Airplay Mirroring
I want to airplay mirror to the HDTV! I have apple TV and SL 10.7.5 for 2008 model iMac. If I upgrade to Mountain lion will this work? some info says I need 2011 iMac?? confused!
Mac OS X (10.7.5)
I want to airplay mirror to the HDTV! I have apple TV and SL 10.7.5 for 2008 model iMac. If I upgrade to Mountain lion will this work? some info says I need 2011 iMac?? confused!
Mac OS X (10.7.5)
About AirPlay and Airplay Mirroring
AirPlay Mirroring requires a second-generation Apple TV or later, and is supported on the following Mac models: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer). For non-qualifying Macs you can try using Air Parrot.
Several Apple Articles Regarding AirPlay
Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- How to use AirPlay Mirroring
How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes
About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion
iTunes 10- About playing music with AirPlay
Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
Thanks to the $15 Beamer, AirPlay streaming is still possible on Macs that do not support Airplay and mirroring.
Another solution is the Air Parrot.
AirPlay mirroring is not compatible with a 2008 Mac.
See the "Feature-specific requirements" section here:
Airplay Mirroring