How to use a 2nd computer/TV screen with Mac
How to use a 2nd computer/TV screen with Mac Posted on: 28.02.2013 by Temple Cervelli I've been wondering about doing this for ages, and I've seen it in a lot of peoples studio pictures.A normal MacBook or iMac, and then a flat/widescreen TV or another mac I'm not sure. Like in this video http://j.mp/WhWiD2 at about 3:20, he has logic open, he drags a file over off the screen and into Traktor which is running on another screen... How do I set this up? I have a MacBook Pro, and a mac g5 power PC, If I can't do it with my g5 mac I can buy a cheap little flat screen TV to hook it up if that's what I need. Can I do it with my mac g5? If so how would I do it/what cable or program is needed? And how would I do it with a TV screen?? Thanks! | |
| Temple Cervelli 02.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
@Ham - Im in the UK, so might not be able to get hold of them, $100 for two tho, woah deal! It's about |
| Temple Cervelli 02.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
@Ham - Im in the UK, so might not be able to get hold of them, $100 for two tho, woah deal! It's about |
| Temple Cervelli 02.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
@Ham - Im in the UK, so might not be able to get hold of them, $100 for two tho, woah deal! It's about |
| Temple Cervelli 02.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
@Ham - Im in the UK, so might not be able to get hold of them, $100 for two tho, woah deal! It's about |
| Temple Cervelli 04.03.2013 | Awesome. Oh okay so if it has a DVI input it'll most likely come with the cable? Ill check and make sure, if I buy new or used, then ill order a cable if not. Thanks for your help dude. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 04.03.2013 | Adapter looks good. A lot of monitors come with a DVI cable included btw, but the one you linked will work fine too. |
| Temple Cervelli 04.03.2013 | Ah okay. Annoyingly, my dad has a mdp to VGA adapter lol, I hook up my family dell PC monitor to my MacBook with the the VGA cable and mdp adapter, all good, just the quality wasn't that great. So I'm going for DVI. This adapter here: SODIAL(TM) Mini DisplayPort to DVI Female Adapter Cable for Apple Macbook, Macbook Pro, iMac, Macbook Air, Mac Mini Laptop http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B008JVSCL6 And this cable here: Cables To Go 2m Dvi-d M/m Dual Link Digital Video Ca... http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B001U3ZOG6 Is that all good? Ill just make sure I check that the monitor I get, DVI Input is female, right? Thanks |
| Alphonso Deitchman 04.03.2013 | Personally I would get a dongle adapter then use a regular DVI cable attached to that, as if the monitor you are interested in has rear-facing sockets like this, a heavy in-cable adapter will put additional strain on both connectors. Also try and buy things from Amazon that have a number of decent reviews where possible. |
| Temple Cervelli 04.03.2013 | Great, yeah I read up that DVI-D is just the digital signal and thought that's what I needed, but any DVI adapter should do? Is this okay? 2 Metre Mini DisplayPort / Thunderbolt (Mini DP) to DVI-D Cable Adapter for Apple Mac / PC - Gold Plated Connectors http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B5VCEM0 |
| Alphonso Deitchman 04.03.2013 | Monitors use Digital DVI these days so any simple DVI adapter should be fine. You may want to check the cable will fit though, as some adapters have fewer pin sockets than the cable has pins: Apple Adapter Dual Link DVI cable Don't worry about the extra pins, they aren't needed for a simple 21.5" modern LCD monitor. |
| Temple Cervelli 04.03.2013 | Nice one dude. |
| Cindie Somoza 04.03.2013 | Yep just get a mini display to dvi, wil work either way. |
| Temple Cervelli 04.03.2013 | Right, I've found an 21.5" Acer monitor, with DVI I out, but one of the reviews sid it had DVI-I or DVI-D.., is this any different to just a DVI input? Can I just buy a minidisplayport to DVI cable and that'll work fine? It do I need a DVI-D or DVI-I adapter... |
| Temple Cervelli 02.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
@Ham - Im in the UK, so might not be able to get hold of them, $100 for two tho, woah deal! It's about |
| Cindie Somoza 02.03.2013 | I have this setup (as of tomorrow, I won't) right now, MBP with a 20" Screen, I can't recommend Samsung SyncMaster series enough, I picked up 2 P2050 20" Monitors for $100 brand new, they have DVI and I output from Mini DisplayPort to DVI. |
| Gaynell Rydberg 02.03.2013 | HDMI, DP, Mini DP, and DVI will get you the best quality. Pretty much all decent monitors will have an HDMI port nowadays. |
| Temple Cervelli 01.03.2013 | Okay, welllll use the Mini DisplayPort fork MacBook to either DVI or HDMI. I checked my family PC downstairs, and it only had VGA, so should I look out for a PC monitor with either DVI or HDMI yes? Anything that has a decent picture quality |
| Alphonso Deitchman 01.03.2013 | Displayport, Minidisplayport, HDMI, and DVI will all give you better quality than VGA. Check what connections your monitor has 1st. |
| Temple Cervelli 01.03.2013 | I haven't actually brought another monitor yet, I'm just trying to found out what cable i would need first. I didn't know that it could either be VGA or DVI, depending on the monitor. I guess I just have to google the specs for any monitors I see, to find out? Well, can I use either? Like as long as I get a monitor with either VGA or DVI, then ill get the VGA or DVI cable...? |
| Gaynell Rydberg 01.03.2013 | It depends on what your monitor has. Neither DVI or VGA transfer sound so that's not really anything you need to worry about. You gotta take a look. |
| Temple Cervelli 01.03.2013 | Long story short, will I need a mini portdisplay to DVI cable or Mini DisplayPort to VGA cable? I'm more than likely going to use a flat screen PC monitor, and I don't know what ones have dvi or VGA. Ill use miniDP to hdmi if I end up using a TV EDIT: I will only need the visual, don't need any sound, I will have an interface with speakers, and I'm fine with the sound coming out from my MacBook, so.. |
| Temple Cervelli 01.03.2013 | Yeah I know! I've been a victim too, although I can say that when I've toevening cheap cables they felt really cheap, and when I've spent a bit more on a cable. It's felt a lot nicer, but still, maybe not so much different in actual quality |
| Gaynell Rydberg 01.03.2013 | Oh good There's always some moron who believes you HAVE to buy Monster branded cables and whatnot :P |
| Temple Cervelli 01.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Diskobeep
If use it for mirror and extended display! I've just read this, and it doesn't mention HDMI cable, is that because you was answering my question for a TV screen? connecting to an actual PC monitor, which I now realise will be better. Would I have to use one of these leads instead? http://www.demogeek.com/2010/01/05/h...ernal-monitor/ |
| Temple Cervelli 01.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
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| Gaynell Rydberg 01.03.2013 | Please don't buy that cable... so overpriced.. |
| Temple Cervelli 01.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
If I got a Flat screen PC monitor, would I still connect it the same way? Miniport to hdmi? The lead that @diskobeep posted.. Thanks |
| Alphonso Deitchman 28.02.2013 | You're probably better off buying a proper computer monitor as the resolution of TVs is usually quite poor. |
| Temple Cervelli 28.02.2013 | Okay great, I've found lots of these cables on amazon for cheaper, so going to try one out. Will buy a little 20 or so inch flat screen TV, and hook up via this cable. Is this what I need to do to just have my MacBook Pro screen screen appear on the TV? And or be able to have say two program's running on my MacBook, logic and say Maschine, and have logic on my MacBook screen and have Maschine show up fully on the TV? Or vice versa? I'd like to be able to do what MK did in that video and have different program's running, and be able to drag and drop from one screen to the other, I'm assuming he's got then all running from ONE mac, and displaying different program's on the secondary screen. |
| Renate Mayeur 28.02.2013 | with a macbook pro it's easy. Just buy the right connector (like http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA...13-ft?fnode=53 this for example) . Plug it in your laptop and hook it up on your second screen. In the Systempreferences => Monitor, you can choose how you want to set it up. You don't need to buy/install new software. For a PowermacG5 i don't know how you could do it. I guess buying a second videocard could do the trick. I do know that with the iMacG5 it was only possible to use a second monitor as a 'mirror' for your native-one. |
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