Q: Mountain Lion: Airplay was the only feature i wanted!!!

I bought my iMac in mid 2011 (and I see now its a mid 2010 iMac), and I dont get AirPlay? For the first time, I actually want my money back from Apple... :-/

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion, AirPlay

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 2:00 PM

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by Alley_Cat,

Alley_Cat Jul 25, 2012 2:03 PM in response to Reynir
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Jul 25, 2012 2:03 PM in response to Reynir

Unfortunately no.

AC
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by Alley_Cat,

Alley_Cat Jul 25, 2012 2:04 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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Jul 25, 2012 2:04 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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by Alley_Cat,

Alley_Cat Jul 25, 2012 2:06 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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Jul 25, 2012 2:06 PM in response to Alley_Cat

You might take a look at:

http://airparrot.com

I have not used this and cannot say how well it works. There are mixed reports.
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by David J. Downs,Helpful

David J. Downs Jul 25, 2012 2:07 PM in response to Reynir
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Jul 25, 2012 2:07 PM in response to Reynir

You can contact Apple and ask for a refund. They may or may not give it to you.
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by Reynir,

Reynir Jul 25, 2012 2:08 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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Jul 25, 2012 2:08 PM in response to Alley_Cat

This is a huge marketing mistake, since only the newest iMac´s are getting this feature.
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by Reynir,

Reynir Jul 25, 2012 2:11 PM in response to David J. Downs
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Jul 25, 2012 2:11 PM in response to David J. Downs

David, I will for sure contact Apple support tomorrow morning.
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by Reynir,

Reynir Jul 25, 2012 2:12 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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Jul 25, 2012 2:12 PM in response to Alley_Cat

Alley_Cat: Have you seen anyone confirm if this app includes audio when mirroring?
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by RoryMac,

RoryMac Jul 25, 2012 2:18 PM in response to Reynir
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Jul 25, 2012 2:18 PM in response to Reynir

Are you talking about AirPlay or Mirroring? AirPlay should work fine, mirroring to an AppleTV is another story...
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by steveg_,

steveg_ Jul 25, 2012 2:19 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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Jul 25, 2012 2:19 PM in response to Alley_Cat

Is Airparrot approved by Apple?
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by KC7GNM,

KC7GNM Jul 25, 2012 2:20 PM in response to RoryMac
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Jul 25, 2012 2:20 PM in response to RoryMac

It is called AirPlay mirroring. One in the same.
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by RoryMac,

RoryMac Jul 25, 2012 2:23 PM in response to KC7GNM
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Jul 25, 2012 2:23 PM in response to KC7GNM

This is AirPlay. Not one in the same as AirPlay Mirrorirng.

http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/#airplay
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by Alley_Cat,

Alley_Cat Jul 25, 2012 2:25 PM in response to steveg_
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Jul 25, 2012 2:25 PM in response to steveg_

steveg_ wrote:

Is Airparrot approved by Apple?
No.

At least not as far as I know.

You'll find similar things for audio like RogueAmoeba's Airfoil.

AC
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by Reynir,

Reynir Jul 25, 2012 2:26 PM in response to RoryMac
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Jul 25, 2012 2:26 PM in response to RoryMac

I am talking about mirroring... and since AirPlay via iTunes on my mac to my AppleTV has worked so well I just belived that my iMac would also be able to handle mirroring.
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by Douglas McLaughlin,

Douglas McLaughlin Jul 25, 2012 2:27 PM in response to Reynir
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Jul 25, 2012 2:27 PM in response to Reynir

The previous version Mac minis, current version Mac minis, previous version MacBook Pros, current version MacBook Pros, previous version MacBook Airs and current version MacBook Airs are all supported. So, it's no "only the newest iMacs". It's possible that in the future Apple could release an update for Mountain Lion that adds support for some older model Macs. But we'll have to wait and see.

-Doug
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