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Unfortunately the answer is going to be the same. Your Macbook may have an HDMI port, but it's an HDMI OutputOutput, not an Input. YouThe monitor is connected internally, so you don't have any direct access to the monitor itselfmonitor's inputs.

This is the way laptops (and iMacs) are designed. The monitor is connected internally, so you as the user don't have access to its inputs. The HDMI port you mentioned is for multi-monitor setups or for outputting to a projector - it is an HDMI Out. That is, theThe computer can send a signal out through that port to another monitor. It, but it can't take an incoming signal and transfer it to the laptop monitor.

Unfortunately the answer is going to be the same. Your Macbook may have an HDMI port, but it's an HDMI Output, not Input. You don't have any direct access to the monitor itself.

This is the way laptops (and iMacs) are designed. The monitor is connected internally, so you as the user don't have access to its inputs. The HDMI port you mentioned is for multi-monitor setups - it is an HDMI Out. That is, the computer can send a signal out through that port to another monitor. It can't take an incoming signal and transfer it to the laptop monitor.

Unfortunately the answer is going to be the same. Your Macbook may have an HDMI port, but it's an HDMI Output, not an Input. The monitor is connected internally, so you don't have direct access to the monitor's inputs.

This is the way laptops (and iMacs) are designed. The HDMI port you mentioned is for multi-monitor setups or for outputting to a projector - it is an HDMI Out. The computer can send a signal out through that port to another monitor, but it can't take an incoming signal and transfer it to the laptop monitor.

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Unfortunately the answer is going to be the same. Your Macbook may have an HDMI port, but it's an HDMI Output, not Input. You don't have any direct access to the monitor itself.

This is the way laptops (and iMacs) are designed. The monitor is connected internally, so you as the user don't have access to its inputs. The HDMI port you mentioned is for multi-monitor setups - it is an HDMI Out. That is, the computer can send a signal out through that port to another monitor. It can't take an incoming signal and transfer it to the laptop monitor.

Unfortunately the answer is going to be the same. Your Macbook may have an HDMI port, but it's an HDMI Output, not Input. You don't have any direct access to the monitor itself.

Unfortunately the answer is going to be the same. Your Macbook may have an HDMI port, but it's an HDMI Output, not Input. You don't have any direct access to the monitor itself.

This is the way laptops (and iMacs) are designed. The monitor is connected internally, so you as the user don't have access to its inputs. The HDMI port you mentioned is for multi-monitor setups - it is an HDMI Out. That is, the computer can send a signal out through that port to another monitor. It can't take an incoming signal and transfer it to the laptop monitor.

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Unfortunately the answer is going to be the same. Your Macbook may have an HDMI port, but it's an HDMI Output, not Input. You don't have any direct access to the monitor itself.