iMac 27" Screen question!

jonislost · 15 May 2010 at 09:08

I've just joined the "Mac World" and purchased a 27" iMac. I have this hooked up via mini display port to HDMI to my 42" LCD. How can I completely switch off the Mac display when watching a film on the TV? At the moment the screen goes black, but it's still pumping out some serious light!

Cheers

Talbs13 · 15 May 2010 at 11:19

System Prefences then click on Display. Should be an option there to turn off the iMac screen.

Feek · 15 May 2010 at 11:19

You could set up hot corners using Expose and configure one of those to blank the screen.

jonislost · 15 May 2010 at 11:59

Talbs13 said:
System Prefences then click on Display. Should be an option there to turn off the iMac screen.

Can't see that option, just has brightness, detect displays, colour etc

Feek said:
You could set up hot corners using Expose and configure one of those to blank the screen.

That works, but it switches of both of the displays not just the iMac screen

Irish_Tom · 15 May 2010 at 16:00

On my MBP I press Ctrl, Shift and Eject at the same time and it switches off the screen.

Maybe it will work for the iMac as well.

jonislost · 15 May 2010 at 16:21

Panzerbjorn said:
On my MBP I press Ctrl, Shift and Eject at the same time and it switches off the screen.

Maybe it will work for the iMac as well.

Yeah, that works, but again it switches off both displays

SS-89 · 16 May 2010 at 12:55

Have you got it set to display mirroring?, Have you tried using the extended desktop option and then moving the Movie from your imac screen across to the LCD and then full screening it there, then tried the ctrl+shift+esc on your imac...not sure if it works but worth a try...

jonislost · 16 May 2010 at 13:42

Nope not set to mirroring, it's set as an extended desktop and both screens switch off with the ctrl+shift+esc