palette monitor to the mini DVI port, using a mini DVI to VGA connector.
A search of the forum shows issues with cursor jumping and wrong resolutions.
I really want to run my Adobe CS4 suite with the tabbed palettes on the second monitor to my right.
Is anyone doing this without issues?
Peter

Well given the huge response, I figured I'd just go ahead and warn all the vendors that they could have their stuff back promptly if it didn't work as advertised.
I bought a dead cheap 2-for at OfficeWorks. 2 Philips 160EI TFT 40cm monitors, only A$186 for both. I also got an Apple mini-DVI to VGA adaptor which has dropped in price from Apple's previous rip-off rate to A$25.
Installation was quite straight forward although the monitor looks like a dwarf next to the 24" iMac.
I installed under OSX 10.5.8 and then switched to OSX 10.6.3. Under both it was recognised immediately but defaulted for some reason to a non-native resolution, easily fixed.
I didn't need to *color manage,* that's not what it's for, but both Apple's color calibration and the on monitor controls only screwed it up so I went back to the default settings just playing a little bit with the on monitor contrast and color to try and crisp up the Finder text which still seems too soft. Apple's color calibration lead it to be way too dark. The monitor controls way too light, so factory settings is where it stays.
Visually the monitor is a tad unsharp with a visible vertical banding a little like thin corrugation. Colors are pale, about max 70-80% tint to my eye.
I was able to set separate screen backgrounds, so that I could have a pleasing black & white background to my palettes.
I tested several applications running simultaneously along with movies on both monitors. All work flawlessly so far.
I can now run tutorial DVDs on the 2nd monitor whilst keeping the application to which it refers open on the main monitor. Nice!!
*Testing palettes with Adobe CS4:* They cleverly snap to whichever of the 2nd monitors edges they are dragged to and work perfectly even sensing the real estate available on the monitor. I have set them to snap to the inside (left edge of the 2nd monitor, which is to my right). This means that for the first time the optional sub-palettes pop out to the right in reading order.
All remember their position between re-startups. No sign of flickering or any of the problems reported in the forums. That is in both Leopard and Snow Leopard.
Flicking between fullscreen view using the tab keyboard shortcut and the toolbar options has different results. Sometimes the palettes stay with the main screen in full screen view, sometimes they disappear, I'm trying to work out what combination of actions sets off what.
*Testing palettes with iWork:* They have none of Adobe's smarts but can be stacked a little awkwardly to fit. Awkward because Apple hasn't worked out how to sensibly do this and made them different sizes. However they do remember their sizes (sort of) and positions between restarts.
Pages' Outline/Fullscreen view unfortunately blacks out both monitors. I was hoping I could keep my palettes visible on the 2nd.
Overall I am very happy. I worked with 2 monitors for almost 2 decades until Apple made it both expensive and extremely awkward on several occasions. It feels very liberating to have my full workspace clear again.
OSX is one clumsy design for handling windows, despite/because of all Apple's efforts.
There is no substitute for more/separate screen real estate. So far I am one happy camper.

Can I run two Dell 24" monitors with iMac 27" (5750) in portrait mode

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Shawn

HI Shawn Glibson,
the imac has one video output. a 30 dollar adapter can be used to hook up a DVI display. (mini-display to dv adapter)
But you can add additional displays through a USB to DVI adapter. For instance see2 xtreame uv200 http://www.trittontechnologies.com/index.php/products/usbvideotechnology/see2-xtreme-uv200/ This is a great solution if you want to have another display for websites, office documents. a USB to DVI adapter isn't that great for 3D games.
I hope that helps
TT

Dual Monitor with iMac?

I have a iMac from early 2009 and wanted to use it as an external monitor for my laptop which has Windows 8.1 as it's OS. So my question is without using any software such as Synergy, Air Display, etc is there anyway I can make the iMac an external monitor for my laptop. I also have boot camp set up with Windows 7 as it's OS and I'm not sure if that's any help or not making this dual monitor setup work.
I was going to buy a mini displayport to VGA adapter (iMac (Early 2009) - Technical Specifications says: "Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI via adapter," so I am assuming I cannot use HDMI) and use that to connect my laptop and the iMac together. And so I was wondering if that'll work out if I'm on windows partition in boot camp or not.
iMac Specs: iMac (Early 2009) - Technical Specifications
Laptop Specs: http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/N56VM/
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Can't do it as far as I know. The mini display port on your Mac is for output only. You need a late 2009 or later iMac to do Target Display Mode Target Display Mode: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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