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Using a TV as the only monitor with Apple silicon without mirroring.

My M4 Mac mini is connected to my smart TV via HDMI. I may not have noticed it before, but now screen mirroring (to the TV) is permanently on (blue icon in menu bar). It works fine, but does mirroring have to be on? I can't find a way to turn it off. The display settings give the options:

When connected to TV

Ask What to Show

Mirror Entire Screen

Choose Window or App

Use as Extended Display


I'd rather the TV was just seen as my one and only monitor.


macOS: Sequoia 15.2

Mac mini, macOS 15.2

Posted on Jan 21, 2025 05:50 AM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2025 08:21 AM

What you are seeing is both the HDMI Cabled and the local Networked connections to the smart TV.

In other words, you would not see that with a standard computer display connected to the Mac mini.


If you plan on only using the smart TV as an HDMI connected Display with the Mac mini, then you could turn off the TV's network connection.


If you are using the smart TV as a Display for the Mac mini and as a networked TV for other things, then just ignore as suggested by Ian.

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Jan 21, 2025 08:21 AM in response to Ray1951

What you are seeing is both the HDMI Cabled and the local Networked connections to the smart TV.

In other words, you would not see that with a standard computer display connected to the Mac mini.


If you plan on only using the smart TV as an HDMI connected Display with the Mac mini, then you could turn off the TV's network connection.


If you are using the smart TV as a Display for the Mac mini and as a networked TV for other things, then just ignore as suggested by Ian.

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