late 2014 Mac Mini and HDMI port.

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late 2014 Mac Mini and HDMI port.

I have a 23 inch VGA monitor. I have it connected to my late 2014 Mac Mini via one of it's Thunderbolt port. I need to free up that port for other uses. What would I need to use the HDMI port instead?? Thanks.

Posted on Feb 4, 2016 1:16 AM

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lllaass

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Feb 4, 2016 2:27 AM in response to Doye

The late 2014 Mini has tow Thunderbolt ports. Why not use both?

Here are some HDMI>VGA converters

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119556&utm_medium=Email &utm_source=IGNEFL031215&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEF…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812699001&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL 070414&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL070414-_-EMC-070…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270492&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL 072414&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL072414-_-EMC-072…

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Doye Author

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Feb 4, 2016 8:12 AM in response to lllaass

The two Thunderbolt ports are already in use. I am using a Startec VGA adapter via USB. I am getting too much lag.

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Rudegar

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Feb 5, 2016 9:30 AM in response to Doye

get a new monitor with hdmi, seriously monitors are not that expensive and less hassel

vga is an analog connection std, vga does not support HDCP encryption, hdmi is a digital connection std. hdmi is big on HDCP encryption

also if the display ports are not in use for monitors then it dasychain so a monitor with tb could have a tb connector a external storage device could connect to and it be transparent for the external storage device and computer (somewhat) that the monitor was in between

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