How to Dual Display an iMac via HDMI (Cheapest/Easiest Way)

Today I will be showing you how to dual display an iMac to a secondary display very easily in a matter of seconds.
What you'll need:
- Mini Displayport to HDMI Adapter:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003TL8AO0/ref=oss_product
- HDMI Lead
And thats it!
Hope this helped :)

Monitor: Fujitsu Amilo XL 3220T
Mount for monitor: Omnimount WS3

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[Evilnils]

Problem here I got a VGA adaptor for my mac, but it duplicates my screen, and not expands it - any solution?

[mightymikey246]

@Evilnils Go to System preferences > Displays > Arrangement and make sure the 'Mirror Displays' box on the bottom left isn't ticked.

[wastnTIMEwastnTIME]

I read some of the reviews on amazon. They say those Apple Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter last for a short time then die. Is yours still working?

[mightymikey246]

@wastnTIMEwastnTIME Well, I've had mine for just over a year now and had no problems with it at all. Still working fine.

[you7tube24]

can you do this with a tv?

[mightymikey246]

@you7tube24 I believe so, yes. As long as it has a HDMI.

[Leontius]

Epic desktop. :O

[thovocastro]

what kind of monitor stand is that?

[Mofran56]

Great product, haha i should start purchasing from Amazon. I purchased the exact same cord from London Drugs here in Canada for roughly $40 with taxes. Besides that its a great product, and when you get 2 monitors youll never go back to 1.

[hawaiiankickboxer]

Thanks!



[kolwer123]

i have the new Mac 21.5 does this cable work for it?

[CHOFOable]

lol his monitor looks like a gigantic iPad lol

[HOMETEAM8011]

zon



[arsh231]

Could i connect my pc into the imac? Use it as a monitor

[Evilnils]

@mightymikey246 Thank god, got it solved - I had it expanded on my PC screen, but duplicated on my TV - Got it solved tho, Thanks.

[wastnTIMEwastnTIME]

@ibanez0830 I ended up buying a mini display port to HDMI cable instead of the adapter. It was about $16 but it looked like it would last longer than the adapters. It works great. The picture on my TV looks better than the picture on my MAC. I guess I have the "old mac" from a couple of years ago and can't get the sound to come out of my TV speakers. I tried the "audio in" to the TV and plugged the other end to the headphone jack of the Mac using an adapter. Works for my stereo but not the TV.