connecting xbox to new iMac

brianHT · Dec 24, 2023

I have a Xbox series S and a new 2023 iMac with an ethernet and thunderbolt ports. To use my iMac as a monitor for the Xbox and get the best game performance, how should I connect the two? Should I connect the HDMI out port on my Xbox to the ethernet port on my iMac using an adapter and, if so, what should be the settings for each device?

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Adam Sheetz

Hi BrianHT, my name is Adam.

To connect your Xbox Series S to your iMac, you can use an Elgato HD60 S+ device to connect the game console to your Mac computer and play games on the Mac screen.

Alternatively, you can use a mini-display-to-HDMI adapter to connect your Xbox Series S to your iMac. You can pick up these adapters from Amazon for a reasonable price. Here are the steps to connect your Xbox to your iMac using an HDMI cable:

1. Connect the mini-display-to-HDMI adapter to the back of your iMac.
2. Connect the HDMI cable from your Xbox to the adapter’s HDMI slot.

Once you have connected your Xbox to your iMac, you can use your iMac as an external monitor for your Xbox.

I hope this helps.
Adam.

Jhonkito

Hi Brian, my name is Jhon and I hope you are well.

Thank you very much for your contribution to the Microsoft community, thanks to your response we already know that this thread contains the solution to your problem and so we can help other users who are going through the same problem.

Merry christmas

ngocphi

Well fihat isn't going to help you

First those adapters .are. meant .for.external. Monitors NOT built in monitors

IMacs and most.desktops don't have video input

You can use capture card but .they aren't meant for display but for.capture

You can check with Apple too

brianHT

Adam

Thanks for those detailed instructions. It’s just what I needed. I’m going to order the adapters and give it a try. Thanks again.

Brian

Obsessive Power

You’ll want to grab a micro-USB cable to hook your Xbox One or Xbox 360 controller up since Bluetooth is out. Luckily, there’s still a way you can get things working. It will require a bit more craftiness on your part, but it’s nothing you shouldn’t be able
to handle.

I don't think the OP is asking how to connect an Xbox controller to an iMac, they appear to be asking how to connect the console to it.

If they are indeed asking how to connect the console to the iMac to use its screen, then I'm sorry but that isn't going to work. The connectors on the iMac (Display port or HDMI) are
outputs only. This means that they can only be used to output the iMac screen on a external display, you can't input a video signal into the iMac screen.

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