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Q: Apple TV and MacBook Air Mirroring

I need help! I am so frustrated!

 

My MacBook Air is brand new; I bought it yesterday.  It comes with Airplay and it is in my top menu bar.  I have the new apple tv as well.  And I have a good internet connection. 

 

Everything is fully updated.

 

When I click on the airplay button and click it to apple tv SOMETIMES my screen appears on the tv so I know the systems have the capabilities to talk to each other.  But most of the time my screen does not even show up. 

 

If the macbook air screen does show up on the tv the mouse does not really work.  I will move the mouse toward the dock and nothing will happen on the tv and then a few seconds/minutes later the mouse will catch up on the tv to where I just put it. 

 

I just don't understand why it isn't just showing my screen on the tv and when I click on safari or iphoto its not mirroring my computer, it should be simple and it should work.

 

Can anyone please help?

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), MacBook Air and Apple TV connecting

Posted on Jun 26, 2013 9:09 AM

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