My Sky Hdi Mac OSX display

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clumster

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Wannabe Geek

#73391 13-Dec-2010 16:42

Hey Everyone

I want to use my new Apple Mac 27' as a tv but I'm having some problems . I have a HDMI cable coming out the back of the my sky unit and into a Kanex XD signal converter which converts the signal into a mini display port cable. I have tried everything I can think of doing to try and get the display on the mac (new cables, new Kanex XD box and changing the settings plus more. Not sure if anyone else has got one of these working or knows any other ways of doing it, but If you have any ideas I would be very grateful for the help.

Cheers

stuzzo

534 posts

Ultimate Geek
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#416636 13-Dec-2010 17:27

clumster: Hey Everyone

I want to use my new Apple Mac 27' as a tv but I'm having some problems . I have a HDMI cable coming out the back of the my sky unit and into a Kanex XD signal converter which converts the signal into a mini display port cable. I have tried everything I can think of doing to try and get the display on the mac (new cables, new Kanex XD box and changing the settings plus more. Not sure if anyone else has got one of these working or knows any other ways of doing it, but If you have any ideas I would be very?grateful for the help.?

Cheers ?

Hi. Can you clarify if it is just an Apple Mac Monitor or are you trying to input straight to an iMac which I don't think you can do?

clumster

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Wannabe Geek

#416637 13-Dec-2010 17:28

Yes it is a monitor, a 27 inch apple Imac led cinema display :)

oldmaknz

536 posts

Ultimate Geek

#416642 13-Dec-2010 17:36

You can use the 2010 iMacs as external displays.

I'm not sure how it goes about detecting it however. Never done it myself.

stuzzo

534 posts

Ultimate Geek
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#416653 13-Dec-2010 17:53

Looks like there is a "Target Display Mode".

http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/using-target-display-mode.htm

clumster

3 posts

Wannabe Geek

#416755 13-Dec-2010 21:23

Thanks but I have tried that already too .. I also have had the local Magnum Mac man in to check it out, We had got sound working a few times but no picture. We have been at it for the last few days non stop and can't find how it works. Although, The very first time I set the connections up it worked but then next time I tried it wouldn't work.

Cheers