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Using an iMac as a second monitor

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Name: wraith
Date: October 25, 2009 at 05:53:13 Pacific
OS: OS X Leopard
CPU/Ram: Core 2 Duo E8335 / 2GB RAM
Subcategory: Hardware Problems
Tags: iMac, landscape, monitor, dual screen
Comment:

My girlfriend brought her 20" imac to my apartment, which I have no desire whatsoever to use. I would, however like to use it as a second monitor for my PC. I've been sorting through pages all night of people who have the same problem, but no one seems to have a plausible solution.

The iMac does have Windows on it, and most of the solutions I've read involve using Remote Desktop. This might be possible since I would be using my main monitor for any intensive 3D applications and not the iMac monitor. The only problem is that I want the monitors to display a landscaped view, not the same view.



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Name: smeee
Date: November 3, 2009 at 18:20:14 Pacific
Reply:

Basically what you want to do can't be done.


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