Belkin's AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter lets you play Xbox 360 on iMac, costs as much as an Arcade
If you're inhabiting one of those quaint, downtown studio apartments in which your sink, oven, computer, and toilet are all within reach of your swiveling desk chair, and if that computer happens to be a 27-inch iMac, we have good news for you. Belkin has introduced its AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter, which takes an HDMI input at up to 1080p and squeezes it into a Mini DisplayPort connector at 720p for display on your iMac. It'll also push stereo audio through and is HDCP-compliant, so even protected content from your Blu-ray player will get by. The cost? $150, which is cheaper than getting a second display, but an awful lot for a converter box with a single input -- especially when MonoPrice has similar offerings (which admittedly lack audio and HDCP) for under $10. But, if you don't have room for anything else, this will fit in nicely with you and your minimalist/affluent lifestyle.
Update: We got it wrong on the MonoPrice reference here. That adapter goes the other way!
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Belkin Introduces AV360™ Mini DisplayPort Converter for 27" iMac
New converter brings HD content from game consoles, cable, or satellite TV boxes to 27" iMac
PLAYA VISTA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Belkin announces its new AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter that adapts the signal from an HDMI® audio video source, such as a Blu-ray® player, Xbox®, PS3®, or cable box, to a DisplayPort-compatible signal. The new converter supports high-resolution video and audio, allowing customers to display HD content from external devices on the 27" iMac.
"iMac will be available in late June 2010 in North America, Europe, and Asia."
AVAILABILITY
Belkin's AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter for 27" iMac will be available in late June 2010 in North America, Europe, and Asia.
AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter (F2CD007) - $149.99
Accepts full 1080p signal, provides 720p to iMac
Delivers stereo audio
HDCP-compliant
Includes the 4 ft. Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cable
Includes 4 ft. USB cable (powered by the USB connection)
Designed to complement supported Apple products
Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cable, 4 ft. (F2CD008tt1.5M) (male to male) - $29.99
Male-to-male cable
Displays content from a MacBook to iMac for an extended desktop
To learn more about Belkin International, Inc., visit http://www.belkin.com/pressroom/about/?sid=36
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