My husband just purchased a mac mini and will set it up this week end and has a question-how do you hook it up to a regular monitor that has a
VGA output. What do you do to set it up-what do you use? I see the mac mini has a hdmi input.
We would appreciate any info on this.
Thank you,
Mrs. Carol Ficorilli
Mac mini
I also have a hdmi output on the monitor-the monitor is 24 inch Sceptre LCD HDTV.
So, can I run a hdmi from the TV to the mac mini?-I would use the mini's hdmi port?
Regular hdmi or mini hdmi? would i need to hook up the audio, etc on it if using the hdmi port?
Hubby has his current computer-not an apple hooked up to the monitor-VGA to VGA and has the audio, etc hooked up.
forgive all the questions. We are a first time apple computer buyer.
I see both regular hdmi cables and mini hdmi cables on the market-which one would work with the monitor tv/apple mini mac combination here?
Thank you for your time,
Carol
You can connect both TV and VGA monitor to the Mac Mini at the same time if you like.
The TV to the HDMI port using a standard HDMI cable and can be purchased at Target, Walmart, BestBuy, etc.
The VGA momitor on the other hand will need to be connected to the Thunderbolt/MiniDisplay Port using a MiniDisplay Port to VGA adapter, because the HDMI port only supports Digital output and not analog VGA.
Go to > Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter - Apple Store (U.S.) for the VGA adapter. Plus you also might find one at your local BestBuy if they are an Apple Reseller.
Then check out > Using Dual Displays on Mac OS X: The Experience for some tips on using dual displays.
Would I still need to hook up the audio, etc or is the hdmi port to hdmi port enough and will cover the audio as well.
Carol
The monitor also has a hdmi port as well-can we do hdmi to hdmi (monitor to mini?)
The monitor can be hooked to computers either by VGA or hdmi.
So, it looks like we would be able to take a hdmi to hdmi cable and hook up the monitor from the monitor's hdmi outlet to the mac mini's hdmi input?
Carol
Yes, you can connect either the monitor or the TV to the Mini using the HDMI output on the Mini. HDMI includes both video and audio.
Yes HDMI supports Audio.
Also if you wanted to have dual displays, you could use a MiniDisplay Port to HDMI cable in the Thunderbolt/MiniDisplay Port.
Amazon.com : Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Cable, 6 feet : Electronics
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Well, hubby set it up and I have to say that for a supposedly easy thing to navigate around-it is not.
We have been windows people for a long time and have a hard time right now with finding where to go when we need to. It was easier navigating around Windows 7-hey even windows 8 is easier to us and that is saying something. We are not Tech wizards and require things to be simple to use and move around in.
Need to do a factory restore but cannot find the Command key on our regular keyboard so we can bring up the process at startup Need to press the Command R keys and don't have the command one.
Is there something I can use with a regular keyboard-I have an Onn wireless as does Hubby.
I see the need for buying more Tylenol for the headaches.
Not so simple with this mac mini with us. I even find it hard to navigate.
Carol
If a PC keyboard, try Windows key + r key.
set up to a regular monitor display
