Black Screen with Airplay on macOS Monterey

Try this for the Google Chrome Browser, go to Chrome Settings > Advanced > System, turn off Use hardware acceleration when available, Relaunch then try Disney+/Airplay again.

I’m not using Chrome on my MacBook Air. Is there a solution for using Safari? What about the Apple TV+ app on MacBook Airs?

I experience the same black screen issue when streaming Apple TV+ from my MBA to Apple TV (3rd Gen). My Desktop and Apple TV+ window shows up on my tv screen but when I play an show or film, the pop up window opens up with only audio (black window) . When I turn off AirPlay, the same pop up window come to life and I have audio and visual images.

wnazari wrote:

Hi, I'm experiencing issues streaming movies over Apple TV on AirPlay.

I'm not clear on what you mean -- do you have an Apple TV hardware device or a TV that supports AirPlay 2?

Netflix, Disney +, and Hulu work directly on my Macbook, but when I connect my device over AirPlay to my Apple TV, the screen is black, but I can hear audio. This happens both on the Google Chrome browser and Safari.

Well, if you have an Apple TV device, you're going the long way around the block, since you could simply run Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ apps on the Apple TV itself.

Anyway, on my macbook air, I just tried to "AirPlay" the Disney+ web site to my AirPlay 2-enabled LG TV. It wouldn't work (the LG was greyed out and labled as "available for some video sites"). I gather Disney is worried about copy protection.

any workaround?

Yes. I set the LG TV up as an extended display to my macOS desktop. System Preferences... > Displays > Add Display... and setup your AirPlay 2 TV as an extended display rather than mirrored at the TV's native resolution. Then drag the Disney+ tab from Chrome off the right side of your macbook display onto the TV, hit play and go full-screen. I've got something playing now as I type this on my Macbook display in another Chrome Window. The TV's audio is working well too.

Note that the resolution and playback performance on the "wireless display" is not nearly as good as that of the Apple TV 4K plugged directly into the LG TV via HDMI (or the LG's native Disney+ app either :-).

streaming Apple TV+ … to Apple TV (3rd Gen) …

You could watch Apple TV+ directly on Apple TV (3rd generation), without the need for AirPlay.

Watch Apple TV+ on Apple TV (4K, HD, and 3rd generation) - Apple Support

That fix worked for me. Thanks!

I think I have Apple TV Gen 2, not 3.

Then streaming Apple TV+ is not supported through that device; not even through AirPlay unfortunately.

All the ways to watch Apple TV+ - Apple Support

Thanks! Works for me 👌

That worked for me too. Thanks!

Sorry. I think I have Apple TV Gen 2, not 3.