Can Macbook use an iMac screen?
 

Hi

Does anyone know if you can hook up a macbook/macbookpro to an iMac 24 or 27" so that you can use the iMac screen for editing with FCP?

Thanks

I believe the new iMac's can be used as external screens on Macbook Pros, I have certainly heard people mention this about the 27inch model.

Not sure if this is the case with regular Macbooks though, would probably depend on the model/graphics cards.

Only the 27" iMac can be used as a seperate screen, the 21" NOT.

I don't know if you need a newer Macbook Pro or not. (I don't know what's the current state with mini displayport adapters)

if you don't have directly compatible hardware then you can use ScreenRecycler to make use of the extra screen although with obvious limitations

ScreenRecycler

thanks all. i will also ask the genius bar at apple shop and post back. but it seems that given a 30" cinema display is £1200, then spending a little more for a 27" iMac (£1300) seems good value for money! I can hook my MBP up to the larger display and get a 2nd processor. eg, render on the iMac whilst carrying on working on the MBPro using the bigger display.