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

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FidOfTheDead
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Q: I have a mid 2011 iMac and i do not see a AirPlay option on my device. Why?

I have a mid 2011 iMac and i do not see a AirPlay option on my device. Why?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 13, 2013 10:10 PM

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FidOfTheDead

Q: I have a mid 2011 iMac and i do not see a AirPlay option on my device. Why?

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  • by julesnewtoMac,

    julesnewtoMac julesnewtoMac Mar 14, 2013 12:29 AM in response to FidOfTheDead
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    Mar 14, 2013 12:29 AM in response to FidOfTheDead

    Hi Fid

     

    Your mac is fine but you need OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or newer and your profile says you have OS X 10.7.5 Lion.  You need to get ML as a purchase from the app store as mirror is a new feature with that OS.

     

    The alternative is a third party app called airparrot.

     

    Jules