Using iMac as just as display.

Hi, I was thinking about buying a MacBook, waiting untill the end of November before buying one (hoping a new one may be released!) However, I use photoshop and illustrator quite a lot and wondered if I could use my current iMac to display the MacBook's screen. This would be helpful as my iMac screen is much bigger. Is this at all possible?

In general, the answer is no, but you may be able to use Screen Recycler.

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Using iMac G5 as a display for Macbook

Is there any possibility to use iMac G5 20'' as a display for my new Macbook.

That does not provide a direct video link between the MacBook and iMac G5 as a standard external display would.
ScreenRecycler uses VNC and therefore uses networking to share the MacBook's screen to other devices.
From ScreenRecycler's web site:
Just start ScreenRecycler on your Mac then connect to ScreenRecycler via VNC from your old machine.

Using iMac as a second display while still using iMac

I work between both a macbook air and iMac daily. My emails are on the MacBook Air and everything else is on the iMac. I have purchased the Thunderbolt Cord and am able to use the iMac as a second display for the MacBook.
I would like to know if you can split the screen on the iMac. I want to work from just one machine and see my emails on the iMac (say 1/3 of the screen) while still being able to use the iMac on the remaining 2/3 of the screen.
Is this possible at all??

You can't do what you want to do. The Target Display mode only allows you to use the iMac as an external screen or as a computer at a time, so you can't use the iMac and use it as an external screen at the same time

Using imac as an external display. is it possible?

hi. i just bought an macbook. i would like to use my iMac as an external display for my macbook. is this possible?

ok, its not posibble but let me know if there is a way i could get around it.
ex. using some wireless software. a way to virtually connect both displays ... i don't know i have seen many different setups. i just don't know how to do them.

Use imac monitor for laptop display?

Just curious, I've got a new mac book pro but the screen size just isn't sufficient for some applications. My 24" imac works great for it, but since this is my work laptop I'm not supposed to put these files on my home computer (not to mention the programs). So, I want to know if there is any way to use my imac monitor as a display for my laptop.
I know there isn't just a DVI in port on the imac, but there's got to be a way to do this... If it were a PC I'd say remote desktop.

christie.cone, Welcome to the discussion area!
Not directly the iMac does NOT have a video input.
However, you might want to take a look at ScreenRecycler.

Using iMac G5 as MacBook display

I have a 20" iMac G5 and am planning to buy a MacBook. I would like to use my iMac as a second display for the MacBook. How do I do that?

Good idea, but may not work in this case, the OP will need to try.
The MacBook has a intel OS and the OP has a G5 iMac so I would guess the iMac will not boot from the MacBook OS becasue the boot rom will be wrong. Of course if the iMac was intel then no problem...
The other downside is the iMac maybe slower than the MacBook, again unless it's a new iMac
But it worth a try
But at then en of the day a real LCD panel for the MacBook would be the ideal solution.

After 10.6.4 update I cannot use iMac 27" as external display

I've routinely connected my work laptop to my iMac via the DisplayPort to use it as an external display. This morning this is no longer working. I updated to 10.6.4 last night.
When I plug the DisplayPort cable into my laptop the iMac screen goes black as it should. I can then select dual monitors. For a moment it switches to the laptop setting. When I then click "Apply" on the laptop to configure dual monitors it gracefully switches back to the Mac desktop (which is wrong).
There may be other causes of course. I strongly suspect a 10.6.4 bug however.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Message was edited by: jfaughnan

If you applied the update through Software Update, that is the delta version. Try installing the Combo version over the current system. That often fills-in-the-gap for various issues.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1048
Dah•veed

Using iMac 27in as a display for my pc

I would like to connect my hdmi PC to my iMac and display the PC screen on my iMac. I know thunderbolt doesn't generally allow this, even though you can buy physical cables to allow hdmi to thunderbolt. Is there any third party software that will allow that to work?

PCs cannot use Target Display Mode, so you cannot do this. It's more than just the cable.

How to use Imac (2013) as a display for ps4 or any digital player?

shouldI just get a (HDMI - thunderbolt) or maybe (HDMI - minidisplay port) cable?
IMac have 4 USB 3.0, and 2 Thunderbotls (are the thunderbolts synonymous with the Displayport??)
i just wanna play ps4 on my 27 Imac when my wife throws me away from TV
thank u

Thank u Alex for the link.
but according to what i read.. its not a definite no no, as u see in this paragraph:
Can I use the iMac in TDM as a display for my gaming console, DVD player, or other device?
The Mini DisplayPort port on a supported iMac can receive DisplayPort compliant video and audio signals. Converters not made by Apple may provide options to convert other electrical, video, and audio protocols to Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt compliant signals.
Im not sure what Displayport compatibility is though! or what are the converters!

Using iMac 27 as a display for a PC, is it possible?

is there a way to connect my PC (HD 4870 dvi) to the imac 27 to use it as a display?
and if so, what cables and adapters do i need?
thanx
ilya

Only if the video output from the PC is DisplayPort. That is the only video input compatible with the 27" iMac's combo mini-DisplayPort. If the video output is DisplayPort, then no adapter needed, you would only need a cable that was mini-DisplayPort on the iMac's end, plus the proper DisplayPort connector for the PC's end.
Dah•veed

Using imac G3 as a display

Hey,
I have an iMac G5 power PC and I want to know if I can use my _iMac G3 as a second display_?

You can use another computer as a second display over the network with ScreenRecycler <http://www.screenrecycler.com/home.html>

Using iMac G5 as a display?

can i use my imac to screen share with my macbook?

Hello,
Have a look at this recent post:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6045770
cheers
mrtotes

Can I connect to iMac 27" as external display?

I'm considering buying 2 iMac 27" to run Windows 7.
Can I connect these two together so iMac 1 can use iMac 2 as external display and visa versa.
In other words... is the mini display port both for input and output?
If yes... does this work under Windows 7 as well?

tjementum wrote:
I just love Mac hardware, and an iMac (two in my case) on a desk is just such a nice clean setup, with only one cable. Just counted 16 cables for my current PC mini tower setup with 2 screens - don't ask
Just so you know, I'm well aware of Apple's "cableless" marketing for this thing. But on my new iMac, I actually only have a single port, the FW800, that doesn't have a cable sticking out of it.
But Mac OSX is just not a nice operating system IMO
At least we can use you as an example of a 100% legitimate Mac owner of a Windows OEM install.
Anyway... I just ordered 2 x 27" iMac's. If i somehow succeeds in getting them connected in Windows, I'll post here... if not feel free to ask me, in 6 months.
Please do post back, because if someone tries it, then everyone will know if it works. I have seen reports of a PC driving the iMac display and I have done it with my MacBook Pro. I'm still not 100% sure that two iMacs will cooperate in this way. They both have the same cable connected to the same input/output port. Which one is the target? I have never heard of Windows or any PC hardware having the ability to convert a video port to input, so Windows would have to be the broadcaster. You may need MacOS X to detect the input and use it instead of trying to send out its own signal. Hopefully this won't short out the video circuitry on both.
And in 6 months when you are reinstalling Windows to clean off all the malware, you can still use the Mac machine

HELP!!!!! I CANNOT RE-INSTALL LION ON A USED IMAC!!!!!!!!!!

Without being vulgar, I am EXTREMELY ANGRY right now because of this as a used iMac I just purchased is a BRICK thanks to Apple and their greedy big brother B.S.
I purhcased a used iMac with OS X Lion pre-installed by the former owner. I do not have the original Leopard discs that originally came with the mac.
I NEED TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL OF LION. I do not want to get into a debate as to why / why not I just want to do a clean install.
I CANNOT RE-INSTALL FROM THE RECOVERY PARTITION because it says this install of Lion was not purchased with my Apple Account.
I CANNOT DOWNLOAD AND PURCHASE LION MYSELF because the App store says Lion is already installed.
THERE IS NO WAY WHATSOEVER FOR ME TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL OF LION NOW.
Apple has become the absolute worst company in the world because of the way they treat their customers.
I honestly don't even CARE about paying another $30 to them for an OS that was ALREADY PURCHASED so that I can do what I want with it but they WILL NOT EVEN LET ME DO THAT!!!!
What the **** am I supposed to do now? I literally have a BRICK that I cannot use until I am able to do a clean install of the OS and set it up the way I want to.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Thanks. I actually got to the step of making my bootable DVD and it is in the process right now (had to set the speed to 2x because it kept failing LOL)...
I am about to find out the answer but if I boot into the Recovery HD partition on the lion install I am trying to over-write will I be able to run Disk Utility on that partition to wipe the main partition of the drive?
I don't have a clone but I have a 4GB USB drive I can probably make into a bootable drive and I have an external hard drive (the internal drive from my old G5 tower in a case) hooked up that still boots into Tiger I believe. I never changed any files on it when I yanked it out of my old tower when it died and I sold it (I back up some files to it here and there but keep it plugged in to access old files until I get my lazy but motivated to back it all up and re-format it).
I vaguely remember booting into it by mistake on my macbook pro when I had it plugged in before but I could be mistaken.
I think in a worst case scenario I could boot from that drive and use its disk utility to wipe my iMac clean and then boot from the Lion DMG to install a factory-clean install.
Yes, I am not trying to over-write the current Lion install on the machine. I made a mistake somewhere along the way when I was renaming the primary user account and associated home directory and rather than piddle with it, since the lion install is completely clean with no software or anything else I wanted to keep I THOUGHT it would be faster to just do a fresh out of the box installation.
I've done this in the past on my other macs when it made sense and didn't interrupt my workflow and I used to do it routinely on my Windows boxes just to get a fresh start and weed out the adware etc.
I just have a thing about using someone else's computer from where they left off vs. having a fresh out of the box install where I know that everything is clean and if any problems arise they are my fault instead of the previous owner :-)
Thanks for the info. I will have to repay in kind if I see some posts up here I can answer for people once this is over!

Can I use a 30" Apple Cinema display with a new 27" iMac?

I have a brand new iMac(27-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), i7 3.5 GHz, 32MB RAM, 4GB NVIDIA. I will soon be upgrading it to Mavericks, if that makes a difference. My understanding is that the resolution on it is 2560 x 1440.
I'm looking at buying a used 30" Apple Cinema display. I'd like to use it with my new iMac. The only advantage for me would be that the 30" screen is larger and things on it easier to see (or so I'm guessing).
I need to know if the 30" Cinema display would work with my new iMac, and if it would, as I'm guessing, give me a larger, easier-to-see screen.
I currently have my new iMac connected to my old mid-2010 iMac as a target display (that old iMac has a minidisplay port--no Thunderbolt), and that works great. I just want a larger screen.
I called Apple support, and the tech rep wasn't sure it would work. He seemed to think that the 30" Cinema displays were made with different connections. Some had minidisplay ports (which he thought would work), and some a cord built into them that provided some other type of connection (that I guess would not work as far as he knew).
Can anyone tell me if this would work? Would my new iMac and its video card support the 30" Cinema display? Would the result be as sharp and good-looking as my iMac's built-in 27" display, but only bigger (which is what I'm hoping for)? Any advice is appreciated.
I don't yet know many of the specifics of the 30" Cinema display I'm considering. I know it is about 3 years old. And here is a picture of the back of it:

Yes, you should be able use the 30" Cinema Display with your new iMac without problems. You'll need a mini-DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A/mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-ada pter
I haven't had the 30" myself to test so I don't know if there any caveats. Perhaps someone else here will have personal experience.
Regards.

Using iMac as just as display.

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