Input through HDMI

Does the HDMI port on the latest macmini (July 2011) accept incoming signals from other video sources such as another PC or Mac. In other words, could you drive a video source in to the Macmini which would then output to any display connected to its outputs (Thunderbolt)
Thanks

woodmeister50 wrote:
The HDMI port is for display connection only. Don't
think it even supports some of the control features
available in the HDMI spec.
Correct it does not support input, nor does it support CEC (Consumer Electronics Control). You might be interested in reading another post of mine here https://discussions.apple.com/message/16169306#16169306 about a possible way to add CEC support.
Regarding HDMI input. If you (or Magdalen) is merely looking to capture a HDMI signal to record to hard disk, then it is possible to get a Thunderbolt to HDMI box to do this. See http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/

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- On my Toshiba 46" HDTV the playback on 3D lags sometimes, exactly the same when a computer cannot handle the load and lags on video playback.
-I tried to put the movie on a USB flash and connect it to the TV. Then the playback of the 3D on the TV was really smooth without any lag.
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I tried with another movie (non 3D) to stream it from my notebook through HDMI on my TV. It worked pretty well without any lag.
1) So my main question is if the movie is not ok, why does it play back correct through a USB but not through my notebook.
2) Furthermore if my laptops vga would be unable to handle 1080, i guess the playback would lag also on my 23" monitor which is also 1080.
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Notebook: Fujitsu Amilo xi 2528

Hi
I dont think its TV issue.
First of all using USB flash memory stick, the movie playback is handled by Toshiba media player and secondly the data does not need to be send through an cable.
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Product Name and Operating System:
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Description of the problem:
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