Xbox 360 on Imac 27"

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Xbox 360 on Imac 27"

Hello does anyone know how to hookup an xbox 360 through the mini display port. I currently have a mini display to HDMI and i hit command F2 and nothing happens. Am i doing something wrong or should i be using the mini to VGA adaptor? Please help!

imac 27inch, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Mar 15, 2010 6:56 PM

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Dah•veed

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Mar 16, 2010 12:20 AM in response to fknm3tal

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!

The adapters that Apple sells are not for this purpose. They are one directional. They are for taking your video signal from the new iMac to a second display. They will not work in the other direction.

You need a converter for the Xbox 360 that will convert its video signal to mini-DisplayPort. These newly developed converters are about US$150+.
http://lowendmac.com/ed/bashur/09db/dvi-to-mini-displayport.html
Then you just need a simple mini-DisplayPort to mini-DisplayPort cable to connect the converter to the new iMac.

Dah•veed

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Answer 2

Mar 18, 2010 4:17 PM in response to fknm3tal

This is what you want....Best in Show Macworld 2010. No issues with lag. A bit pricey, but it does work. I comes with everything needed. All you need is your source device HDMI cable. The unit comes with power adapter and cable to connect to your iMac.

http://kanexlive.com/products/item-id-3662.html

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