- #USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR INSTALL#
- #USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR UPDATE#
- #USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR FULL#
- #USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR WINDOWS 10#
- #USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR PASSWORD#
The iPad must run iOS 12.1 or later, and you need either 802.11n Wi-Fi or an Ethernet connection.
#USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR WINDOWS 10#
Note that to use Luna Display in general, you must have a system with Windows 10 64-bit, Build 1809 or later, or macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later as your main PC. Again, this feature works whether the iPad is connected to a Mac or PC.
#USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR UPDATE#
Other additions with the Luna Display 5.1 update include support for Apple's Magic Keyboard and trackpad with a Luna Display-connected iPad. And if you're "only" connecting a 4K screen, your refresh rate will be 60 Hz, whether the display is connected to a Windows or Apple system. If you're using a Mac with Big Sur or later, the refresh rate is increased to 45 Hz. Any 5K screen connected to your Windows PC will be limited to a 30 Hz refresh rate, which is half the refreshes per second than what's typical (60 Hz). If you plan to connect a 4K or 5K Mac, the machine has to be running at least macOS Big Sur.
#USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR FULL#
The VNC image is rather blurry and has a frame rate of only 1-2 fps compared to 30 fps with the full HD or 4K resolution of the video capture stick.There are some caveats, though. Second, the image quality is vastly superior. But even on a Pi 3, you couldn’t verify the smooth crossfading transitions as the frame rate is too low. If you are using the image viewer Pi3D on a Raspberry Pi 4, it requires the console mode, not the GUI. I can observe the boot process of the console, which is not possible with VNC. I do prefer the Video Capture Card solution for two reasons.įirst, it works in both console and GUI mode. Enter your password, and you can see the screen. Type vnc://192.168.178.81:5901Īnd replace the above IP address with the one of your Raspberry Pi. To connect to it, go to your macOS finder and under “Go” say “Connect to Server”. If you get any error message, have you booted the Pi to the GUI? You can add a few more config settings to this command, but the short command is typically enough for our purpose. To start a VNC session, enter vncserver :1
#USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR PASSWORD#
When you are are asked Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? Give a VNC password, I believe it has to have a minimum of six letters.
#USE IMAC AS WINDOWS MONITOR INSTALL#
(1 System Options, S5 Boot /Auto Login, B4 Desktop Autologin)īack in the console, type sudo apt-get install tightvncserver -y & vncpasswd While you are in the config settings, make sure that you boot to the desktop, as VNC only works in the graphical user interface mode. They all seem to work with the MacroSilicon MS2109 HDMI-USB chip, so it probably doesn’t matter much which one you pick. There are many models out there and they all cost between 10 and 20 $/€. But these days, everything is highly integrated, and many things fit onto a USB stick. But since these things used to be a lot bigger, they had to be inserted as a card in a computer slot. That little device that I am talking about is called HDMI Video Capture Card, but it’s actually a USB stick and not a card. But I will show you where the big difference between VNC and this solution lies. All it takes is the USB stick and a free app.īut you can use VNC for that, you might say. This solution works with any Mac, PC, or Linux computer. The title of this blogpost is actually slightly limiting. No need to lug around monitors around the house anymore and to have multiple screens on the desk. Now I simply connect the Raspberry Pi HDMI output to this USB stick, and I have a super crisp image on my iMac. I typically borrowed my wife’s secondary monitor whenever I needed to see the actual screen output, to test, e.g., the picture frame functionality. I never have a keyboard or mouse connected. When I test, configure, or program on my Raspberry Pi, I almost always access the Pi through my Mac Terminal app. I am most intrigued by this $/€ 10 device, and I thought I’d share it with you. It is a small HDMI Video Capture USB Stick that allows me to output the Raspberry Pi HDMI video signal to my iMac, either full screen or as a window. I recently came across a piece of technology that is very cheap but most useful.
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