Best option to use iMac 27" as primary screen

Can anyone please share the best option/accessory to use with the iMac 27" to make it the primary screen for watching HD TV and connecting PS3. I want to hook up these devices via HDMI to Mini Display Port link and was wondering if there is any lag or any other problem.
I have researched on the net and found Belkin AV360 and Kanex. Any preferences?
Thanks for your help in advance. Cheers

Sorry, no the MM is simply too old. Please read Apple's FAQ on Target Display Mode and you will see:
Target Display Mode: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Actual Query
select Code,dbo.GetTranslatedText(Name,'en-US')
as Name from ProductionResponse.ProductionResponse
00.00.02
5225 rows
With Table Variable
DECLARE @General
TABLE(Code
NVarchar(Max),Name
NVarchar(Max)
INSERT
INTO @General
select Code,dbo.GetTranslatedText(Name,'en-US')
AS Name from ProductionResponse.ProductionResponse
select
* from @General
00.00.03
5225 rows
With an Identity Column
DECLARE @General
TABLE(Id
INT IDENTITY(1,1)
,Code NVarchar(Max),Name
NVarchar(Max)
INSERT
INTO @General
select Code,dbo.GetTranslatedText(Name,'en-US')
AS Number from ProductionResponse.ProductionResponse
select
* from @General
00.00.04
5225 rows
With Temp Table:
CREATE
TABLE #General (Id
INT IDENTITY(1,1)
PRIMARY KEY,Code
NVarchar(Max),Name
NVarchar(Max)
INSERT
INTO #General
select Code,dbo.GetTranslatedText(Name,'en-US')
as Name from ProductionResponse.ProductionResponse
select
* from #General
DROP
TABLE #General
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INTO #General
FROM
select Code,dbo.GetTranslatedText(Name,'en-US')
as Name from ProductionResponse.ProductionResponse
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select
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>> I was just trying to figure out the best options we can choose with when we come across a scenario where we need to use a Temp Table/Table Variable/Create a Temp Table on the fly. <<
Actually, we want to avoid all of those things in a declarative/functional language. The goal is to write the solution in a single statement. What you are doing is mimicking a scratch tape in a 1950's tape file system.
Another non-declarative technique is to use UDFs, to mimic 1950's procedural code or OO style methods. Your sample code is full of COBOL-isms! In RDBMS we follow ISO-11179 rules, so we have “<something in particular>_code” rather than just “code” like
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This was one of the flaws we inherited when ANSI standardized SQL and we should have fixed it. Oh well, too late now.
Never use NVARCHAR(MAX). Why do you need to put all of the Soto Zen sutras in Chinese Unicode? When you use over-sized data elements, you eventually get garbage data.
>> Other than these I am stuck with the usage of temp tables. There are some limitations where I can convert all the Temp table logic to CTE (I am not saying its not possible, I really do not have time to spend for the conversion). Any suggestions are
welcome.<<
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a-seifert wrote:
Hi there! I'm traveling to Croatia next week (live in the U.S.), and I'm hoping to find the best option to use Skype over wifi to stay connected while I'm there. What are your thoughts on the lowest cost option?
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