S superd06 macrumors newbie Original poster May 15, 2018 7 0 Oct 11, 2021 #1 Hi all, Is it possible to use my imac M1 2021 as an external display from my MacBook Pro 2017? From reading around online, it would seem not.. but im hoping some smart person here might know a method Thanks, D
Hi all, Is it possible to use my imac M1 2021 as an external display from my MacBook Pro 2017? From reading around online, it would seem not.. but im hoping some smart person here might know a method Thanks, D
S superd06 macrumors newbie Original poster May 15, 2018 7 0 Oct 12, 2021 #2 Found this article which says its not possible with later version of OS: Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support (IE) Target display mode is a feature available with certain older Mac models. support.apple.com Make sure that your iMac is using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier. You can't use target display mode with later versions of macOS, or with Boot Camp and Windows.
Found this article which says its not possible with later version of OS: Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support (IE) Target display mode is a feature available with certain older Mac models. support.apple.com Make sure that your iMac is using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier. You can't use target display mode with later versions of macOS, or with Boot Camp and Windows.
Nguyen Duc Hieu macrumors 68040 Jul 5, 2020 3,102 1,033 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Oct 12, 2021 #3 May I ask why would you want to do that? And at what cost?
S superd06 macrumors newbie Original poster May 15, 2018 7 0 Oct 12, 2021 #4 I expected that 😅 I have certain apps on my MBP that I don’t have on my iMac.
Nguyen Duc Hieu macrumors 68040 Jul 5, 2020 3,102 1,033 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Oct 12, 2021 #5 Luxury device: Products Get reliable AV equipment for live video production, video capture, automatic live transcription, cloud production management, and more from Epiphan Video. www.epiphan.com So so device: HDMI to USB 3.0 capture card CAP-2 HDMI to USB 3.0 Capture Box | Datavideo | Datavideo | Professional end-to-end solutions provider for your live video production. Datavideo is the best solution equipment provider for hybrid event, live video production, pro AV , lecture capture and other applications. www.datavideo.com You can try Airplay (Mac OS native) Or you can try Airserver, Duet Display Or Luna Display (a Dongle) Or just follow the common solution to buy a 27" 4k display, which can be used both for the MBP and the iMac M1. Reactions: superd06
Luxury device: Products Get reliable AV equipment for live video production, video capture, automatic live transcription, cloud production management, and more from Epiphan Video. www.epiphan.com So so device: HDMI to USB 3.0 capture card CAP-2 HDMI to USB 3.0 Capture Box | Datavideo | Datavideo | Professional end-to-end solutions provider for your live video production. Datavideo is the best solution equipment provider for hybrid event, live video production, pro AV , lecture capture and other applications. www.datavideo.com You can try Airplay (Mac OS native) Or you can try Airserver, Duet Display Or Luna Display (a Dongle) Or just follow the common solution to buy a 27" 4k display, which can be used both for the MBP and the iMac M1.
Amethyst1 macrumors G3 Oct 28, 2015 9,900 12,366 Oct 12, 2021 #6 superd06 said: Found this article which says its not possible with later version of OS: Click to expand... Unfortunately, Target Display Mode is not possible with the M1 iMac at all. Doesn't matter which OS you're running. The hardware doesn't do it. Nguyen Duc Hieu said: May I ask why would you want to do that? Click to expand... Because there’s no stand-alone ≈24" display with ≈220 ppi (yet)? superd06 said: I have certain apps on my MBP that I don’t have on my iMac. Click to expand... You can enable Screen Sharing on the MBP to see and control it from the iMac. Last edited: Oct 12, 2021 Reactions: superd06
superd06 said: Found this article which says its not possible with later version of OS: Click to expand... Unfortunately, Target Display Mode is not possible with the M1 iMac at all. Doesn't matter which OS you're running. The hardware doesn't do it. Nguyen Duc Hieu said: May I ask why would you want to do that? Click to expand... Because there’s no stand-alone ≈24" display with ≈220 ppi (yet)? superd06 said: I have certain apps on my MBP that I don’t have on my iMac. Click to expand... You can enable Screen Sharing on the MBP to see and control it from the iMac.
S superd06 macrumors newbie Original poster May 15, 2018 7 0 Oct 12, 2021 #7 Thank you everyone... ill explore these options