Connecting two displays to Mac Mini

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Connecting two displays to Mac Mini

Hey there

I would like to connect two displays to my Mac mini, but I don’t want them to mirror each other, so I can’t use a converter with two hdmi ports cuz then they’ll show the same thing on both screens, which is what I’m doing now and I don’t want that.

my question is if I plug in one hdmi cable into the converter I already have (which plugs into the thunderbolt port on my Mac) and one hdmi into the hdmi on my Mac, will it work?

thank you and I hope I was clear, otherwise ask me if you have any questions.

Posted on Jun 11, 2022 12:19 PM

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den.thed

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Jun 11, 2022 12:35 PM in response to Eliklein02

What year model Mac Mini?

see > Identify your Mac mini model - Apple Support

Yes the Mac Mini's can run dual displays.

see > Connect a display to Mac mini - Apple Support

Normally if one display is connect HDMI to HDMI and the other display is connected using Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and HDMI cable, then the default is Extended Desktop Mode.

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Eliklein02 Author

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Jun 11, 2022 12:53 PM in response to den.thed

It’s the latest one

I know I can connect two my question is really if I can connect using that method (where one is regular hdmi and the other one is thunderbolt on the Mac end and hdmi on the display)

thank you

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