You just need an HDMI cable, port, or adapter. Some Macs have HDMI ports built-in, and USB-C and Thunderbolt docks often feature an HDMI port. More generally, you should be able to connect a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter for Macs with Mini-DisplayPort or Thunderbolt 2, or a USB-C to HDMI adapter for the 12-inch MacBook or new MacBook Pros. You can turn any Mac (or iOS device) into an additional display with third-party software. I recommend, which has been developed and updated over several years. You install on a Mac, and then the appropriate paid client software on another device. The Mac host can support up to four external AirDisplay clients.

IOS apps like Air Display or Duet let you turn your iPad and/or iPhone into an external display for your Mac, letting you add a third or even fourth screen in addition to the built-in display.

I wouldn't play a game on it, but browsing, dev, typing, coding, works just fine! Get ready for this.

For Charles in particular, he must know through testing or by checking Apple’s that his iMac can’t act as a monitor. IMacs as far back as the 27-inch late 2009 model can engage this mode, which Apple explains how to use on that page. I know that folks who have such Macs often use them primarily as a computer, but then “dock” their laptop to have a larger second screen when they need to work on the laptop. (A side note for those who asked: it doesn’t appear that the new Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pros can take advantage of the existing Target Display Mode, even with an iMac that has Thunderbolt 2 built in and using a Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adapter.

Spacedesk is a free option that works by having you install the spacedesk driver software on your laptop and the spacedesk viewer app on your Android device. You can then project your Windows 7, 8 or 10 laptop’s screen to that Android device.

@Vicarious it's the kind of nutty idea I would try myself, but I am afraid it belongs in the 'if only' pile as far as gaming is concerned. The latency is just going to be too low, as is the frame rate, not to mention you would never be able to run it at anywhere near the native resolution of a retina MBP in the first place and get more than a couple of very compressed frames per second so it throws out the whole notion doing this because your laptop has a better screen. I use team viewer every day and even using a web browser is laggy in this context. – Mar 31 '15 at 7:17 •.

Apple ecosystem is very closed and isolated. Usually, Apple won’t allow you to share the screen with a Windows Operating System. However, if you own an Apple TV (), then Apple Operating System like iOS or OS-X let you airplay from these Apple devices to a big TV Screen using Apple TV. This workaround is coming very handy when you want to work with two screens. Don’t need to spend money on a second screen. When you have a Windows and Mac computer with you, this a free and quick solution to connect Windows screen to Mac without any extra cable complicated setup.

If you’re happy to use your laptop as the primary system, by all means, proceed. Otherwise, read on.

This DVD player is coming with a lot of other excellent features including youtube streaming, music player internet radio, etc., and free to download for Windows operating system. Initiate Apple Airplay Mac to Windows PC Once you download this Airplay App on Windows System, go back to your Mac System and go to Mac Airplay settings. You can set to display Airplay icon on OS X top menu, and this is optional but convenient. Go to System Preferences > Displays > Check-in > Show Mirroring options in the menu bar when available. You can see Windows PC name as available for Apple Airplay if you click on Airplay icon on the menu bar or settings. Click on the Windows PC name to start Airplay from Mac to Windows screen. Extend Mac Display to Windows Screen.

While the AOC isn’t plug ‘n play, it is pretty easy to install. You’ll need to pull the drivers off the included CD-ROM or if your laptop doesn’t have a CD-ROM drive (and not many do these days) you can visit AOC’s support site to grab the drivers. The driver installation package installs DisplayLink drivers and then you simply need to plug in the monitor. The AOC offers a 16″ spread (15.6″ viewable) and a max resolution of 1366×768.

• Make sure the iMac and the primary computer are turned on and awake. • Press ⌘ F2 on the keyboard of the iMac. (As a side note: with also support Target Display Mode. The steps to configure and enable Target Display mode.). A comment on DVI to Thunderbolt adaptors You can't use Mini DisplayPort to DVI or VGA adaptors: to connect a computer with a DVI/VGA port to a Thunderbolt display (from ): I can confirm that Mini DisplayPort to DVI converter works ONLY from a Mini DisplayPort computer port to a DVI display. The reverse direction is not supported by those converters, There is some hope, though, as the post goes on to say: but there are other much more expensive ones that will convert DVI computer ports to Mini DisplayPort display. The poster is probably refering to a product mentioned earlier in the thread: the, advertised like this: Connect a (.) LED Cinema Display to your DVI-equipped MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, or PC with this (.) Kanex solution.

You can ALSO use the second machine as a second collaboration point! That means that someone else could PAIR with you and also type and move their mouse. THIS makes pair programming VERY interesting.

Well it's not on my 10.11 desktop. I've never used VNC to extend desktops, I've only used it for Remote Management. I didn't even know you could use VNC to 'extend' your desktop. That's factually incorrect. To initiate a session from a Mac, open the Terminal and type in: open vnc://ip.address.of.pc And to allow connections, enable Screen Sharing in System Preferences > Sharing. Click on Computer Settings to enable a VNC password. It's VNC so caveat emptor and all that.

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The program is not compatible with Windows 8/10, however, as Microsoft does not support a virtual extended display on these operating systems as they did with Windows 7. Windows 8/10 has this secondary display through Wi-Fi functionality built-in. Follow these directions to enable projecting to your computer. Open the Windows 8/10 computer that you want to use as a secondary display and then click the “Chat” bubble on the bottom right of your screen to open the Action Center. Click “Connect.” Click the “Projecting to this PC” link and then select “Available Everywhere” from the drop-down menu that appears.

Follow these directions to enable projecting to your computer. Open the Windows 8/10 computer that you want to use as a secondary display and then click the “Chat” bubble on the bottom right of your screen to open the Action Center. Click “Connect.” Click the “Projecting to this PC” link and then select “Available Everywhere” from the drop-down menu that appears. Click “First time only” under “Ask to project to this PC” and then click the “Yes” button to enable the computer to be used as a secondary display. Mirror your Windows 10 computer’s display to the other Windows 10 computer by clicking the “Chat” bubble icon in the bottom right of your screen.

AirDisplay let me add my 12-inch MacBook as a HiDPI display added to the two monitors already connected to my Mac mini. The Mac client works with OS X 10.7 and later; iOS with iOS 6 and later. The Mac client is $20 and iOS $15. Each client can work on multiple machines registered to a single user or Apple ID account. The Mac client can be purchased from either the Mac App Store or directly from Avatron.

Drag it to a position similar to where your laptop screen is. • It should prompt you if you want to enable this monitor.

James Clarke from the Windows team rolled into a meeting today with two Surfaces.but one had no keyboard. Then, without any ceremony, he proceeded to do this: Now, I consider myself a bit of a Windows Productivity Tips Gourmand, and while I was aware of Miracast and the general idea of a Wireless Display, I didn't realize that it worked this well and that it was built into Windows 10.

However, I am extremely disappointed in the performance. I've got my two PCs connected via gigabit ethernet with nothing but a gigabit switch separating them, and the screen refresh is still slow as a dog. You're constantly overshooting things with the mouse because of the latency--the mouse pointer keeps moving for a second or two after you've stopped physically moving the mouse. At any rate, it does technically work and answer the question, so if you'll remove the ShareMouse and Multiplicity links from your answer I'll upvote it.

But otherwise, I think that's your best bet, especially if you don't have the budget to get some clunky video recording hardware that costs your wife and firstborn. Well, I'm not sure if this will help, but I've been trying to do something similar with my tablet. I want a touchscreen monitor to try out the windows 10 touch features, but I don't have one, nor do I want to buy one.

You can Airplay MacBook screen in two different modes, mirror mode or extend mode. The airplay mirror mode simply displaying the mirror image of the primary monitor to secondary monitor. In extended mode, you can extend your Mac screen to Windows as a second monitor. Go to AirPlay menu > Use AirPlay Display to > Select Extend Desktop. Now you can click and drag a couple of Apps and browser or website windows to extended Windows screen and start working on it with apple screen mirroring. Please be aware, at any time, you can disconnect AirDisplay by clicking Disconnect AirPlay Display from top menu icon.

Some display experts suggest Apple will need to add Thunderbolt 3 to future iMacs and provide a new kind of support for Thunderbolt 3 Macs to take advantage of.) HDTVs can work as a display, but depending on the model and features, it might appear too low resolution or fuzzy for reading. I’ve found that some TVs double well as a monitor, while others are optimized for video and look best at least a few feet away, even when carefully calibrated. You’ll have better luck, of course, with a 4K HDTV than a 1080p one, but you need to make sure your Mac has 4K support.

The only drawback is that this software can be a little laggy. It depends upon your PC hardware as well as your wireless network speed.

So that you can move apps and windows across your displays in one continuous motion, arrange your displays to match the setup on your desk. You can also change your primary display, which is where your desktop icons and app windows first appear. Here's how: • Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click Displays. • Select the Arrangement tab. • Arrange your displays or change the primary display: • To arrange your displays, drag one of the displays where you want it.

Here is a simple solution to Apple Airplay Mac screen to a Windows Monitor for free. As you know, dual monitor setup can improve productivity and easy to work by sharing few windows or apps on a secondary monitor. What about casting Mac screen direct to a Windows tablet or Windows Desktop screen without any cables? This trick is very convenient, easy and work over Wi-Fi that let you extend or mirror your Mac Screen to Windows-based PC or Tablet Screen. Obviously, there are a few pre-requirements to work with this airplay mirroring solution. As a side note, this solution will work with most of the Windows operating system including Windows 10.

Edited Oct 10, 2016 at 13:18 UTC. It's a little mind bending but I think it's possible. VNC can remote one monitor only so you could see PC monitor 2 on the iMac with VNC.

Keep in mind, this will also determine the side of your screen to which you move your mouse to switch between displays. So long as the displays are 'touching' in the arrangement window, you can arrange the displays however you'd like. Top, bottom, right, left - it doesn't matter. As just mentioned, the menu bar and dock is only present on one display (technically the menu bar is present on the secondary display, but its transparency is nearly see-through), making it the primary screen. In this same settings pane, you can drag the white bar that represents the menu bar to the screen you want to set as primary.

Use on their Wi-Fi networks to ensure that every client can talk to the router and the greater internet but not to each other); so the places you’re most likely to use the feature are the places most likely to break the feature. Second, it introduces a lot of unnecessary lag. Third, it introduces a potential security risk; why send all your screen data over the local Wi-Fi node? We get that it’s no-cables convenient but it’s prone to failure, slower, and has a built-in security risk. RELATED: Instead, a better way to approach the problem is the same way we approach hooking up a plain old monitor: with a physical cable. To that end, we’re rather fond of an app called.

Could someone please explain to me how to set this up and where the problem may lie? Thank you Liam.

Why Do I Want To Do This? Before we even begin to explain to you why you want extra screen space, we’ll need to clearly declare our bias on the matter: most of the workstations at How-To Geek are sporting two or more monitors (and the station this particular article was written on sports three). While some people prefer the focus of having only one thing open at a time on their single monitor, we really love having room to spread out, place documents side by side, park communication windows on one screen while we work on the other, etc. If you’re looking to do the same, to add a little space to your laptop rig to park extra windows, leave notes open, or otherwise enjoy the kind of dual-screen (and bigger) screen space that is typically reserved for desktop users, this is the tutorial for you. We’re going to start with the cheapest (and, coincidentally, least portable) options and then work our way up to more expensive and significantly more portable solutions. Linking a Standard Desktop Monitor to Your Laptop It would be easy to think that laptops no longer came with external display ports looking at the sleek and narrow bodies of modern laptop and ultrabook-style machines. Throughout the 1990s and well into the 2000s it was common (and expected even) to see a big chunky blue VGA port sticking out the back or side of any laptop you came across.

Hello, My problem is that I've been trying to connect a Mac monitor to a my Dell PC laptop that's running Windows 7. I've bought the Mac to PC adaptor (DVI Female to 15 pin VGA male) from Maplin and everything's connected up. But I can't get anything to appear on the Mac Monitor.