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Anyone want Target Display Mode (TDM) to support more devices?

wilds

wilds

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I hardly use my Thunderbolt port on my Macbook Pro because hardly any of my accessories support it, except as a display port. TDM seems like a really nice way to use your Mac as an input display rather than the traditional output.

Currently, Target Display Mode is only supporting the iMac...
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http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3924

Seems like a really cool feature to utilize. I think it would be pretty cool to hook up a game console to your notebook to use as a display; or other similar uses.
The other alternative is purchasing a Capture Card, but a pure cable solution without any extra software would be really nice.
I currently use Remote Desktop software, but would prefer a solution without any obvious image degradation.
 
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Although your console + MBP display is a really awesome idea for people who want to take their console on vacation or wherever else, people generally don't want to plug into a small monitor. That's probably why this is only supported on the iMac.
 
Rakehellion said:
The latest and best iMac doesn't support it either.
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That's understandable though, as the 5K display runs a hacked/overclocked DisplayPort connection internally.

"This also means that since it isn’t multi-tile, Apple would need to drive it over a single DisplayPort connection, which is actually impossible with conventional DisplayPort HBR2. We’re still getting to the bottom of how Apple is doing this (and hence the sneaky nature of the iMac), but currently our best theory is that Apple is running an overclocked DisplayPort/eDP interface along with some very low overhead timings to get just enough bandwidth for the job. Since the iMac is an all-in-one device, Apple is more or less free to violate specifications and do what they want so long as it isn’t advertised as DisplayPort and doesn’t interact with 3rd party devices."

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8623/hands-on-apples-imac-with-retina-display
 
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