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What's awful is all those imacs that can't be used as external displays. They used to have target display mode but that went away a long time ago. Such a waste.
by dawnerd 1y ago
What's awful is all those imacs that can't be used as external displays. They used to have target display mode but that went away a long time ago. Such a waste.
- ZeroTalent 1y agoYou can use an app like Duet or other apps like these.
- freehorse 1y agoYeah, the single reason i consider that buying an imac makes no sense. We have a bunch of older imacs lying around at work, it is such a waste not being able to use them as external monitors.
- neepi 1y agoActually you can use them as external displays but requires some hackery. See https://ohmypizza.com/2023/04/converting-a-5k-imac-into-an-external-5k-display https://ohmypizza.com/2023/04/converting-a-5k-imac-into-an-e... But yeah agree entirely there. When upgrading from my somewhat cranky old 5k iMac a while back, I decided I'd never buy another iMac. The 24" was out. So I bought a Studio Display and a mac mini. At least I can upgrade the computer separately, which has happened already (M2 mini -> M4 mini). I expect the Studio Display to last a long time as you can actually buy parts for it.
- rcarmo 1y agoI have one I’ve been keeping around for this. The panel is indeed amazing, although the bezel detracts a lot from it.
- mmcnl 1y agoVery strange indeed. So much for sustainability and environmental friendly.
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- mannyv 1y agoAt some point Apple add Airplay display sharing on Macs, so you can do that. I'll be doing that with our 5k Intel iMac. Of course the Mac has to be running, which is more power draw than a monitor alone.