zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002 |
Hey everyone! I was wondering: I just ordered a 24 inch iMac (2.8 ghz processor, 4 gigs ram, 1 TB hard drive)---is there anything USB based that could take a HDMI video signal and put it on the screen? I want to hook my PS3 up to my iMac so I can use it as a HD display. I have tried searching for things but, honestly, I have no clue what to search for beyond 'HDMI to USB converter'--which brings up sites that sell HDMI cables and USB cables, but nothing that bridges the two. Can anyone give me a better idea what to look for? ------------------ |
bwoogie Member Posts: 380 From: kansas usa Registered: 03-12-2005 |
ermghzzz.. I don't know of anything for the mac... but try searching for hd capture for mac ------------------ |
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zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002 |
Thanks! Man--the stuff I found with that is like 2 thousand bucks or just shy of that---is that standard for that stuff? I just want a USB to HDMI thing I don't necessarily need all the features those things pack hehe---I have a friend who does tech stuff a lot as well (he builds PCs as a business) I am going to call him and see if he has anything tonight. ------------------ |
samw3 Member Posts: 542 From: Toccoa, GA, USA Registered: 08-15-2006 |
The problem is they are not just different plugs.. they are entirely different interfaces. HDMI is digital video, USB is just generic data. I think your friend will still say a capture device(video to data) is the way to go. God Bless! ------------------ |
CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: Hmm. That's a problem. Think of it as gluing an apple to an orange and calling it a peach. To be honest, you will have easier luck getting HDMI working on an Apple Cinema Display than the iMac screen, which is hard wired to the computer. ------------------ "Oh, bother," said the Borg. "We've assimilated Pooh." Open source, open mind. |
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zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002 |
Cool thanks everyone! I knew a just a converter perse wouldn't work---but I thought that maybe there was a smaller item for more people like me who just want to convert the video and not edit/record it---at least I know the terminology now hehehe!! Thanks again---I will see if there is a capture thing closer to my price range---if I work something out you guys will know hehe! ------------------ |
