Mac Mini connect to two display

My friend told me the he has a Mac Mini and he wants to connect two VGA monitor, one mini-display to VGA is used, he wants to use mini-HDMI to VGA for the second VGA monitor, is it possible, as i know, the Mac Mini have mini-dvi, it can be used to use mini-dvi to VGA connector connecting to another VGA monitor!
The question is:
1 Are all Mac Mini have a min-dvi port?
2 He wants to use mini-HDMI to VGA (require to use HDMI to VGA converter) connecting to 2nd VGA monitor, is it possible?
thanks in advance

If he uses a fairly expensive HDMI to VGA converter device, sure - it could work. There may be issues as the HDMI expects an HDCP handshake for some functions, and communicating the right display resolutions could be another issue. This is also not all that cheap, and it might just be better to get one or two new monitors with DVI or HDMI inputs. Keep in mind you can not use a passive adapter cable to go from VGA to HDMI - the former being analog and the latter digital.

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