Use G5 iMac as external monitor/display for Intel iMac?

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Use G5 iMac as external monitor/display for Intel iMac?

I have a 24" Intel iMac and a 20" G5 iMac (which is sort of mothballed now).I was wondering if it is possible to use the older iMac as an external monitor, mainly to save the expense of buying a "proper" external display when there seems to be a perfectly usable one sitting there in the G5 iMac.

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Dec 11, 2009 11:35 AM

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Niel

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Dec 11, 2009 11:40 AM in response to gwjgva

Use the Screen Sharing function of Mac OS X, third-party VNC software, or ScreenRecycler.

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gwjgva Author

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Dec 12, 2009 8:13 AM in response to Niel

Thank you for the pointers: that looks to be exactly what I need.

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Dec 12, 2009 9:37 PM in response to gwjgva

There is a french tutorial on how to "transform" an Imac G5 Isight into a monitor (not anymore a computer); find it here if interested (but needs a good taste for diy)

http://users.skynet.be/fa835376/pas%20a%20pas.pdf

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BrianToe

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Dec 23, 2009 1:38 PM in response to tintinlad

Anyway you could suggest and English version, not a French major 🙂

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Asatoran

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Dec 23, 2009 4:15 PM in response to BrianToe

translate.google.com. 😉

Actually, it didn't translate very well. But the instructions are basically how to wire up an adapter cable. The G5 iMac appears to use standard DVI signals, so you just need to make a DVI cable to plug in to the internal connector. The table between pages 7 and 8 is what you want. If you've used a soldering iron around electronic devices before, that table is pretty much all you need. The picture of the backside on page 9 is neat. Using the ethernet connector hole to route the wiring. Almost looks like it came from the factory that way. 🙂

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