Hi, anyone know if I can I use my 27" 2009 iMac (no thunderbolt) as an external monitor for a thunderbolt Macbook Pro?
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2009 iMac as an external monitor with thunderbolt MBP?
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Yes. The 27" iMac's mini-display port can be used as an input for other mini-display port (including Thunderbolt) Macs.
Not sure what you mean.
The video signal that Thunderbolt uses is display port. On top of that, TB and miniDP share the same connector. A TB to mDP adapter is not necessary, so there is no difference in the quality of the video signal (which is digital anyway, so degradation and refresh speed cannot be effected).