Can I put three monitors on a 2014 Mac Mini?
This is both an answer to my question, as well as asking if anyone knows more than me.
I have a new Mac Mini (2014). I had hoped I could plug 3 monitors into it.
Apple's web site ( https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ ) says:
Support for up to two displays at 2560 by 1600 pixels, both at millions of colors
That is unclear: is the limit 2 monitors or is it 2560 * 1600 * 2 pixels?
I asked some of the staff at a nearby Apple store, and the answer was: We're not sure, but it seems like the limit should be the 2560 * 1600 * 2 pixels.
So, I've bought the mac, and bought two monitors to supplement the one I have and have tried to plug them in.
The short answer is: Nope. The Mac Mini only recognizes two monitors.
More details:
- Mac Min 2014
- Yosemite
- 3 monitors at 1920x1080 pixels (two Dell, one AOC)
- Two monitors are on VGA cables, one on DVI
- I have a DVI -> HDMI connector, and two VDA -> Mini display port connectors
WARNING: you can't do VGA -> HDMI
The mac only recognizes two monitors, even when I plug a third in. (e.g. I plug A and B in, then add C, or I reboot with ABC connected, or I plug A and C in and then add B, or plug B and C in and then add A).
If someone knows of some other combination that would work, let me know.
Otherwise, this is word to other folks wanting real estate like me: The Mac Mini probably won't give you 5760 x 1080 pixels.