Using an iBook as an external display

I have an intel iMac (the first intel iMacs) running leopard 10.5.7 and was wondering if there is any way of connecting my iBook to it to be used as an external display? My iBook is running Panther. I got it working a while ago using a vnc client but it was really laggy and slow. I was wondering if theres any way of doing this possibly using firewire?

If your expectation is for the video using ScreenRecycler to be as fast as a real display, then it will seem slow. 100Base-T data transfer speed (even if you actually get close to that theoretical max speed) is very slow compared to data going over a real video connection to a real display. So you should not expect to be able to play videos smoothly. What that second screen is quite userful for is to display windows that remain mostly static. For example, you can put tool palette windows (for various programs that use such tools) on that screen. I use it to show my main Mail window and browser windows with things such as stock quotes and news headlines.

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    Hey, just wondering if Im able to use my macbook as an external display for my imac instead of my imac being used as an external display for my macbook? Im using thunderbolt to connect them.
    Cheers

    No. Only iMacs currently support that via Target Display Mode. You can use a utility such as ScreenRecycler or a VPN utiility to display the screen via the USB port, but it will be quite slow. You can also use Screen Sharing in the Sharing preferences.

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  • Using my Macbook with an external display

    I would like to buy this 23" LED display:
    http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/LG-E2360V-PN-23-inch-1080p-LED-Monitor-Refu rbished/5610316/product.html?TID=CartLayer
    I currently have a Macbook 13" aluminum unibody with the Mini Display Port. I'm not sure what cable connector and adaptor I would need to use this monitor to its best potential. HDMI? DVI? DVI-D? VGA?? I have never set up an external display before.
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    HDMI and DVI will give you the best picture. Here's the various types of Mini DisplayPort adapters on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=min i-dvi&x=9&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_2_16?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mini+ displayport&sprefix=mini+displayport&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amini+displayport
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    After you get your MacBook connected to the monitor and both screens working in System Preferences>Display there should be an Arrangement tab on the MacBook screen. Do you see two monitors side by side? One of them will have a Menu Bar at the top. Just click on the Menu Bar and drag it to the second monitor. That will make the second monitor your main screen. When you disconnect from the monitor your Menu Bar and Dock will automatically change back to the MacBook.

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  • Can I use my ibook as the external keyboard for my Mac Mini?

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    It seems to me that while you CAN connect the mini to your iBook with FW (or ethernet) and run the mini from the iBook's keyboard and display, the performance of the combined system will be the poorest common factor between processor speed and data transfer speeds. In other words, while you will be able to run the mini and it's software, the combined iBook/mini system not going to perform all that well, and aside from possibly giving you access to software your iBook wouldn't be able to run (depending on what processor, speed and RAM it has), using a mini that way is typically not all that cost-effective.
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  • Use PB G4 as an external display?

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    Try ScreenRecycler (have not used it, but seems to be what you are looking for):
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    DESCRIPTION
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  • Can I use a 2009 iMac as external display for 2007 macbook pro with DVI port only

    I have a late 2009 imac with minidisplay port and  a 2007 macbook pro with DVI port. I connected a mini diaplay port to DVI cable but all I get on the imac is a blank screen when I press F2. Can I use the imac this way?

    I'm not sure if it works with DVI but your late 2009 must be a 27". Try Command-F2 or Copmmand-Fn-F2

  • Using another laptop as an external display?

    I haven't purchased the new macbook yet but was wondering if I can use the dvi cable to another laptop (pc lenovo with a graphics card) and have dual monitors (not replicas)to I have a two monitor desktop.

    Yes.
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  • Using one laptop as an external display for another?

    The title says it all really, can this be done?

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    I would like to add that even with the hack mentioned before the iBook has limited external display resolutions.
    Using resolutions above 1600 pixels wide may cause slowdowns. One limiting factor is the display adapters amount of memory. For me that is 32MB.
    You may also notice some anomalities when sleeping and waking the iBook. These include for example: Missing the mouse cursor until it has passed from display to another (or duplicate pointers). Some coloured zebra style stripes over some windows until they are refreshed. X11-windows that open up too wide to fit on one screen. Windows or requesters that have moved outside the screen area showing only one pixel width on current screen.
    I guess most of these problems are just plain normal operation and have nothing to do with the hack, but I might be wrong and these anomalities might not happen on higher end models, that offer the external displays that are not mirrored.
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  • How do I use my 2011 27" iMac as an external display for a pc?

    I just bought a 27" imac for my home, and was also planning on using it as an external display for my work Dell Laptop running Windows 7.
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    David,
    Sorry you can't use the 2011 iMac as an external display to your PC. The feature you are referring to is called Target Display Mode and works on 2009 & 2010 27" iMacs. The 2011 machines use Thunderbolt as you know however they do support external displays that are not Thunderbolt displays. So for example if you wanted 2 displays on the iMac you can easily do that with either Mini Display port to DVI or MDP to VGA or even HDMI. MDP is the same size as Thunderbolt and this will work fine to drive a display, TV or even a projector.
    I'd recommend reading Apple's explanations at Target Display Mode 2009 & 2010 iMacs & Target Display Mode Mid 2011 iMacs.
    Using a Mac as an external display for a Windows machine to me seems like a horrible waste of a Mac. Why not enjoy the iMac and if anything run Windows on it and get rid of the PC?

  • Question on Using thunderbolt iMac as external display with a Macbook Air

    If I connect my macbook air to new thunderbolt iMac - can I access peripherals attached to usb, firewire, ethernet like the thunderbolt 27"?
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    thanks!
    Derrick

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    Only video and in some scenarios audio is transmitted. Nothing else.
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