The iMac has one of the best displays on the market, and if you have a 4K retina monitor, the bright screen is likely to make your workday more pleasant. Target Display Mode lets you connect a MacBook to an iMac from late 2009 or mid-2010. But can you Use iMac As Monitor for PC? Yes, you can use your iMac as a PC monitor. But you do need an iMac and PC that work together and a special cable or adapter. This is not possible if your Mac has a Retina Display.
When an iMac user switches to Windows with a smaller screen, this is what happens. Or, a Windows user wants to switch to an iMac but keep using their PC with a bigger screen. But no matter what the situation is, the good news is that you can switch your PC monitor to an iMac. But not everyone knows this or, more importantly, knows how to do it.
How to Use iMac As Monitor for PC
- Turn off your PC and iMac.
- Plug the end of a cable into the Thunderbolt port or the Mini DisplayPort of the iMac, and then plug the other end of the cable into the Thunderbolt or Display port on your PC.(Don’t use the adapter)
- Connect the PC with the adapter using an HDMI cable. Then, connect the male end of the adapter to your iMac.(Use the adapter)
- Turn on your iMac and PC.
- Press the “Cmd” + “F2” on the iMac keyboard to trigger Target Display Mode. It’s also possible to press “Cmd” + “Fn” + “F2” instead.
- Wait for a few seconds, and then you will see the PC screen mirrored on the iMac screen.
- Don’t forget to adjust the screen resolution for optimal display quality. To match the relatively old iMac models, it’s advisable to select the 2560 x 1440 resolution on your PC
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FAQs
A PC can work with an Apple monitor as long as it supports a mutual connection standard. Apple monitors use three connection types: VGA, DisplayPort and Thunderbolt. The newest monitors use Thunderbolt while the oldest use VGA.
Yes, they have fairly decent displays (2560×1440), but they’re quite power hungry, they get warm in operation, the entire iMac must be running to use it as a monitor (unless you install a display controller like I mentioned above), and they’re old.
You can set up dual monitors on your PC and Mac easily. You just need the monitors and cables to connect them. Important: You can set up dual monitors on a laptop, too. The laptop’s screen will just count as one of the monitors.