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Jun 29, 2012 8:29 AM in response to ColdVectomby JosephHewitt,You can use the MiniDisplayPort to HDMI to attach a secondary screen to the iMac to give your Mac extra workspace. However, to my knowledge, you can not use the iMac as a display for any computer.
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Jun 29, 2012 8:35 AM in response to JosephHewittby ColdVectom,Weird because I know there is a possibility to connect your pc to a iMac screen when you use Thunderbolt cables, earlier versions of the iMac would support MiniDisplayPort connections...
I only need to know if HDMI is a possibility
fact of the possibility with minidisplayport connection:
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C3YjHGhm_I
-https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2246912?start=0&tstart=0
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Jun 29, 2012 8:39 AM in response to ColdVectomby JosephHewitt,I've had a look around and I've found this;
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
I know it isn't completely what you're looking for, but that's the closest I could find.
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Jun 29, 2012 8:39 AM in response to JosephHewittby ColdVectom,It doesn't say anything about compatibility with HDMI connections...
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Jun 29, 2012 8:46 AM in response to ColdVectomby JosephHewitt,Sorry but to my knowlege, this is an impossible thing to do unless the PC has either Thunderbolt or MiniDisplayPort.
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Jun 29, 2012 8:49 AM in response to JosephHewittby ColdVectom,I will contact my Applecare protection plan then
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Jul 27, 2012 6:38 AM in response to ColdVectomby Donna09,Hi ColdVectom,
I came across your post regarding hooking up a pc to the imac. I do want to connect my pc to my iMac so I can have a bigger screen to view on. Did you find any way to do this?
Thank you
Donna
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Jul 28, 2012 8:28 AM in response to Donna09by ColdVectom,Sorry, I couldn't find any solutions yet either..
I don't even know how to turn the screen mode on with my iMac. If I could find that out I might buy thunderbolt
connection cables so I can hook it up to my iMac. If I get it to work, I'll post my solution in this post.
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Aug 16, 2012 7:25 PM in response to ColdVectomby Orion7_11,Actually yes you can... this article states it right at the very top of the article.
"With Target Display mode, you can use your iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) or iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with Mac OS X as an external display. Connect any computer or other device with a Mini DisplayPort to your 27-inch iMac using a Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable or using a converter that converts other electrical, video, and audio protocols from another source device to Mini DisplayPort compliant signals. (Cables and converters available separately.)"
Taken from this tech write up: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US#
There are lots of videos on youtube showing people using the mini display to hdmi converters for hooking up their imac for dual monitors, xbox, pc's, etc.
this company sells them and has an instructional video worth watching:
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Aug 17, 2012 10:56 AM in response to Orion7_11by ianhards,Guys,
I found an alternative software solution to the problem - why not use logmein or similar remote access service to access the PC from your imac. No need for any additional cables or extra screen on desktop. Voila
Ian
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Aug 18, 2012 10:51 PM in response to ColdVectomby MCX2012,Hi everyone ,
I've tried and spent more money than it was sensible to :-)) it doesn't work !! ;-(
I just gave up , an iMac CAN'T be used as a monitor for a PC !!
Ren
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Oct 25, 2012 10:21 PM in response to MCX2012by kmd80,Hey MCX2012,
Did you try thunderbolt to thunderbolt?
Based on what I've found online, it was possible to use the late 2009 and mid 2010 iMacs as external displays for PC's if the PC and Mac were connected via mini displayport. The connection couldn't be made if the video signal was converted to mini displayport from another interface, like HDMI or DVI. But if the PC had an actual mini displayport output on its video card, then the iMac could be used as a Target Display.
However, it seems that the newer iMacs with thunderbolt support don't allow for this. Apple's website states that another Mac can be connected to the iMac's display via thunderbolt (and only thunderbolt; not mini displayport), but makes no mention of a PC being able to do the same.
Some posts by other users claim that this should be possible, but I'm not hopeful because I haven't read any success stories.
This is aggravating. I want to buy the new iMac and be able to switch between that computer and a PC, which I'm using as a 3D render machine.
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Oct 26, 2012 2:09 AM in response to kmd80by ianhards,Hi kmd80
i use logmein to access my old PC through my nice new imac. Works great. no extra cable or hardware costs and no extra keyboards, mice and dispalys on desktop. All Free !