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The editors liked
Good image and audio quality
No visible lag
Simple setup
Lets you use iMac as an HD display
Attractive design
Lets you connect HDMI-based devices for display on a 27-inch iMac
Easy setup
Effective with almost every device and combination of devices we found
The editors didn't like
No 1080p or surround audio
Expensive.
A little pricy
IMac limits HD input to 720p
IMac display limits inputs to 720p (through no fault on the part of Kanex)
$150 feels a little high for an adapter when Windows all-in-ones offer adapter-free HDMI
Blu-ray looks crummy at 720p
Couldn't reconcile a satellite cable box signal routed thro
Abstract: The Kanex XD comes with everything that you'll need to get started right out of the box. Included with the Kanex XD are Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort and HDMI to HDMI cables that you need to use to connect your video source into the Kanex XD box in...
Abstract: The Kanex XD is a product that works incredibly well at a job that shouldn't even exist. When Apple launched its 27" iMacs, complete with that huge, beautiful screen, the company locked down the video input to the Mini DisplayPort standard. You can't...
Lets you connect HDMI-based devices for display on a 27-inch iMac; easy setup; effective with almost every device and combination of devices we found
iMac display limits inputs to 720p (through no fault on the part of Kanex), $150 feels a little high for an adapter when Windows all-in-ones offer adapter-free HDMI, Blu-ray looks crummy at 720p, couldn't reconcile a satellite cable box signal routed thro
Own a 27-inch iMac? Dying to connect a game console, Blu-ray player, or other HDMI-equipped device? Cursing Apple for using Mini DisplayPort instead of HDMI for video input? The situation might be frustrating, but that doesn't make the Kanex XD adapte...
Lets you use iMac as an HD display, Attractive design,
A little pricy, iMac limits HD input to 720p
If you own a 27-inch iMac and want to make use of its screen to play console games, watch Blu-ray movies, or enjoy HD TV shows from a cable box or DVR, the Kanex XD can make it happen. Due to a limitation of the iMac, however, you’ll have to settle fo...
Abstract: The US$150 Kanex XD will go on sale Monday, May 17 (I received an advance unit). It allows you to bring HDMI content into the 27-inch iMac and use it as an external LED display. You can use it as a display for a PS3, Xbox 360 and (my favorite use) B...
Good image and audio quality, No visible lag, Simple setup,
No 1080p or surround audio, Expensive.
Kanex is very forthright with what the XD does and makes it as easy as possible to get started. If you're in a studio apartment and your choice is either a 27-inch iMac or a 27-inch TV, you can get the adapter knowing it should accept most current HD p...
Abstract: The Kanex XD is in theory the dream device for apartment dwellers, or just those who don't want to buy a separate TV: it turns the 27-inch iMac into a full-fledged TV for anything that works with an HDMI input, such as a PlayStation 3 or even your ca...
