Can a MacBook Pro with Retina Display be used as a monitor for a games console, such as an Xbox360, via the HDMI port?

• Best Answer

  Not with the HDMI port. The HDMI port on nearly all laptops is an output only and cannot accept input. You can connect a game console through a USB video capture device. Look for a "VHS to DVD kit", and make sure it is Mac compatible. Many of these devices are Windows/Linux only.

  • Answered by Alexander J from Winston-salem
  • 31-Oct-2012
  • Flag as inappropriate

  Was this useful?

  Yes No

  13 of 13 people found this useful

• With the new Mac book pro with Retina. Can you use the HDMI port for an external display. Using it as a viewing monitor in Final Cut Pro X?

  • Asked by Scott R from Traralgon
  • 20-Jun-2012
  • Flag as inappropriate

  Answer now

  3 Answers

• Can a Macbook pro (Retina) run 2 external monitors under win7/ Bootcamp config - either via Std DVI / HDMI or Apple Thunderbolt monitors?

  • Asked by Grant K
  • 3-Aug-2012
  • Flag as inappropriate

  Answer now

  No answers yet

• Does the new Macbook Pro Retina 2012 carry HDMI Audio through the HDMI port?

  • Asked by Nicholas F from Cooks Hill
  • 27-Jun-2012
  • Flag as inappropriate

  Answer now

  1 Answer

See more Similar Questions