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Using early 2009 24 inch IMac as spare screen

I need to buy a new MacBook Air but would like to use my large screen hooked up - I saw an old forum where it said that this was not supported, but someone else had said that it could be done with a special lead and I would be grateful for any clarification.

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Posted on Feb 19, 2021 3:22 AM

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Feb 19, 2021 9:15 AM in response to shezzerbear

Hello shezerbear,


According to Apple this would have required a late 2009 iMac, among others.


In general this could only be done with a very few and very specific older iMacs and support was very limited. Read this topic for a 2021 perspective on this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252271436?answerId=254300142022#254300142022

and this 2021 post by Allan Jones about software limitations:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252344497?answerId=254428494022#254428494022

Using early 2009 24 inch IMac as spare screen

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