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I had a 27' 2010 iMac and a pc with a DP (DisplayPort) connection so I just purchased a mDP (Mini DisplayPort) to DP cable from PBTech ($11.50 NZD). Incase anyone is interested, this is a bit late but it could be useful for anyone who searched and finds this page. For the price of MaxiVista, you may as well just buy a physical monitor and skip the network bandwidth utilization and lagginess. MaxiVista runs from $49.95 to $129.95, which I find to be way too expensive, as the others are around $20.

#Wirelessly use imac as second monitor mac#

I have not tested it, as what I wanted to do was use my Mac and extend to external monitors wirelessly, but the hardware is too old to support AirPlay to an Apple TV. Air Display also used the host computer's screen resolution nicely, but at times motion became choppy.įinally, there is MaxiVista - this one is one-way, only uses Mac, Windows or Linux as a remote monitor for Windows. However, you have to pay for each machine (1 at a time) that you use as a remote monitor - opposite of how ScreenRecycler is licensed. Mac was primary, Windows was remote monitor. I found Air Display to work very well with acceptable performance, using 2 laptops (1 Windows, 1 Mac) over WiFi 802.11n.

#Wirelessly use imac as second monitor full#

Also, the VNC Client does not detect the screen resolution of the host (remote) computer, and so does not allow you to take full screen unless it happens to be one of the predefined resolutions. I don't know if this was because my main computer is running OS X 10.11 Beta, but I suspect it is just issues with the ScreenRecycler product.

#Wirelessly use imac as second monitor software#

This software is currently in Beta, and I found that after 5-10 minutes of use, the remote display slowed and became very choppy. Couple this with a VNC client like TightVNC or JollysFastVNC (from Jinx), you pay once for the main computer, and can use any number (one at a time) of other computers as a remote display.

In addition to the above, other software solutions are Jinx, who offers a product called ScreenRecycler.

#Wirelessly use imac as second monitor windows 7#

Note: Windows 7 Starter edition is not supported. Third) monitor with no messy cables or wires Use your iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac or Windows PC as a second (or If the solutions described above aren't feasible or cost-effective, you can use several software solutions. It's up to you to try it, although $129.90 (as of this writing) is a steep price to pay for the Kanex adaptor just to test it. So the adaptor may indeed only work with Mini DisplayPort displays, not with Thunderbolt displays, and as far as I can tell, your iMac will act like a Thunderbolt display. I've noticed that the LED Cinema Display is listed as a Mini DisplayPort display (from ): Thunderbolt port into an older display, DVI or whatever but you cannotĬonvert MAC DVI into Thunderbolt.I think I am sure that Kanex don't do anything that will help you no matterĪs far as I am aware, and I have done a lot of reading about this, youĬan connect an older display to the new Thunderbolt port of a new MACīut you CANNOT connect the Thunderbolt display to anything other thanĪ MAC with a Thunderbolt port. However, opinions diverge on whether it will work with a Thunderbolt display at all: MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, or PC with this (.) Kanex solution. The poster is probably refering to a product mentioned earlier in the thread: the Kanex C247D Single-Link DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter, advertised like this:Ĭonnect a (.) LED Cinema Display to your DVI-equipped There is some hope, though, as the post goes on to say:Įxpensive ones that will convert DVI computer ports to Mini Mini DisplayPort computer port to a DVI display. I can confirm that Mini DisplayPort to DVI converter works ONLY from a To connect a computer with a DVI/VGA port to a Thunderbolt display (from this thread): You can't use Mini DisplayPort to DVI or VGA adaptors:

The steps to configure and enable Target Display mode are very similar.). (As a side note: Older iMacs with Mini DisplayPort also support Target Display Mode.

Press ⌘ F2 on the keyboard of the iMac.

Make sure the iMac and the primary computer are turned on and awake.

Connect the Thunderbolt cable to the Thunderbolt ports on each computer.

If you happen to own a laptop with a Thunderbolt port follow these simple steps to extend your display (Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable required) (from KB PH4469): NOTE: This won't work for iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later iMac models as they don't support Target Display Mode. Target Display Mode lets you use your iMac as the external display forĪnother, “primary” computer. Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs prior to iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) (see this document), like your iMac (Mid 2011), support Target Display mode: