VLC player rendering to Sony TV fails after Tahoe 26.2
After updating to Tahoe 26.2 - VLC player 3.0.23 can not render from my MacBook to Sony Oled XR55A80J.
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.2
What error are you receiving with VLC or Tahoe 26.2? You didn't clarify if you were attempting to use Apple's AirPlay or AirPlay 2 to the Sony TV from your Mac. I do not see any XR-prefix Sony TVs supported for that purpose for either version of AirPlay.
Do you have any other (e.g. free IINA) video playing software that does work when playing video to your Sony TV? This is the first update to the VLC 3 code stream in over 18 months, their largest update and bug fix, according to them, and it may or may not be entirely compatible with Tahoe 26.2.
Try this. Power off the Sony TV and your MacBook Pro. Connect the quality HDMI 2.1 cable between your MacBook Pro and the Sony TV — to a different HDMI port on the TV. Power on the TV and use its settings to switch to the connected HDMI port on it.
Now, boot your MacBook Pro and via System Settings > Sound, redirect your audio output to the TV that should be recognized there. On your System Settings > Displays panel, set the proper selection for When connected to TV.
Now launch VLC 3.0.23 (or IINA) and play your video.
If this is a compatibility issue with the new VLC 3.0.23, then you may need to contact them, and/or wait for the release of macOS 26.3 (in case the VLC team was working with that beta) and not the released Tahoe 26.2.
