Is it possible to connect 4 monitors to a Mac Mini?

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Is it possible to connect 4 monitors to a Mac Mini?

I would like to use the video ports (Mini DisplayPort video out & Mini-DVI video out) to connect to 2 monitors to a Mac Mini and then use 2 StarTech USB to DVI video adapters to connect 2 addition monitors (for a total of 4 monitors).

Using Spaces is NOT an option.

Does anybody have any comments or concerns? Will it work?

Mac Mini 2 GHz (4Gb RAM) 320GB Hard Drive, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 12, 2009 10:34 AM

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Answer 1

Dah•veed

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Aug 14, 2009 10:45 PM in response to Peter Mitchell3

Well, Apple says that you can connect two monitors.
The Mac mini comes with a mini-DVI to DVI-D adapter. That adapter only provides a digital signal. If your monitor has an HDMI port you could use a DVI-D to HDMI cable like I do.
If you need VGA then get a mini-DVI to VGA adapter and a mini-DisplayPort to VGA adapter and two VGA to VGA cables.
I have no idea about your question for the USB adapters and two additional monitors.
Dah•veed

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Answer 2

Boece

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Aug 15, 2009 6:19 AM in response to Peter Mitchell3

Other World Computing ( http://macsales.com ) sells similar usb adapters. And they have a reputation for good tech support. You might try asking them if their usb video adapters are able to do this.

The link to their adapter is here:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/VIDU2DVIA/

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