21.5" iMac as display

[Frankied22]

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I have a quick question: can the current base model 21.5" iMac be used as an external display for a PC rig? My roomate has a gaming PC and was curious if with the Mini display to HDMI adapter he could use my iMac as a monitor. Is this possible?

 

[parapup]

Nope. Only 2011+ Thunderbolt equipped Macs can feed into the iMac as an external display.

 

[yashi]

There's a program called ScreenRecycler that does this through your network, not HDMI, but it's only for Mac I think.

 

[derbothaus]

There's a program called ScreenRecycler that does this through your network, not HDMI, but it's only for Mac I think.

That would be terrible for games wouldn't it?

 

[yashi]

That would be terrible for games wouldn't it?

Ah, definitely. I didn't notice he wanted to use it for gaming.