Macbook Pro as Secondary Display?

gruen517 · 01-09-2007, 01:03 AM

Hi,

This may sound odd, but I was wondering if it is possible to use my macbook pro as an external display to my power mac g5. The reason for this is that my power mac is my work computer and has all of my information on it and my mbp is my personal computer. HOWEVER, if it were possible to hook up my mbp and just use it as a secondary display it would rock and be super helpful at work.

Anyone know is this is possible?

Thanks
Gruen

trevor · 01-09-2007, 09:44 AM

Nope, not in any reasonably fast way. (I.e. you could do it slowly using VNC, Timbuktu, etc. and an adapter to fake a second display on the PowerMac G5.)

This question does not sound odd, it gets asked approximately once a month. Doing a search would yield further discussion on the subject.

Trevor

gruen517 · 01-09-2007, 11:57 PM

thanks i had searched on here, didn't find anything.. :/

dendowling · 02-05-2007, 06:55 AM

Check out ScreenRecycler. I haven't tried it yet but, it
should allow your Macbook to be a second display.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...nrecycler.html

styrafome · 02-05-2007, 12:13 PM

I've been using ScreenRecycler. If you are using an app that doesn't need a super fast refresh rate, it might be acceptable. Because it is over Ethernet instead of fast video, refresh is sloooooooooow.

01-09-2007, 01:03 AM	#1
gruen517 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	Macbook Pro as Secondary Display? Hi, This may sound odd, but I was wondering if it is possible to use my macbook pro as an external display to my power mac g5. The reason for this is that my power mac is my work computer and has all of my information on it and my mbp is my personal computer. HOWEVER, if it were possible to hook up my mbp and just use it as a secondary display it would rock and be super helpful at work. Anyone know is this is possible? Thanks Gruen

01-09-2007, 09:44 AM	#2
trevor Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boulder, CO USA Posts: 19,854	Nope, not in any reasonably fast way. (I.e. you could do it slowly using VNC, Timbuktu, etc. and an adapter to fake a second display on the PowerMac G5.) This question does not sound odd, it gets asked approximately once a month. Doing a search would yield further discussion on the subject. Trevor __________________ How to ask questions the smart way \| Pssst. Wanna play some FuMafia?

01-09-2007, 11:57 PM	#3
gruen517 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	thanks i had searched on here, didn't find anything.. :/

02-05-2007, 06:55 AM	#4
dendowling Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	Check out ScreenRecycler. I haven't tried it yet but, it should allow your Macbook to be a second display. http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...nrecycler.html

02-05-2007, 12:13 PM	#5
styrafome Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,818	I've been using ScreenRecycler. If you are using an app that doesn't need a super fast refresh rate, it might be acceptable. Because it is over Ethernet instead of fast video, refresh is sloooooooooow.