Multiple Displays for a Mac Mini

We are getting ready to use a Mac Mini at our church to run Keynote slides for Music and Sermon notes. What do I need to do to run a monitor at teh Mina and then project presentation out to 4 TV's via HDMI? I am fairly new to Mac...be kind

Hello & welcome Tony!
The Mini natively can handle 2 Monitiors...
Video Support
Works with almost any display or HDTV.
Thunderbolt port with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution
HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution
DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (included)
Support for dual display and video mirroring
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_mini/select
So I think for 4 TVs you'd need 3 of these...
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/VIDU2DVIA/
Features
Works on PC and Intel Mac models
Lossless compression
LCD, CRT, projector displays
Connect one extra monitor per adapter to your desktop or laptop's USB port!
Configure connected monitors to either clone your primary screen, or extend the desktop allowing visibility of more applications at the same time!
Display Modes:
Can easily Mirror the main display
Extend left, right, above, or below
Can be rotated left, right, or upside-down
Windows Vista & 7 Aero support
Windows XP and Vista 32-bit support
Standard and Widescreen ratio aspects
High-Performance DDR memory
Completely silent operation
Uses very little computer resources and offers a vast array of screen resolutions and color depths ensuring little performance difference between a screen directly connected or via USB 2.0
Supports resolutions up to 2048 x 1152 including SDTV/HDTV resolutions: 480i/p (640x480), 720p (1280x720), 1080i/p (1920x1080)
Bus Powered Operation - no external power supply needed
Macintosh:
Intel based Mac OS X 10.4.11 and above
(not compatible with PowerPC based Macs)
Supports up to four monitors
NOTE: There is a possible incompatibility with the primary screen becomes corrupted or other issues are seen when using the DisplayLink Mac driver on Core i5/i7 systems. This issue has been resolved by Apple in Mac OS X 10.6.5.
NOTE: Software Color Calibration tools do not operate on displays connected via USB Displayport technology.
Windows:
2000 SP4, XP SP2, Vista with Aero support, and 7
Supports up to six monitors
Includes
USB to DVI Adapter
DVI to HDMI Adapter
DVI to VGA Adapter

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