imac+Sky online box ?

[gglillo]

Hi,
with the 5k imac can i connect the Sky online box through the hdmi port and watch their movies?
thanks

 

[tillsbury]

What HDMI port?

 

[tillsbury]

No, you can't use the riMac as a monitor

 

[gglillo]

What HDMI port?

Ooops i didn't know, there isn't a hdmi port on the imac

 

[johnnyturbouk]

Ooops i didn't know, there isn't a hdmi port on the imac

Bit of a sore issues with some of us mac enthusiasts; it was to allow 5k display with the limitations of TB1.2.
Skylake, TB1.3 may hopefully allow target display mode.
I think as many people who miss this feature should let Apple now that TDM is being dearly missed.

 

[Pushkar]

Ooops i didn't know, there isn't a hdmi port on the imac

You can use the Thunderbolt port and a Capture Card to connect HDMI devices such as a Sky Box/Console. Check out the Avermedia ExtremeCap U3 - although it may be just worth purchasing a new TV considering the outlay.

 

[tillsbury]

I can't see the point in buying such a beautiful display and then worrying about why you can't display a low resolution image on it. If you only need HDMI / 1080 / TV quality just buy a cheap TV for peanuts.