Can I use my G4 Powerbook as a display only? (DVI out from a G3 tower > Pbook)

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ultrasuede

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Mar 24, 2004

• #1

Is it possible to use my G4 laptop as a display only? I want to run my G3 tower (DVI out) into the 17" laptop. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thank you.
matt

 

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Zaty

macrumors 65816

• Mar 24, 2004

• #2

ultrasuede said:

Is it possible to use my G4 laptop as a display only? I want to run my G3 tower (DVI out) into the 17" laptop. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thank you.
matt

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Since PBs don't have video in, it's not possible.

 

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live4ever

macrumors 6502a

• Mar 24, 2004

• #3

Nope, the Powerbook only has a DVI video out port not in.

 

Mudbug

Administrator emeritus

• Mar 24, 2004

• #4

I guess you could run something like Remote Desktop, so that your laptop would control the tower, but short of that, no. And you won't be impressed by the latency/lag of remote desktop, or the graphics quality. It would work in a pinch, but you probably wouldn't want it as your "daily driver."

something I'm not quite following - why would you want to do this? The powerbook is going to be a faster/better machine than the tower... so what's the benefit?

 

jxyama

macrumors 68040

• Mar 24, 2004

• #5

would it be useful at all if you mounted your tower in your PB under firewire target disk mode?

 

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Jo-Kun

macrumors 6502a

• Mar 24, 2004

• #6

jxyama said:

would it be useful at all if you mounted your tower in your PB under firewire target disk mode?

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'T' doesn't work on B&W G3's... I tried it with the old one...