Using the PowerBook G4 display with a PC?

[DesertFox]

Hello fellow Mac users,

I am wondering if it is possible to connect the PowerBook G4 somehow to a PC (ATI Radeon 9700 Pro in this case) and use the powerbook display as a monitor for the PC.

The reason I want to do this is because I would like to run some games on the PC, but dont want to carry a display to a LAN party.

I would like to use the PC just to run a couple of games for LAN parties and nothing else cuz its useless for everything else.

Thanks in advance,

DesertFox

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

The Powerbook doesn't have a video input device. You might be able to use a USB- or Firewire-based video bridge to pump TV-quality video into the Powerbook and display it, but video quality will take a hit.

HTH.

 

[JonMaker]

sorry, but its not going to work. believe me, i've tried.

unless your plans for the immediate future of your powerbook contains a soldering gun, or you are a low level software hacker on the PC and Mac, this is not going to happen.

you could use remote desktop, but that would be way too laggy for gaming.

 

[Sutekidane]

Not easily, no.