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No video input for external devices on iMac 24" display???

I got a 24" iMac a few days ago and love this thing. (Was in PC **** for last 30 years...) But one thing I am disappointed in is that there appears to be no video input to display video or to video capture. Is the only way to display video from an outside source by using a USB video capture device? For example, if I have a cable box or game console I want to display on the monitor, how can I do that? Seems silly to need to use a capture device to simply display video. Please let me know if there is simple way to do this. Thanks!

24" iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 2 GB RAM

Posted on Sep 6, 2007 7:28 PM

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Sep 7, 2007 2:34 AM in response to Tilden Smith

As it stands just now there is no way to display images on your iMac from an external source without the aid of some other hardware. A bit of a pity given the great screen your machine has but there you go. If you want to use additional hardware and fancy playing some games be aware that some devices actually have a slight lag in their display onto the iMac which can lead to some problems, especially games where timing is crucial.

Sep 25, 2007 8:17 AM in response to Ian Leigh

I don't see how using a camcorder would help especially although it would be technically possible to use it as a bridge between other devices I can't see how it would be worth your while.


Obviously not speaking from experience since almost all if not all DV cameras have passthrough, and feed video into a mac via firewire from the analog audio and video input port on the DV camera. They have been used for ages as decks (and are many times cheaper than DV decks) and as converters vs. buying a Canopus box etc., which are basically the same thing.

The EYE TV 250 does the same thing with a USB connection and its own software but for the myriad of DV cam owners the passthrough is a fine idea.

No video input for external devices on iMac 24" display???

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