Q: Is it possible to use the late 2013 21.5 inch iMac as an external monitor?

If not, will bootcamp remedy the issue? I really like the display on my iMac and I don't want to pay for another monitor just so that I can play my PS4 plus I don't have the desk space for it.

If it's still a no, do you think it will ever be possible?

I don't want to buy a capture card either. But if you own one, what are your thoughts on it? I may build my own gaming PC in the future so I want to know how does that bode with a capture card like the extreme cap U3 connected to my iMac.

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), null

Posted on May 10, 2015 8:35 PM

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by rkaufmann87,

rkaufmann87 May 10, 2015 8:33 PM in response to LouMag94
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May 10, 2015 8:33 PM in response to LouMag94

Very simple, please read what Apple says in the Target Display Mode: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

By the way, we are not allow to speculate on future products on these forums.
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Niel May 10, 2015 8:32 PM in response to LouMag94
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May 10, 2015 8:32 PM in response to LouMag94

Yes, it is; click here and follow the instructions.

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LouMag94 May 10, 2015 8:45 PM in response to Niel
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May 10, 2015 8:45 PM in response to Niel

Are you sure? Nowhere in that guide does it say I can connect a console or a PC to my thunderbolt iMac. I think it only works for iMacs with the mini display port.
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LouMag94 May 10, 2015 8:46 PM in response to rkaufmann87
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May 10, 2015 8:46 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Can't explicitly find what I was looking for.
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