HT201343: Use AirPlay to display video from your Mac on an HDTV

Learn about Use AirPlay to display video from your Mac on an HDTV

joelbentley

Level 1 (0 points)

Q: I have Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and a brand new Apple TV. Why can't I find AirPort Mirroring?

It shows up in iTunes but not on my menu bar. I'm trying to share my full screen with my TV.

AppleTV 2, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Feb 4, 2013 10:03 PM

I have this question too

Q: I have Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and a brand new Apple TV. Why can't I find AirPort Mirroring?

All replies

Helpful answers

by diphosphine,

diphosphine Feb 5, 2013 12:45 AM in response to joelbentley
Level 1 (0 points)

Feb 5, 2013 12:45 AM in response to joelbentley

I believe you mean Airplay (not Airport) Mirroring. You need Mountain Lion (10.8) in order to be able to mirror your Mac to the Apple TV. Even then, the Mac needs to be a fairly recent model as indicated here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Reply options

Link to this post

by julesnewtoMac,

julesnewtoMac Feb 5, 2013 1:20 AM in response to joelbentley
Level 4 (1,261 points)

Feb 5, 2013 1:20 AM in response to joelbentley

As diphosphane said, but if you Mac is pre mid-2011 (early 2011 for macBook Pro) a third party app called airparrot can help you to 'mirror'.

Jules
Reply options

Link to this post