Laptop as a second moniter

I know you can use a windows laptop as a second moniter for a windows pc
but can you use a g4 mac laptop as a second moniter for a pc?

Elephant Inc said:

I know you can use a windows laptop as a second moniter for a windows pc
but can you use a g4 mac laptop as a second moniter for a pc?

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Unless the G4 has a video input port you can not use it as a second monitor. The same applies to a Windows laptop PC. If you mean using a second monitor attached to your G4 or a Windows PC laptop, yes, you can do it provided the G4 or laptop PC has a video output port.

Regards.

The mac has a video output port and the pc has a vga port
will that work?

i dont believe so.

You can connect two windows laptops via a network cable
would this be a viable option

looking at apples site they sell Vga to video out adapters
so would this make it possible, or would it have to be to a digital tv?

Elephant Inc said:

You can connect two windows laptops via a network cable
would this be a viable option

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You can, but this won't make it an external monitor.

I'm not sure which Windows laptop you're referring to, but as far as I know, you cannot use the displays of laptops as external monitors. The VGA/DVI/mini-DVI connectors on laptops are all for video OUT, not IN.

Connecting two laptops via an ethernet connection will not give you the ability to use one as an external monitor, except if you use a screen sharing program, which still only gives you the option of mirroring your primary screen.

Finally, those adapters you see on Apple's website are for the video OUT ports on the laptop. So they will do you no good in trying to use a Mac laptop's screen as an external monitor.

So to summarize, there's really no way to use a Mac laptop's screen as an external monitor unless you rip it off and interface with the ribbon cable directly.

ok
as was afraid of that

come to think of it if i get said mac i wont need an external moniter!

Thanks for the help