Use MacBook as monitor for G4

It would save me a lot of desk space if I could use my MacBook as the monitor for my G4. I connected the two by firewire but I couldn't run protected programs like Photoshop.

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I've got a MacBook pro 15' running 10.6.6. I want to use an external monitor for my graphic design work running Adobe software and thought I'd try an HD TV. I ran a Mini Display to HDMI lead to the TV but the picture quality was disappointing.

I've got a MacBook Pro 15' running 10.6.6. I want to use an external monitor for my graphic design work using Adobe software and thought I'd try an HD TV. I ran a Mini Display to HDMI lead to the TV but the picture quality was disappointing. I also tried a Mini Display to VGA lead and that wasn't much better. I tried all variations of resolutions in System prefs - Displays but nothing helped. Am I getting something wrong? Thanks all.

In addition to pixel density, you are up against the translation driver card in the TV.
If you read the fine print of computer-resolution-capability in the TV user guide, you will see a chart as tall as the manual page. At the top is the smallest resolution capable, at the bottom is the full use of the 1080p in the TV.
Mac falls into the top 25% of the page, maxing out at 1366x768 often. This is because the TV control card is expected to do too much of the work, but is not designed for computer-monitor processing.
I looked at the resolution charts on 2 TVs before deciding to buy a 1080p LCD monitor that has a TV interface/connector. Computer monitor first, TV second. But the thing is only 27 in. Good thing TV is not as important to me as it is to others.

My used macbook is asking for password to unlock different keychains, how do i reset the password?

my used macbook is asking for password to unlock different keychains, how do i reset the password?

Hi nylife02,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
Without knowing the exact keychain alert your are receiving, I will leave articles for the ones that are most likely the culprit. The one it sounds most like to me is “login” keychain. Please review the article below if indeed you are receiving the “login” keychain prompt.
OS X: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1631
Another keychain prompt that this may be is the “Local Items” keychain. Please follow the attached article if the prompt is for “Local Items” keychain.
OS X Mavericks v10.9.1: Repeated prompts to unlock "Local Items" keychain
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5362
Have a great day,
Joe

Use iMac as monitor for MacBook Pro

I have a 15" MacBook Pro and a 21" iMac, both early 2008. I'd like to use the iMac as a second monitor for the MacBook. Is this possible?

I believe what you're looking for is Target Display Mode, but I don't know that a 2008 iMac supports this feature.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924

Using MacBook Pro display for another computer, is this possible?

I have a MacBook Pro and an older Dell tower, i would like to see if I can use an input on the MacBook Pro to view my desktop on the Dell without the use of another monitor clogging up my workspace. Im thinking firewire or something.... i don't know.... Thanks.
PowerMac G5, PowerMac G4, iMac G3 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

You cannot use a display built into a Mac as a monitor for another machine, as no Mac has a video-in port. You may be able to get a workable configuration by installing a VNC server on the PC and then using a VNC client on the MacBook Pro such as this one to control it.
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Can i use pc laptop monitor for mac mini?

I am going to be out of the country for a year - maybe in Africa, most likely in area not well served by technology. I have to use PC for work so have a think pad. I also have an ipad and a mac mini. I really want to take my mac mini (mm) - it bridges a gap between these two. It's small enough and I can use my bluetooth keyboard for both ipad and mm. I can only take a suitcase plus backpack...so I am really not gonna haul a monitor. Is there a way to use PC laptop as display for mm? Weird, I know but I can only take so much...
thanks for any help you can give. cheers

do you think one of these new USB powered mobile monitors (LED/LCD) might work - toshiba and lenovo both have them. they say they are compatible with any windows computer - but why not mac?

Can an iMac be used as a monitor for a Mac Pro?

Hi all,
I'm getting nowhere looking in the search, so I'm hoping someone can clear something up for me:
is it possible to use an iMac as a display for a Mac Pro?
I am beginning to think I'd better get a Mac Pro, but I already have an iMac, for which I've been researching getting external storage so I can do Final Cut Studio editing and back up of it all... as someone suggested, might be better in the long run to just get it all in the Mac Pro, and have the option and simplicity to upgrade as and when... but then there's the need for a display for the Mac Pro, which does whack the price up... but if I could use this iMac, what a beautiful monitor...
I thought someone said that Final Cut would not allow another computer to be attached though... is that the case, anyone know?
Thanks for any knowledge and help, much appreciated... I'm learning to not rush into anything, as you learn more the whole picture seems to change!
Cheers, Syd

The current 27-inch iMac can. Other iMac models can't outside of a VNC setup or ScreenRecycler; all such solutions require a standalone monitor for setup and troubleshooting.
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Can I use the i5 monitor for my Power Mac G4?

I have a powermac g4. In an effort to conserve space, I was wondering, if I can ditch the monitor for the powermac g4 and connect the desktop to the i5, so I can view everything.
Is this possible?

Not directly, no. The input on the iMac will accept only a DisplayPort output. There is one converter on the market that purports to convert DVI to MiniDisplayPort:
http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-p-17859.html
but your G4 would of course need to have a DVI output.
The other option would be to use screen sharing to take control of your PowerMac from the iMac. If your PowerMac is running Leopard, screen sharing is built in. If it's running 10.4 or earlier, you could use the freeware VNC.

Use iMac as monitor for a PC laptop

Can i use my iMac (2009) as a monitor for a Windows 7 Laptop?

If you cannot hard wire the iMac to your PC as a monitor, you can try using Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) to connect to it if it's on the same network.
Works almost the same, except you are managing your laptop from your iMac.
You can download RDP here: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/remote-desktop-client

Use iMac as monitor for PC?

Is it possible to use my iMac as a monitor for a PC?
Also, if I had a Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 MAC Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard...and I was able to use my iMac as a PC monitor...would the keyboard work when I am operating my the PC?
Thanks!

Unfortunately its not possible to use your iMac in that way and if it was then you would not be able to plug your keyboard in your Mac and use it with your PC. Sorry

HT3021 Can an e-mac be used as a monitor for the current mac mini?

Can I use an e-mac for a monitor with a new mac mini?

Not outside of Virtual Network Computing, which requires a separate monitor to set up.
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24" iMac - use as a monitor for my PC?

I have a 24" iMac and want to know if I can utilize the monitor for my PC?
Dan

Well sort of, you can get Remote Desktop for your PC, then control use it from the Mac.
Or make it easy on yourself...
https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/

Using macbook pro + logic for live - what to consider

so i just received the macbook pro which I will use live with logic for playing back bounced audio tracks, audio instruments and live inputs + effects.
I want to avoid (if possible) an additional external drive in order to keep the setup simple.
I`m thinking of partitioning the internal drive into two parts and use one partition for the audio material.
Or is it maybe better to keep the whole drive as one partition (80GB)?
Any further suggestions? e.g. Which os do you think is more stable 4.6. or 4.7?

Hi. I use my MBP live for Ivory Grand piano sounds and occasional backing tracks with live piano. I suggest you set it all up and suck and see. You will quickly get an idea of what will and won't work. Set up a scenario where it is doing a fair bit more work than you anticipate it doing live, and then you will be confident of it doing what you want it to do.
Partioning a hard drive just means that the same single hard drive is trying to split it's attention to two places at once, and so will probably give worse performance. It is no real big deal to carry a small firewire drive these days. By the time you have plugged in MIDI interfaces and cable, an extra firewire cable will not make much difference. Samples stream much faster from an external drive. Audio should play back just fine from the internal hard drive.
I am using 10.4.7 and I don't seem to be having any problems so far, touch wood.

Do I need to use an apple monitor for my pc to work right.

I brought a G5 tower without a hard drive. Put a new 1 terabite hard drive and got new osx 10.5. Having trouble installing the osx. Seems like the optical drive is not reading the disk. Swapout optical drives with one from another working pc (dell), still not reading disk. Do I really need to have apple
keyboard, mouse, and monitor, for it to work properly. Am I just waisting time and money.

A windows monitor, mouse, and keyboard will work on most older Mac computers. However you really need a Apple keyboard because there are some different keyboard keys your gonna need like the Apple and Option key that a windows keyboard doesn't have.
As far as the hard drive I work mostly on windows hardware so someone like BDAqua would be very knowledgeable with that. I seem to think you need the hardware drivers for the G5 that may or may not be with the new OS 10.5? A Dell hard drive will not work with the G5 if it already has a windows OS installed to it, you'd have to reformat the Dell hard drive while in a Dell computer to erase it. Your not wasting your time.

What is the best LED TV that could be used as a monitor for a Macbook

Just wondering if any of the latest TVs (LED OLED LCD Ultra etc...) could be used yet as a main monitor/tv viewing iTunes movies etc...might be soon adding Apple TV...as there doesn't seem to be any sign of the fabled Apple TV set and my old CRT is ready for the trash. PS I'd watch less tv and more casual computer time including streamed movies, tv shows....sort of looking one screen to rule them all!

Research yourself and find the tv that meets your needs for function and budget.
If you have a techncial support question for these user to user forums, ask it.

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