3rd Generation Apple TV compatibility with Catalina

Trying to watch a movie on my mac running the latest Catalina version and streaming via AirPlay to my Sony TV. Apple TV is 3rd generation. I get sound but no video when I run my apple tv app on my mac. Version 1.0.4.103 of the apple tv app. Is my Apple TV compatible with the new apple tv app on my mac?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 16, 2020 5:16 PM

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Posted on Apr 16, 2020 10:48 PM

Yes the Apple TV version is 7.5. However, Catalina is running AirPlay 2 which isn't compatible with Apple TV 3rd generation. Catalina is currently only able to stream to Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD. Not Apple TV Gen 2 or 3. Only option is to buy a new Apple TV HD (149) or HDMI adapter to the lighting bolt port on the mac.

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Apr 16, 2020 10:48 PM in response to bluetubes

Yes the Apple TV version is 7.5. However, Catalina is running AirPlay 2 which isn't compatible with Apple TV 3rd generation. Catalina is currently only able to stream to Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD. Not Apple TV Gen 2 or 3. Only option is to buy a new Apple TV HD (149) or HDMI adapter to the lighting bolt port on the mac.

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