Anyone using a mid-2010 27" iMac as a PC monitor sucessfully?

[wawa2011]

I've got a 27" mid-2010 iMac that I want to hook up a Windows PC to and use the iMac as a monitor.

It's supposed to be possible via the iMac Mini DisplayPort input.

However, I have tried using a Kanex XD converter and the HDMI port on my GeForce GT530 graphics card in the PC but without sucess. I ensured the PC was outputting a 720p signal, but all I could manage was a black screen on the iMac.

So - has anyone any sucess with using the iMac as an external monitor, and if so, how did you go about it?

Thanks for any help...

 

[Sinbadio]

Do you still use the iMac as a seperate unit or do you doily want it as a monitor now? If you only want it as a monitor then you will probably be better off selling it and getting a monitor!