MacBook Pro as a Display for MacPro?

My 30" Cinema display on my MacPro was flickering and now is completely off. Is there a way to hook up my MacBook Pro as a display for a temporary fix?

Not without a separate and working monitor.
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I just brought 15-inch macbook pro with retina display for about 3 weeks, will there be any refund or upgrade to my macbook due to the discount and upgraded right now

I just brought 15-inch macbook pro with retina display for about 3 weeks, will there be any refund or upgrade to my macbook due to the discount and upgraded right now

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4806203?tstart=0

Can I use my late 2013 Macbook pro as a display for my xbox one. I am currently sick with the flu and I do not have a tv in my room. Is there anyway to use the hdmi port on my mac and connect it to the xbox one?

I am currently sick with the flu and in my room I dont have a tv. I tried plugging my xbox one's hdmi into the hdmi port on my macbook pro late 2013 retina display. I even tried connecting the hdmi cable to a hdmi mini display mort converter and that didnt work. How can I use my Macbook as a monitor to play game on

I would guess that the HDMI port on your mac is for output only - no input, and that's what your'e attempting to do when you attach the mac to your xbox. I looked in Mactracker and it lists the HDMI port as video output for both the 13" Retina MacBook Pro and the 15" Retina MacBook Pro (your post didn't say which one you have), so looks like that is the issue..

Macbook Pro 15" Retina Display for $900??!!

Thinking of buying a Macbook pro 15" Retina from a seller online through local ads. She is selling it for $900 brand new in box, under warranty and everything. Payment goes though Amazon Payments..is this legit or does it seem fishy?
This is what is listed on the ad:
Here is a brief summary about the laptop:
    • Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 (Quad-Core) with 6MB shared L3 cache (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz),
    • Memory: 8GB (two 4GB SO-DIMMs) of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM; supports up to 16GB,
    • Display: 15.4-inch 2880-by-1800 resolution Retina Display (LED-backlit display with IPS technology),
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory with automatic graphics switching,
    • Video: Built-in 720p FaceTime HD Camera,
    • Audio: Stereo speakers with subwoofers, omnidirectional microphone, audio line in minijack (digital/analog), audio line out/headphone minijack (digital/analog),
    • Hard disk drive: 512 GB Flash Storage,
• Ethernet: Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit),
    • Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); built-in Bluetooth 4 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology,
    • Input/Output: Apple Remote; full-size keyboard; Two Thunderbolt port digital video output (up to 10 Gbps), one HDMI port port (up to 800 Mbps), two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), SDXC card slot,
    • Trackpad: Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, etc,
    • Hardware accessories: MagSafe 2 Power Adapter, AC wall plug, etc,
    • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
She also says:
It was my annual bonus from work, completely brand new and boxed, comes complete with all supplied accessories. I am selling it so low because I urgently needing of money, I want to put the money towards a deposit for a house.
From the beginning I must say that I live in Kingsville, ON N9Y 3V4, Canada and from here will be delivered to you. The delivery will take 1 to 2 days depending on your location. I am a single mother with 2 children and I don't have time to stay and meet with all my potential buyer's.

stevejobsfan0123 wrote:
... Some sites like eBay have a Buyer Protection Plan.
True, but eBay's policies are now totally lopsided in favor of buyers. So much, that there are far more sellers getting scammed these days.
Buyers hold all the cards with eBay.
Here's an ebay search. The lowest completed listing prices are within 10% of Apple's... about what you can get with an educational discount anyway. After listing / final value fees and Paypal fees, at those prices sellers are losing money.
Why? Hmm...

Using MacBook Pro as a display for external media via Thunderbolt/Displayport

How do I enable Thunderbolt display input via HDMI to use my MacBook Pro late 2011 as a display for other media? I have HDMI connected by a rocketfish adaptor and their company website Q and A seems to indicate this should work.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You cannot use a MacBook Pro as an external display. To do this, you need that Target Display mode is included in the firmware, and this is only available on iMacs.
However, you can still use your MacBook Pro as an external display for another Mac by using ScreenRecycler

I have a budget of $2,200 and I don't know what to buy; The MacBook Pro 15 inch for $2,199 or the MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display for $2,199. I LOVE playing games but I don't know which one would play games faster.Take note that I wont upgrade anything.

The MBP w/ Retina Display is 2.3GHz but the other without Retina Display is 2.6GHz. So I don't know which one would play games absolutely flawlessly. I wont have the screen resolution so high on the games though. So can someone reply and tell me which one I should get and why?

Mac's are generally not 3D gaming computers and laptops especially are not because 3D games require a upgraded video card to take advantage of newer games and more feature rich updates.
Only the Mac Pro can one change the video card, if one can find a upgrade for it.
If you really love 3D gaming, a Windows 7 3D gaming tower is your machine.
http://www.cbscores.com/index.php?sort=ogl&order=desc
3D gaming on a Mac is sort of a second hobby, it's rather short lived as one can't replace the video card once a year, only with a new machine purchase.
Most 3D games are for Windows anyway and Apple almost demands OS X be upgraded to newer verisons annually now, so that sort of throws a monkey wrench into a Mac gaming rig with software upgrades and all. On the other hand Windows 7 is supported for a decade.
Mac's just don't work well with 3D gaming, perhaps a Win 7 tower and a iPad or something.

How do you fix colored lines on Macbook Pro with Retina Display?

I have had my Macbook Pro 13" Retina display for over a year now, I recently opened it up and there were several green and blue lines running down the screen. When I apply pressure to the bottom of the screen, where the black border is, some of the lines disappear. It is progressively getting worse. I don't believe it suffered any trauma. It is a problem with the screen, not the GPU or anything else. I was hoping there is a way to fix it without have to spend over $300 to get the screen replaced. It is not under warranty. Any advice?

That's why Apple no longer sells disks. All its software is now available on the App Store. So you can either purchase/download the iWork components from there, or, if you have access to another Mac with an optical drive, share the DVD from that across the network (System Preferences - Sharing - turn CD/DVD sharing on) and install that way.
Matt

How does Autodesk Maya run on the MacBook Pro with Retina Display?

Hello there,
I'm interested in using the MacBook Pro with Retina Display for Autdesk Maya and wanted find out what people's experiences with that are. It'd be great if anyone can help share their experiences!
Thanks!

One thing I do know, is the the UI is very small and menu items/buttons are hard to see. Someone posted a video of a now removed autodesk forum response on how to adjust font sizes .cfg file style, but I tried and it did nothing to the small text in Maya 2014. If you plan on it and don't have button and menu locations memorized by feel, I wouldn't use this software on a macbook pro without an external display, or change the resolution out of retina to use Maya.

Small scratch on my Macbook Pro with Retina Display Screen

I was cleaning the retina display screen of my MacBook Pro when I discovered that there is a very small scratch on the screen. I have had my MacBook Pro with Retina Display for about four months and honestly its my most cared for item. I look after it with every fibre of my being, I am actually a little OCD when it comes to looking after it. I don't even leave the house until I know its in a safe place and nobody else is allowed near it. I am really annoyed that it's scratched and I really have no idea how it happened. I know its only a tiny scratch but its starting to bug me and I am now aware of its presence every time I start up my Mac. Is there anything I can do about this? Is there any way to fix it? Thanks.

For a precise quote, you will have to take the MBP to an Apple store genius bar. If you go to the iFixit.com and Powerbookmedic.com, they will have parts prices which should give you a rough estimate of the costs.
Ciao.

Screen burn-in/ghosting on MacBook Pro with Retina Display

I have had my 15 inch MacBook Pro with retina display for a little over a year now I and I have started to notice that when I am on a mostly white webpage for a few minutes, and then switch to a darker page, there is an obvious screen burn-in/ghosting. Is this something that can be fixed? It's not accidentaly damage, it's a manufacturing problem.
My warranty recently expired. Will I have to pay for repair costs even though this is Apple's fault and not mine? If so, how much could I expect to pay? Is there any way to extend my warranty? How much does that cost?

Just got my second MBPR 13, and it cames again with the not welcome and clear "feature" of IR
When I try to check for the display model with he command
ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
I got this output
@.`0 6
Color LCD
Later I checked it in the colorSync utility
Manufacturer: 00000610
Model: 0000A020
Manufacture Date:CD238700
Not sure if its Samsung or LG, but honestly I dont care, I just want a not faulty display in my new expensive laptop.
Now Im thinking to return it again and Im really paste after waiting for almost a month to receive this second and also defective laptop (I bought it in the online store, 1TB, 16RAM, I7).
Should I return it again? Im thinking that even if the 14 days expires, since I have the waranty,they fix it anytime within the 3 years apple care waranty.
Should I play the lotery?

Macbook Pro w/ Retina Display, screen issue since most recent update.

I had the software update downloaded on my Macbook Pro with Retina display for awhile, and finally got around to installing it. Once I installed it my screen had a little twitch where my screen would look normal but the top of the screen the finder bar, with the wifi icon, battery icon, spotlight icon would also appear on the bottom of the screen yet everything above it appeared normal. I reinstalled os x lion and it was fixed but their are now little black horizontal lines all across my screen, the resolution is fine enough to use but I'm wondering why these lines appear. The lines sometimes go away, also sometimes when I open my laptop my screen has a ultraviolet greenish, purple tint to it that goes away after awhile of sitting. I've determined that my screen is an LG screen and I know they have issues. I was wondering if anyone had the same issues to this and possibly a fix? The laptop was purchased July/2012.

Hello, did you solve your problem? I have now something like you with my Macbook Pro Retina :-/

Connecting my macbook pro with retina display after upgrading my OS to Mountain Lion

I have been using my macbook pro with retina display for more than a month and I can connect it to my HD Television, Fine. But since I upgraded my OS to mountain Lion, I can no longer connect it to my television. Did apple missed something with mountain lion? I know there is nothing wrong with my connection, so something is wrong with the new mountain lion OS. Can people from APPLE help me?

No one from Apple here - this is a user-to-user forum. I don't have a Retina but if you could let us know how you were connecting (HDMI>HDMI, for example) perhaps someone will be able to help you out.
Clinton

My macbook pro's screen display has suddenly gone into a strange colour setting where everything appears in a kind of infrared colour palette an I can;t seem to change it back. It's the same for all icon and websites, does anyone know how to restore?

My macbook pro's screen display has suddenly gone into a strange colour setting where everything appears in a kind of infrared colour palette an I can;t seem to change it back. It's the same for all icon and websites, does anyone know how to restore?

Wow! I think I had this same issue just last night.
I was cleaning my macbook pro retina on the outside. Then I opened it up and was wiping dust off the monitor and I can't pinpoint exactly when, but the colors changed suddenly. It looked super strange, it was like green halo's and it looked worse when looking at it at an angle. Of course I took no pictures!!! I was freaking out that my 2 grand laptop was busted and I somehow removed a protective film or something.
But I digress... The image looked very green and spacey, it was almost a neat effect. After about 5 minutes it started to look a little more digital though. There were straight lines of this halo effect on the edges and top. After about 10 minutes it turned into a predominate issue with the blacks on screen. I could open a web browser and it was unnoticable on a white background. After about 15 minutes, you could only barely see the green cloud effect if you looked at the monitor from an extreme angle. After about 20 minutes, it was completely back to normal, I almost feel paranoid like I see a halo or something strange. But I believe that might be all in my head now.
So yerp, lemme know what you guys figure out.

HT204135 Hi! Okay I am about to purchase a printer for my MacBook Pro w/retinal display. I would like to know which

Can someone tell me which printer would be most compatible and easiest to install?
I have never owned a wireless printer and feel intimidated by the very thought of connecting a printer to my MacBook Pro with Retinal display and Mountain Lion.
I feel overwhelmed by the info on the net. Thank you from a concerned senior citizen.

Cocoa506 wrote:
Hi again. I do want a wireless printer to use for both my MacBook Pro laptop and IPhone 4S.
I would need a printer/scanner.
Then have a look at the MG6320

Hi, recently i bought macbook pro with retina display and installed windows 8 professional original software also. but in windows 8 track pad is not working properly. can you help me with providing drivers for trackpad to work on windows 8 professional .

hi, recently i bought macbook pro with retina display and installed windows 8 professional original software also. but in windows 8 track pad/ TOUCHPAD is not working properly. can you help me with providing drivers for trackpad to work on windows 8 professional .

Did you download and install the Windows Support software? If you did, did you use the Boot Camp Control icon to set up the trackpad how you want it?
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

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