Hoping some of the Apple experts could help me find an adaptor that can convert HDMI to a Mini Display Port on an iMac and that actually works? I've ordered a few cheap cables which claimed to but they simply haven't. The only device I seem to have been able to find is the "Kanex XD" which sells between $100-$150AU. Surely this cannot be the only device capable of achieving this?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks but I should clarify, I need a HDMI signal to output/display on a iMac that only has a Mini Display Port. For example: To play Xbox/Playstation on an iMac screen.
Most of these cables only seems to do the opposite - where it allows me to display the iMac screen to an external source.
You can’t do what you want to do with a iMac
Not sure that's even possible, apple won't even allow my 2013 MacBook air to use a later 2015 iMac as an external screen.
"A HDMI port, no matter what kind of HDMI, cannot output a DisplayPort signal to display content on a DP monitor. They simply can't. The reason why the passive adapters work for the DP++ -> HDMI conversion is because DP++ ports can actually output a HDMI signal. Passive adapters do not work because HDMI -> DP is not compatible."
Here's one local & cheaper than what you've found:
http://www.cablechick.com.au/cables/active-hdmi-to-displaypo…
Good luck!
looks to be a normal display port, not mini display port
Ta, tho compatibility rules still apply. That site seems to have decent pricing, too.
:)
Kmart has them, can't attest to the quality though.