If I bought a Blu-Ray player, can my 27'' iMac be utilized?

[Aven SkyGazer]

Is it possible for my 27'' iMac to be used as the display?

[Willdta]

Is it possible for my 27'' iMac to be used as the display?

yes but only at 720p quality,not the full 1080p you would want to see on that big display

[dexthageek]

yes but only at 720p quality,not the full 1080p you would want to see on that big display

Why only 720p? HDCP?

[Vylen]

Why only 720p? HDCP?

No, something strange with the 27" iMac which sends in its EDID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_display_identification_data) that it only supports 1280x720 and 2560x960 resolutions...

[Aven SkyGazer]

thanks for the swift replies...

What needs to be purchased in order to make a Blu-Ray player compatible with my iMac?

[Vylen]

thanks for the swift replies...

What needs to be purchased in order to make a Blu-Ray player compatible with my iMac?

Something like this apparently:

http://www.kanexlive.com/products/item-id-3662.html

Rather steep! But that was the first product I found after Googling 'blu-ray player 27" imac'

[Aven SkyGazer]

looks cheap O.o;; are there any other avenues?

[Vylen]

looks cheap O.o;; are there any other avenues?

Not.. really...

I think that's the only HDMI to MDP adapter in existence, heh.

[TMRaven]

I'm sure if it had a unibody aluminum enclosure and black glossy apple logo on top you'd be all over it :D

[Aven SkyGazer]

gasp. I just watched a review and this thing is a tiny little beast. from the looks of it, one must change their iMac's resolution to 1280x720 in order for everything to smoothly pass.

tyvm for this find :)

[Komiksulo]

I bought an Atlona (http://www.atlona.com/) AT-HD620 (http://www.atlona.com/ATLONA-HDMI-MINI-DISPLAYPORT-TO-MINI-DISPLAYPORT-SCALER-AND-SWITCHER.html) which upscales its 1920 x 1080 HDMI input to the 27-inch iMac's native 2560 x 1440. It has a Mini Display Port out connector which can be connected directly to the iMac's Mini DisplayPort in. Works like a charm with my Blu-ray player. The Blu-ray audio also passes through the HDMI and Mini DP cables and comes out the speakers on the bottom of the iMac 27".

[Aven SkyGazer]

I bought an Atlona (http://www.atlona.com/) AT-HD620 (http://www.atlona.com/ATLONA-HDMI-MINI-DISPLAYPORT-TO-MINI-DISPLAYPORT-SCALER-AND-SWITCHER.html) which upscales its 1920 x 1080 HDMI input to the 27-inch iMac's native 2560 x 1440. It has a Mini Display Port out connector which can be connected directly to the iMac's Mini DisplayPort in. Works like a charm with my Blu-ray player. The Blu-ray audio also passes through the HDMI and Mini DP cables and comes out the speakers on the bottom of the iMac 27".

Looking for some reviews on this product...

[Komiksulo]

Looking for some reviews on this product...There was another thread around here about hooking up the X-Box 360 to the iMac in which we posted some experiences, but I haven't been able to find much in the way of independent reviews. Google only pulls up product listings and around six krillion press releases for the thing.

Edit: Here's the other thread. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=806175) The Atlona shows up near the end.