[bluntedge]

I have late model mac mini with one thunderbolt/dvi slot and a HDMI slot. I recently bought two 25"(625mm) Dell Monitors and want to run dual monitors . I have one monitor connected via mini DVI to the thunderbolt slot on the mac mini and a HDMI connected via mac mini to the 2nd monitor. It works ok but I can't get the monitors to match in resolution. One monitor via mini dvi/thunderbolt is at 2560 x 1440 and the 2nd monitor is at 2048 x 1152 . My question is how can I hook up two monitors and get the same resolution ? Is there someway I hook up two mini dvi from the monitors to the mac mini?

[pkcable]

My guess would be that you are getting the max resolution for each connection method and that you will need to set the dvi/thunderbolt 1 down to match the HDMI one. Let me poke around my MBP and see if I can find where that setting is, ok I don't have a monitor handy to plug in (well I don't have a cord actually, BUT I think I found the spot), BUT click on the Apple at the upper left, then System Preferences, then Displays. I'm sure the settings will be somewhere in there.

[kch50428]

Mac mini - Accessories - Apple Support

http://www.apple.com/support/displays/

[pkcable]

Mac mini - Accessories - Apple Support

Displays - Apple Support

Based on readings from these pages it IS a port limitation with the HDMI port it's resolution is lower than the Thunderbolt port.