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Want to play video files on an iMac on to a large screen TV using a 3rd generation Apple TV box.
Trying to find out if I can use an ethernet connection between an iMac and an Apple TV box.
There is no wi-fi available.
I can play movies purchased using the Apple TV box which is played on to the TV from the Apple TV box.
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So if I connect the Apple TV box to a router using ethernet cable which has an internet connection, can I open and show files on the large screen TV using the Apple TV box? Say files created in Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Quicktime, these will have been created by me with no rights management involved.
You mention HDMI, that's what we are doing now, but the cable run from the Mac to the TV is so long the signal does not reach the TV. We can't connect the iMac with a short HDMI cable as the iMac is at the back of the room, the large TV is at the front.
Yes you can show your presentations from the Mac on the TV that way. Use AirPlay to stream what’s on your Mac to an HDTV - Apple Support.
Very long HDMI cables need powered repeaters that keep the signal at high strength. It’s sometimes the only way (think conference hall projectors).
Thanks for the reply.
I won't be using internet, instead I'm trying to play video files already stored on the iMac on to the large screen TV.
If its necessary I have an ethernet switch used to exchange files between a two Macs.
I want to know if the Apple TV box can play these files on to the TV.
DRM protected files (like from the iTunes Store or other commercial content providers) may still need an internet connection for authentication, for streaming via a device that is not the device on which it was downloaded.
Apple TV expects a network connection based on TCP/IP, with local IP addresses and NTP and DNS for all connected devices. Things that are typically managed by a router. That is different from file sharing between two Macs through a direct ethernet connection. There are no instructions for what you want without router. I haven’t read about any instance of someone succeeding in what you want without router.
You can of course make a direct connection from the Mac to the TV (skipping the Apple TV), using HDMI. Some Macs may need an adapter (e.g. Thunderbolt-to-HDMI) for that. You can then mirror the screen, or use as a second screen.
Success!
Your link to the Apple Airplay webpage solved it, working great here with ethernet only now.
many thanks
Ethernet still needs a router for normal operation, and in some case internet access as well.
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Mac ⇄ router ⇄ Apple TV → TV
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