2013 27" iMac as external monitor for M1 Mac Mini - possible?
I know this is a long shot because I could not find anything in a web search, but I shall ask it here anyway - exhaust all avenues so to speak.
So, since the iMac is dying (and Apple says they will not look at any machine before 2015 and they suggested I buy a new Mac), I was wondering if I could use this as a display for a new Mac mini M1 I am looking at buying.
Advantages:
1. I get a proper and excellent IPS display at a high enough resolution
2. I save a ****load of money by not buying a new monitor (4K or otherwise) because I read that none of them equals the display quality of the iMac.
Disadvantages:
1. I see none
2. See 1.
Cheers
So, since the iMac is dying (and Apple says they will not look at any machine before 2015 and they suggested I buy a new Mac), I was wondering if I could use this as a display for a new Mac mini M1 I am looking at buying.
Advantages:
1. I get a proper and excellent IPS display at a high enough resolution
2. I save a ****load of money by not buying a new monitor (4K or otherwise) because I read that none of them equals the display quality of the iMac.
Disadvantages:
1. I see none
2. See 1.
Cheers
Comments
Mac has to work right, though.
Check it out here!
“https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/29/youtuber-builds-his-own-studio-display-by-upcycling-an-old-imac?
I already went though this article before posting here
"The following older iMac models can be used as an external display when plugged into another older Mac model.
iMac models introduced in 2011, 2012, 2013, and mid 2014
To use any of these iMac models as an external display:
My iMac has Catalina.
The "other Mac" will be a brand new M1 Mac Mini, so not an "older model" and certainly introduced in 2019 or earlier and cannot have Catalina or earlier.
Thanks you for responding
Yes I did come across this before I posted
Cheers