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Originally Posted by steins
Hi, we used to run two 1920x1080 video outputs from the Mac Mini before we bought the eGPU chassis. One HDMI and one DVI via USB-C adapter. So yes, two outputs works fine with this setup. I can't comment on performance with 4k, but in theory it should work over HDMI. However, the Mac Mini seems to run smoother with the Sonnet eGPU.
How did the optical TB solution work before it died? We have a machine room for the noisy gear and/or things which need to be kept cool, but I've never considered moving the Mini in there because we need TB accessible in the control room.
Stein Tore
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Thanks Stein for reply. At least I will be able to live with 1920x1080 for a while in worst case scenario. I don't expect to have real need for 4k reference so soon. :)
I had iMac 27' 5k in control room wired to the HDX / RAID storage in machine room via T2 optical. HDX took all the heavy lifting so iMac even didn't start to sweat and were completely silent. From iMac i had T3 to HDMI adapters to TV and VO booth. Everything worked without glitch and were smooth and actually is Avid supported solution. It made sense 4 years ago as T2 were up to date technology but not any more. I already have some T3 to T2 adapters in data chain and T2 wire were slowly becoming the bottleneck. I read a rumour that optical T3 will come out sometime this year but you know - T4 is already making a sign on horizon. Going KVM route makes more sense in long run as I don't expect CAT7 wires to age out anytime soon. That makes gear replacement and updating easer because they all are kept close in machine room.