Using an iMac as a monitor Amazon Basics 4K Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable 6 Feet Black

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @glennfurs3995
    @glennfurs3995 Месяц назад +2

    Hey Coach, Love the new groupings.

  • @RexConstenla
    @RexConstenla 2 года назад +16

    Hi ! Your video is really interesting. I'll leave a comment here not as a criticism but to share my experience in the journey trying to use my imac as display for a new pc that I bought recently.
    My imac is a 21.5 inches late 2012 running under macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (same as you) - and this is why I thought "it should work !"
    The pc tower is an Asus Rog Strix Ga35 and it has a displayport as well as hdmi (so, theoretically, no problem).
    The first divergence we have is that the imac 21.5 late 2012 have 2 thunderbolt (in the primitive version).
    Well... I tried the cable mini-displayport to displayport (the thunderbolt 1 and 2 and the mini-displayport have the same shape) : no result.
    Then, I've seen that maybe the signal has to come from HDMI and not from displayport... so I bought an adapter in order to have a mini-displayport (mac side) to hdmi (pc side) : no result. (even in safe-mode, even with "cmd+F2" or "cmd+fn+F2").
    Searching a little bit, I was taught that the thunderbolt ports on the 2012 imacs are only output ports ! In other words, it's ok if you want to connect two monitors but you cannot use them as an input for hdmi or displayport signal !
    If some of you have contradictory information (with references/evidences) well I'm interested !
    Thanks btw !

    • @drivethruwalkthru
      @drivethruwalkthru 2 года назад +2

      I also have another imac, 2012 model, with two display ports, it did not work, seems that the only iMac’s that work as a displays for a PC, are the ones with one display port. I also have, i think, a 2015 imac, with two thunderbolt ports, & that one also, did not work. Basically the ports have to be iny’s , not out’s, or input ports, not output ports.

    • @stanleychen3298
      @stanleychen3298 2 года назад +3

      I think iMacs with miniDisplayPort support this functionality on the hardware level, in this case the late 2009 and 2010 iMacs, so they function exactly like a display you can plug in basically anything(consoles, raspberry Pi’s and all that). The 2011 and later models uses Thunderbolt and target display mode works in conjunction with the software(both the iMac and the machine you’re connecting it to)so only Apple computers with thunderbolt can connect to it. This software feature I believe is no longer supported by Apple and doesn’t work on Apple Silicon at all but may still work on older Intel machines(Not sure on this part). But the retina iMacs(The 4K and 5K and the iMac Pro)did not support target display mode at all since launch. I think the only gems are the Late 2009 and 2010 models(the early 2009’s didn’t have miniDP so dont work)

    • @florinapostoiu
      @florinapostoiu Месяц назад

      @@stanleychen3298 Apple stopped this function starting with 2015 versions.

  • @craigfoster354
    @craigfoster354 9 месяцев назад

    Your video shows it actually works, but the mini display port to display port cable description clearly says that it is one directional, only working from the mini display port to the display port. However you got it to work backwards, from the display port (pc) to the mini display port on the iMAC. Am I reading it wrong?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  9 месяцев назад

      its because of the Apple imac. On their early imacs, they allowed the imac to be used as a display, so the cable description i believe is correct... but the Apple imac, from about 2009 to 2012, allowed you to reverse, or in other words, be bidirectional. Meaning it would work no matter what direction the cable was made for. It is called "target display mode". The newer imacs do not allow this.

  • @cgav96
    @cgav96 7 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent! I have an adaptor, I wonder if that would work. Cannot find the cable here in Costa Rica.

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  7 месяцев назад

      No Amazon in your area?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  7 месяцев назад

      Look at description of video

  • @HK-wo1ht
    @HK-wo1ht 2 года назад +2

    The only downside is this: one can't control the brightness...it is always on the highest level and thus causes the iMac 27" to consume a lot of power and it gets quite hot over time.

  • @diamondclusterrecordsofficial
    @diamondclusterrecordsofficial Год назад

    What cable and adapter would I need to link my Win 11 laptop to my imac screen

  • @djba
    @djba 2 года назад +4

    This is very helpful. I have an old iMac that I was thinking of converting to a linux system. Now I will give this cable a try.

  • @deezuschrist9794
    @deezuschrist9794 9 месяцев назад

    So would that cable work for Apple’s 2013 thunderbolt monitor since it has a mini DP on the back and it’s main function is as a monitor

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  9 месяцев назад

      Has to be able to support: target display mode

    • @deezuschrist9794
      @deezuschrist9794 9 месяцев назад

      Appreciate the quick feedback. It doesn’t have target display since it’s not an iMac, it’s strictly a monitor. It wouldn’t have worked anyway, I just checked again and the port I was referring to is a thunderbolt 2 port not a mini display port :/

  • @parsas7
    @parsas7 Год назад

    Nice and complete video bro, but im mind if this option work while windows has installed on imac?

  • @mariodasilva8729
    @mariodasilva8729 Год назад

    Is it possible to use CMD-F2 on the iMac to switch between the two computer outputs instead ao shutting one off? Do Tell!

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      I usto use a USB KVM type switch to switch between the computers, most of the time it worked, but when it didn’t, it was a nightmare, so i do it the long way.

  • @Cne750
    @Cne750 11 месяцев назад

    Do all pcs have the ability to do this or do I need to get a specific male part on the back?

    • @betes69
      @betes69 8 месяцев назад

      Your GPU has to have a DisplayPort. Wont work if you try to use it with HDMI or DVI. The iMac needs a DisplayPort signal. And only works with late 2009 and mid 2010 iMacs, which dont have Thunderbolt (no Lightning symbol).

  • @syafiq.larrieshoes933
    @syafiq.larrieshoes933 2 года назад +2

    i tried to use mini displayport with vga from laptop to mini displayport imac 2009, from laptop it detect second display, but the imac just flicker and wont change

    • @LonleyCopy
      @LonleyCopy 2 года назад

      change your screen size on monitor

  • @pixelmonfan171
    @pixelmonfan171 Год назад

    I have an imac 27 inches 2017 does it work for me? cause i want to use it as a monitor, the imac's GPU is a bit weak for me. thank you!

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад +1

      You need an all in one cpu that supports target display mode, I believe all iMac cpu from 2014 & above, do not support target display mode, but iMacs from, I believe, 2008 to 2012, do support target display mode. There all all in one cpu pc computers, today, that support target display mode. Good luck

    • @pixelmonfan171
      @pixelmonfan171 Год назад

      @@mtandiz thank you!

  • @tecnoline57
    @tecnoline57 Год назад

    Optimal!
    I have an IMAC META 2011 HIGH SIERRA and a MAC BOOK PRO 2106 MONTEREY.
    Can this work or does it take CATALINA?
    Thank you

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      Use your iMac as a display with target display mode
      Apple website info: support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592#:~:text=an%20external%20display%3A-,The%20iMac%20used%20as%20a%20display%20must%20have%20macOS%20High,be%20a%20Mini%20DisplayPort%20cable.

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад +1

      iMac must support target display mode

  • @BenBeatsU
    @BenBeatsU 2 года назад

    so I just connect them together and restart the iMac?

  • @giorgiorossoni9015
    @giorgiorossoni9015 Год назад

    Hi, I have a Imac 2019. I don't have a thundedrbolt port but only type c. can u help me?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      That’s too new, the 2009 to 2012 iMacs, usto support target display mode, no more. There are a few all in one cpu’s that support target display mode, those could also be used as displays / monitors.

  • @Las_cacas
    @Las_cacas 2 года назад

    7 months later does it still work? i heard apple stopped supporting old imacs as screens. i have an 2012 27" imac, that id like to use on a m1 mac mini.

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад +1

      Still working, & maybe it will work for you

    • @goldensox2992
      @goldensox2992 4 месяца назад +1

      This works only with 2009 and 2010 iMacs that use a display port.

  • @VATTARIE
    @VATTARIE Год назад

    hey bro. do you know if i can use my imac late 2012 as monitor for my alienware 2022 laptop? i cant find it!i bought an adaptador for displaymode, plugged it right but it didnt worked. there only hdmi port

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      I dont know, but it not only depends on the imac, but also the cable. Look fro an amazon basic, hdmi to mini display cable, maybe that will work.

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад +1

      Good luck

  • @vyomsharma2470
    @vyomsharma2470 Год назад

    I have a imac 2015 macOS Monterey and i was wondering if this would work?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      You need an iMac that has target display mode, i dont think a 2015 imac has that option

    • @vyomsharma2470
      @vyomsharma2470 Год назад +1

      @mtandiz I got it to work you dont need target display mode on it for some reason all i need is the cable and it will work and you also got a new sub

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      @@vyomsharma2470 great & thank you

    • @pixelmonfan171
      @pixelmonfan171 Год назад

      @@vyomsharma2470 sorry can i ask you a question? so all you need is to turn on the imac (with plugged in the cable) and turn on the pc?

    • @vyomsharma2470
      @vyomsharma2470 Год назад +1

      Yes thats how it works for me

  • @stanleychen3298
    @stanleychen3298 2 года назад

    Can you please test if you can control the brightness with an app called Monitarian? If it supports DDC then I’m thinking of picking up a 2009 27inch iMac as a display. Thanks

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад +1

      Will do

    • @stanleychen3298
      @stanleychen3298 2 года назад +1

      @@mtandiz Thanks a lot. There is very little information about this topic on the internet.

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад

      Here is the video i did: ruclips.net/video/dUnGn7RHnqg/видео.html

    • @stanleychen3298
      @stanleychen3298 Год назад +1

      @@mtandiz Thank you for trying it out. I guess it's too much of a hassle actually getting a used 2009 iMac for a display. It's cool to use one if you already had one tho

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      @@stanleychen3298 i agree

  • @JuanJGartner
    @JuanJGartner 2 года назад +1

    Can i use thunderbolt to hdmi too? To use my 2011 imac as a display for windows

  • @robcoulson6897
    @robcoulson6897 Год назад

    That power cable for the imac was not in properly so I guess every time you moved it around it was shorting. Thanks anyway

  • @kodfish101
    @kodfish101 2 года назад +6

    Why did you use a bread knife to open the box 😭 any other knife would've worked so much better mann

  • @alexsoto9912
    @alexsoto9912 Год назад +1

    will it work if i use a regular hdmi cable

  • @Kostromphoto
    @Kostromphoto 2 года назад

    Can you post a comment with all the specs? Mac year, OS, etc….

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад

      I would love to, but I no longer have the imac

  • @ammartinezguzman
    @ammartinezguzman Год назад

    have you try with a mac mini?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      Let me know what happens

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      No, but it should work

    • @ammartinezguzman
      @ammartinezguzman Год назад

      @@mtandiz it doesnt

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      @@ammartinezguzman sorry to hear

  • @TheBull06
    @TheBull06 Год назад

    Did you ever figure out the brightness issue

    • @drivethruwalkthru
      @drivethruwalkthru Год назад

      No, tried a few programs, but no luck: Trying to Control Brightness 2009 imac used as a Display Monitorian & Display Fusion Did NOT WORK
      ruclips.net/video/dUnGn7RHnqg/видео.html

    • @TheBull06
      @TheBull06 Год назад

      @@drivethruwalkthru does sound come out of the imac using this cable?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  Год назад

      @@TheBull06 in the beginning it did, when i use the imac only, sound is fine, as a monitor, sometimes it works & other times it does not. No idea why. I connected a small speaker to the PC, that way I always get sound.

  • @justfishee4723
    @justfishee4723 2 года назад

    could i use this to connect a game console to my imac

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад

      i dont see why not

    • @LonleyCopy
      @LonleyCopy 2 года назад

      just run if Xbox the app from Microsoft and play from cloud
      saves time 😅

  • @sinnombre7823
    @sinnombre7823 Год назад

    I just did it and it doesn't work

  • @MrBoxik-
    @MrBoxik- 2 года назад +2

    thanks 👍

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад

      Your welcomed

  • @zwirn00
    @zwirn00 2 года назад

    The Camera doesn’t work, what about the microphone?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад +1

      My mic works just fine

    • @zwirn00
      @zwirn00 2 года назад

      @@mtandiz And the speakers 🔊 too?

    • @mtandiz
      @mtandiz  2 года назад +1

      @@zwirn00 yes

  • @R-L-D
    @R-L-D Год назад +1

    Command + F2

  • @God_is_my_savior-316
    @God_is_my_savior-316 2 года назад

    Didn't work

  • @MrJacobCastro
    @MrJacobCastro 2 года назад

    You really hid your password 🤣🤣🤣🤣