Connect Foxtel box top to Mac Mini

I want to buy a Mac Mini and a 30" apple display screen but only if i can connect my foxtel box top thingo to it, simply because i want make the Mac mini and Display my new TV. is this possible? if not, would i be better off getting apple tv??

answer is no i read on some other forums that i would have to get a normal TV and connect the mini via HDMI and all the other gear to the back of the TV

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Can I connect 2 displays using the mac mini? If so, are there any accessories that I need? Are there certain monitors or connections that I should use?

Hello,
Assuming this is a 2012 Mini...
2nd Display Support:
Dual/Mirroring*
2nd Max. Resolution:
2560x1600*
Details:
*This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on an HDMI or a DVI display (using the included HDMI-to-DVI adapter) and 2560x1600 on a Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort display or even a VGA display (with an optional Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, which is compatible with the Thunderbolt port).
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i7-2.6-late-2 012-specs.html
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I don't have a TV anymore so I really need to know if I can use my mac mini as one.

Maybe this:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Elgato/10025010/
But you need OSX 10.7 or later
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Look up "screen sharing" in help
You can control your mini (which I am assuming you are hooking to your TV) complete from your iMac.
After you set up screen sharing, you can go to the finder, under the "go" menu choose "Connect to server" and then browse. Choose your mac mini's name, and look for the "Screen Sharing" button.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Sharing.
Select the Screen Sharing checkbox.
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All users:
Select this if you want to allow any user with a user account on your computer to share your screen.
Only these users:
Select this if you want to restrict screen sharing to specific users.Click Add at the bottom of the Users list and select a user from Users & Groups (accounts you have set up in Users & Groups preferences), Network Users (users on your network), or your Address Book. Or click New Person and enter a name and password to create a sharing account. Then select that user from the list, and then click Select.
Click Computer Settings and set the following options:
Anyone may request permission to control screen:
Select this to allow anyone on your network to request to share your screen.
VNC viewers may control screen with password:
Select this and enter a password that VNC viewer applications can enter in order to control your screen.It’s recommended that you not set a password if you only share this computer’s screen using the built-in screen sharing viewer in Mac OS X.

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Are you following these instructions?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796
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Just other users here, no replies from Apple itself.
Besides the included adapter working, there's a MDP to DVI adapter you can buy...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/B/mini-displayport-to-dvi-adapter
http://km.support.apple.com/library/APPLE/APPLECARE_ALLGEOS/HT3382/HT3382_4-mdp_ dvi_adapter--001-mul.png
Video Card:
HD Graphics 4000
VRAM Type:
Integrated
Details:
This model has an Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares memory with the system. Also see: What type of video system is provided by the Aluminum Mac mini models? Which are integrated and which are dedicated? Can the video be upgraded?
Standard VRAM:
512 MB*
Maximum VRAM:
512 MB*
Details:
*Apple quietly reports that with 4 GB of RAM installed, this model uses 512 MB of RAM for graphics. With additional RAM installed, more RAM may be reserved for graphics use.
Display Support:
Dual Displays
Resolution Support:
1920x1200*
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*This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on an HDMI display or a DVI display using the included HDMI-to-DVI adapter and 2560x1600 on a Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort display or even a VGA display (with an optional Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, which is compatible with the Thunderbolt port).
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*This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on an HDMI or a DVI display (using the included HDMI-to-DVI adapter) and 2560x1600 on a Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort display or even a VGA display (with an optional Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, which is compatible with the Thunderbolt port).
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-2.5-late-2 012-specs.html

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Hi, mates.
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Your Logitech system is looking for an analague 5.1 setup which the Mac mini itself cannot do.
You need to either use an AV Receiver between the Mac and the Speakers to do the conversion, or get an external sound card for the Mac.
Something like this http://www.hercules.com/us/Sound-Cards/bdd/p/56/muse-pocket-lt/
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I'm considering purchasing a Mac Mini but I'd like to connect a TV-Monitor to it (for using as a standard computer on a desk etc) and my family TV (for streaming and lazy sofa internet surfing!).
Is this possible using some form of HDMI twin adapter (both my tv's have HDMI connection) or will I have to use a VGA cable for the TV-Monitor?
Also will the Mac Mini need to be adjusted when running through HDMI or VGA or equivalent cable when I swap between the TV and the TV Monitor?
Many thanks in advance.
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Hi Apollo2000
Thank you
When you say 'display port' do you mean Thunderbolt port? Obviously id like to display monitor in HD if possible. Does the adaptor then allow you to plug an HDMI cable into it?
Many thanks,
CAZMAN4

Can I connect 2 monitors to a Mac Mini?

I am thinking of buying a Mac Mini for an art installation project and will need to connect two monitors to it. Please can someone let me know if I can connect more than 1 monitor to a Mac mini. Can they be 19" monitors or must they be smaller resolution? Do they have to be of a particular specification? Any recommendations? Thanks very much.

A simple splitter would theoretically support anything up to the mini's maximum resolution, but in practice it depends on the actual displays being used as the whether the mini correctly identifies the devices and offers the correct range of resolution options. Some juggling (such as disconnecting one display while the system boots or wakes from sleep) can help, but it really does depend on the display(s) as to whether the mini behaves correctly via a splitter of this sort.
The Matrox device is technically far better because it presents itself to the mini as a single display, but of course it limits maximum resolution across both screens, and thus isn't really all that attractive a proposition unless 15" LCDs are to be used rather than anything larger.
The USB-based device seems to offer the best of both worlds - or at least will offer the best of both worlds when released with tried and tested Mac drivers. It's not all that clear why Mac drivers have been slow in coming for these devices when they have been around for Windows for some time now, and a number of manufacturers had pre-announced Mac versions as much as a year ago. At the general price of $99 or so, a USB adaptor would provide a reasonably low cost and (importantly) flexible way to add a second display.... if such a device can be currently had!
The forgoing is the reason the 'yes' answer is not the short one!

Can I connect two monitors to a Mac Mini?

Can I connect two Monitors to a mac mini

Yes, but how depends on what model of Mini and what kind of monitors. Early models only had one monitor port. Later models had a Mini-DVI port and a Mini-Displayport. Current models have a Mini-Displayport and a HDMI port. The Mini-DVI and Mini-Displayport can attach VGA or DVI monitors, whereas the HDMI port can't use VGA monitors.
Beyond that, you can get Matrox's DualHead2Go or a USB->VGA or USB->DVI adapter. The Matrox product is a bit expensive and the USB adapters are a bit to slow for games and such. So, again, the answer is "yes", but with limitations

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