Ars Technica

Can i use my iMac as a second monitor?

I have an iMac DV at 400Mhz and eventhough i dont plan to upgrade any time soon i am interested to know if i could use it as a second monitor when/if i will buy a tower. I would also like to be able ...
Macworld

Using an iMac as a second monitor

Reader David Camp would like to use an iMac’s display as a second monitor. He writes: My wife’s running an old iMac G5, and we’d like to move her to a MacBook Air. She sees my setup with a laptop and ...
Ars Technica

Can I use a iMac Monitor on a PC?

Here is the problem. My girlfriend's iMac was hit with a power surge, after which her father attempted to fix it. The result, one thoroughly borked imac. Fortunately the monitor survived unharmed. I'm ...
Cult of Mac

Using iMac As Monitor Requires Very Specific Cable

To use the new 27-inch iMac as an external monitor requires a very specific cable to work: a Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable, to be exact. It does not work with a HDMI cable or a DVI cable, ...