drdre74
Level 1 (8 points)
Mac OS X

Q: airplay black screen on tv

I wanted to use airplay to mirror my monitor to my Apple TV in the living room. It says its connected but the tv is black. It works when i airplay iTunes movies just fine but if i want to mirror my screen so i can watch movies in the safari browser is were i have the issue. Im on a 2015 iMac running El Cap.

Posted on Jul 25, 2016 8:43 AM

Close
drdre74

Q: airplay black screen on tv

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 25, 2016 9:15 AM in response to drdre74
    Level 6 (11,770 points)
    Jul 25, 2016 9:15 AM in response to drdre74

    Does it work if you use the Airplay button in Safari?

     

    Screen Shot 2016-07-25 at 17.14.27.png

  • by drdre74,

    drdre74 drdre74 Jul 25, 2016 9:36 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 25, 2016 9:36 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

    It works if I'm watching a video say on youtube and i click the airplay video option in the youtube player but as far as showing my whole screen like it should do it doesn't do that. I like to watch TNT sometimes and they don't have a Apple TV app yet.So i wanted to mirror my monitor. The airplay sound comes out the TV just no picture when i use the airplay button in the top menu.

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 25, 2016 9:43 AM in response to drdre74
    Level 6 (11,770 points)
    Jul 25, 2016 9:43 AM in response to drdre74

    I wonder if this is caused by the screen resolution of your iMac being too high for the Apple TV to handle.

    I don't have an Apple TV, so I can't test this directly, but I have successfully mirrored my rMBP display to my iMac (which is running an application called AirServer, so it can be used as an Airplay target).

    Does switching between mirroring or using the Apple TV as a separate display make any difference?

  • by drdre74,

    drdre74 drdre74 Jul 25, 2016 10:02 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 25, 2016 10:02 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

    yeah doesn't seem to work. quick time will mirror just great just checked that. I forgot I have airparriot from a older mac and that works fine so that maybe my only option. Just figured since this is a new mac not even a year old that airplay would work like advertised.