Is it possible to use my iMac 21.5" with the original monitor and my tv?

[iMacBoy]

Hi,

I am new to all this stuff so bare with me,

I am wondering whether i can like my iMac 21.5" and my tv (it has a 'PC' channel on it) and i was wondering if i could use them as 'dual monitors' i think it's called? so i use the TV and the iMac monitor for my iMac?

I dont know if this makes sense but if anyone could tell me if this is possible i would be very grateful, thanks.

 

[flopticalcube]

Yes. What model of TV?

 

[Hellhammer]

Yes, you can do that. What inputs does your TV have? PC input usually refers to VGA but that is worse than DVI or HDMI so if you have a free HDMI port, I would get Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. In fact, I have a similar setup, 24" iMac + 32" Sony HDTV connected via HDMI.

 

[spinnerlys]

Yes, it is possible to use the TV as secondary monitor/display, but you are limited to the TV's resolution (768/729/640 x 576/480 if PAL or NTSC SD TV, if it is HD, then there are lots of resolutions), take a look at the TV's manual.

How to: Connect a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro to a TV

 

[iMacBoy]

Thanks everyone, ill check that link out now, and the TV is a LOGIK and it is HD ready.

I don't know much about this stuff like this PAL and stuff.

Thanks