Split Mac Mini image

hello,
I have a question, and if anyone out there could trhow me a bone you'd be doing me a huge fav..... can a mini mac image be split? I im on the process of buying a new mini mac and I would love to split my image either on 2 42-inch HD TV's or get 2 monitors. I dont know if there is a VGA imput on and HDTV (2009 model)? If thats the case, could I hook up one monitor (HDTV) through an hdmi cable and the other monitor (HDTV) through a VGA cable? or what would be the best way (image quality) to split the image?
Given the case that I can hook up 2 monitors, how do I split the image? How do i not end up with two exact same images?
I appreciate any help ANYONE can give me!!!
cheers,

¡Hola Panchito, te doy la bienvenida otra vez a las discusiones de Apple!
What you are referring to is an extended Desktop, where the Mac's graphic user interface is spread over two side by side displays. The other option is called mirroring, where both displays show the same image and the Desktop is contained within just one display's width.
A new Mac mini has 1 HDMI port and 1 mini DisplayPort. Most HDTVs have had HDMI ports for a few years now. I suggest that you use HDMI. You would just need an HDMI to HDMI cable for one display, and a mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter plus an HDMI to HDMI cable for the other display. That would use both of the mini's video ports to power your displays with digital audio and video through HDMI cables.
I am just wondering about the size. You may find that a good resolution for the 42" HDTVs may make text and such too small to view comfortably. Perhaps someone with more experience with large HDTV displays can comment.
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