SathyK
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Q: mac mini (mid 2011) no airplay icon

Hey all, I just got a apple TV 3rd GEN, and can't seem to see this airplay icon on the top of my screen? I got a mid 2011 mac mini with a 2.7GHz i7 osx lion 10.7.5.

 

everything works with connecting itunes to apple TV but I want to do airplay mirroring.

 

is there something wrong with my hardware ?

 

thanks for you time,

sath

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Oct 8, 2012 1:31 AM

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  • by Boujnih,

    Boujnih Boujnih Oct 8, 2012 4:28 AM in response to SathyK
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    Oct 8, 2012 4:28 AM in response to SathyK

    What you need is OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) to be able to Airplay from your Mac mini mid 2011.

     

    Requirements for AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion

    An Apple TV


    Supported Macs    AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion takes advantage of the hardware video encoding capabilities of 2nd and 3rd Generation Intel Core processors. Hardware video encoding allows AirPlay Mirroring to efficiently deliver high frame rates while maintaining optimal system performance. The following Mac models have processors that support AirPlay Mirroring:

    • iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
    • Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
    • MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
    • MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)