When using airplay from mac to apple tv it lags/freezes, but works fine with iPhone

Thank you! Had this issue for so long and had given up but today I decided to read forums until I fixed it. Your solution worked so thank you so much for taking the time to post this.

Hi guys,

I have spent a week trying all the tips I could find in this discussion to sort out the lagging which I encountered with my iMac and my Air on Apple TV3.

kmjansenNCSU is spot on I think, which works well for Apple since they have to force more people to use the isheep iTunes.

In other words, for me, the only thing that stopped the lagging (including ethernet here and there, BT off, changing wireless channels, activity monitor etc) was playing the movie in iTunes.

Even though I'm very grateful to you guys for easing my very annoyed mind I will actually now consider the Chromecast... ⚠

Why on EARTH do you feel the need to post a response saying that you have the same problem? People like you are unbelievable. You only make it harder for people like me find information you and all of the people like you should be banned from this forum

So having read most of this thread (thank guys for clogging it up with your 'useful' replies), I have found that:

ATV3 - Settings -> Audio & Video -> Adjust for AirPlay Overscan -> OFF = makes it better, but not perfect

Turning off Bluetooth = makes it better, but not perfect

However, investing in Beamer makes it PERFECT. Go get it and finally enjoy ATV as it was meant to be.

Excellent man... that was the issue... the bluetooth...! I turned off the bluetooth as you said and the lag disappeared... thx

Yes, finally, thanks!

Thanks, at least something different from all the tips posted up to know.

Anyway I'm on a MBA2013 10.10.5 and there is no way out for me. Tried everything, I went over all posts since 2013 and btw it absolutely ridiculous how apple is lacking of any support.

I mean one of the reason why we are with apple is that everything was supposed to be working perfectly between their products.

Now I find my computer slowing down again and again after the bloody updates showing this attitude of making feel your hardware obsolete which at the time of Jobs never happened.

And since two weeks guess what!? My ATV3 doesn't even mirror my MBA properly anymore while my iphone6 and an iPad of 2009 has no problem at all in doing it.

Yesterday I tried the latest Remote Desktop Client and Security Update with finger crossed and now, lag is double than before!!!!!

I am so ****** you guys have no idea, APPLE you are F******* things up badly!!!!

I had not so much a lag, but more of a stutter problem. Anyway, this solved it for me: https://www.quora.com/Apple-TV-third-generation-How-can-I-prevent-stutter-lag-wh en-using-AirPlay-mirroring

Hope it helps!

thank's it work instantly!

Hardware: MBP Retina (2012), Time Capsule (2015), iPhone 6 (2015), Apple TV (2014), AirPort Express (4-5 years old)

I only use my MBP for streaming audio from iTunes. Since the Yosemite upgrade, it does not work anymore. Irrespective of Bluetooth on/off, distance, other electronic devices, etc.

My problems are exactly like the ones described above - the songs are cut up by short periods of silence. The equivalent with iPhone 6 is problem free.

I have now tested the MBP towards both my Apple TV and my older AirPort Express – and the same problem occurs with both.

Hence, this must be a software problem in OS X - not in any of the other devices.

Same here... And I can definitely rule out some of those other factors (network interference, bandwidth, etc.). I come from a strong IT/networking background, my setup is ideal, and none of that in any way mitigates the issue.

I submitted this to their request form:

I try to use AirPlay to mirror my MBPr to my TV and it is a terrible experience. Any video playback is very choppy and laggy. This falls very short of Apple TV supposedly being a key component to the "Apple Ecosystem."

On the other hand, my iPhone 6 always performs AirPlay flawlessly. It seems like there is a big difference in the technical resources consumed to deliver video playback between the two different types of AirPlay. I wish OSX had something as reliable as iOS AirPlay.

My network is using a dedicated Xfinity modem set in bridge mode, leaving all routing to be managed by my Apple Time Capsule 3TB. I have no neighboring network interference, no environmental interference. The Apple TV is hard wired to the Time Capsule. My MBPr and iPhone use the Time Capsule's 5ghz frequency

I think Riis is on point:

I am in no way qualified to answer way the iphone gives better performance when it comes to mirroring with airplay, but I think it must be because of the different way the two platforms use airplay.

The iphone uses quicktime and streams "just" the video of your choice and does make a mirror of the iphone in the same sense.

The macbook makes a direct mirror onto the tv of everything on the macbooks screen. This might require a lot more from the computer compared to the iphone. Because the macbook is of course on all parameters much more powerful than the iphone.

It would be nice if Apple were able to make the macbook use airplay in the same, what seems to be a more efficient way, as the Iphone.

I used to have the same problem. however, i solved it by turning the Apple TV Bluetooth off

google chrome *****. I've heard that Nvidia Shield could be the better alternative. so disappointed on apple. they used to care about their customers and their eco-system.