Can i hook up an Xbox to my moniter?

I will be getting a new iMac soon and i am wondering if i can hook up a gaming system to it. i have both AV cables and an HDMI cable.

The rules are a little different, using the mini-DisplayPort as an input, rather than an output. IIRC, the input is DisplayPort-only, so you'd need a special converter to change the signal from DVI/HDMI to DIsplayPort (the adapter isn't enough for this, apparently).
Something like:
http://www.amazon.com/Atlona-AT-DP200-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter/dp/B002JQPRPG
Additionally, be aware that these adapters don't support the full resolution of the 27" display (2560x1440) - the max they support is 1920x1080. The 27" accepts only 2560x1440 or 1280x720 (AKA: 720p) signals via the mini-DisplayPort input - it doesn't do any scaling on its own. The max you'd be able to get would be 1280x720 without another piece of hardware, known as a scaler.
Using a scaler, you could feed additional resolutions to the 27", but you'll lose quality, as the pixels won't map 1:1 physically.
(As 1280x720 is exactly half 2560x1440 in each dimension, you won't lose any clarity at that resolution, as each pixel will simply use a square of 4 physical pixels)
Hopefully that helps.

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