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

I got same problem - latest iMac 27" with best GPU + Apple TV 3 - all upgrades up to date.

I was playing with router settings - my can go only on 2.4G but using WiFi monitor I managed to set up router on chanel 5 what make little noise and best connection. Still got this video lags. I was trying to connect ATV by eternet cable but no change for me.

Think is I got Beamer app to play video on ATV and its going absolutely perfect - cant put subtitles or anything like that but streaming can be perfect. I just dont undersund the problem.

Just like upgrading to 10.9.1, upgrading to 10.9.2 had fixed the lag and pixelation problems ONLY TEMPORARILY

After each upgrade using AirPlay mirroring from my late 2013 MBP to my 3rd gen Apple TV worked perfectly. After a few weeks however it became unusable (quarter-inch sized pixels and multi-second lag).

Whatever is happening during the Mac OS X updates, it fixes the problem (temporarily).

Is it some kind of network related cache that only gets flushed when updating the OS?

Come on Apple, give us a fix or a workaround!

Same happens here.

iPhone 5S air playing very smooth, but when I try the same thing / video with my Macbook Air it lags a lot and pixelation can be seen.

The only thing that frustaste me on Apple is the lack of information on these situations. It really seems an update problem.

This is unbelievalbe. A $150 iPod Touch works better than a $3,000 MacBook Pro Retina Display. All the talk about hooking up an ethernet cable to skip wireless, etc. etc. Why does it work the way it's supposed to with a cheap piece of crap iPod Touch, but the most expensive MacBook Pro is completely useless.

The best part - it works like clockwork. We have 4 iPod Touches in the house (kids), and they ALL work correctly consistently. AND we have MacBook Pro Retina, MacBook Air and another MacBook Pro in the house...ALL of which work like crap. At least Apple is CONSISTENT!

I've tried all the settings and tricks and streaming is complete crap with MBP...so, alas, I'm stuck with using this great new Apple TV technology exclusively from a crappy iPod Touch. Unbelievable.

2012 MacBook Pro 13 and atv 2nd. Have the same problem. Work's OK with iPhone and iPad. It works until today then , I don't know what happen . Already look for any problem on the router or atv. Everything seems working well as I can mirror with my two other devices.

It's been months and still no fix to this?

My friends are making fun of me with me when I'm down on 4 with my $3200 Macbook Pro in my hand, connecting it to tv HDMI when the Apple TV freezez again in the middle of the show.

Come on, that should not be the way....

I nave the same issue with my Apple TV II : no lag with iPhone or iPad and issues with video coming from my iMac.

so i just download and installed beamer fixed everything. i find it funny that a third party softwar takes car of the issue. the app works great no issue crystal clear.

It does not help if you are trying to watch a video, for instance, from youtube.

Dear Apple.

This should be embarrassing to you and for you.

This is a known issue for years, and your only response is sending a generic canned email response at the beginning of this thread. That's insulting to us, the customer.

You have a suite of products and clearly is the reason you remain in business. Yet you don't bother fixing a major gap in your system?

My family enjoys watching movies, netflix, tvshows, etc., and base our family entertainment around this product when we have family nights, and I know we can't be the only ones. Doesn't that mean anything to you?

Hi Sheila M,

Have you read or addressed this concern any further? Because your response doesnt work. Apple TV is now pointless and Google Chorome seems to be the alternative route.

There is no fix or solution for this, its been 3 months I have the Apple TV and I already tried everything, tried connecting the internet cable directly to Apple TV, updated the software numerous times, changed the resolution of my computer screen, nothing works, Its impossible to connect your MAC to Apple TV everything else works (iPhone - iPad). Its just lagging and freezing making it impossible to watch anything from your MAC.

Sad thing is I bought it to connect my MAC to my tv and watch movies and it ended up being useless, just waste of my money... What is the use of Apple TV if you cannot watch things from your computer???

I tried being patient and thought I could fix it but after 3 months and numerous attempts I am pretty sure Apple TV"s are garbage. Apple is selling an unfinished product, a product that does not work when you connect your MAC, Its just incomlete, buggy or I dont know just not doing what it should be doing.

I am just sad and angry to myself for buying this crap TV....

P.S: Forgot to write, everytime I go to the MAC center they tell me I just need to update the software and the solution is in that latest update, they know very well that their product is not performing and that they dont have a solution for it and instead of accepting it they just lie to your face hoping that you go away and waste your time trying to fix something thats unfixable, its been 2 times they sent me home for an update and non of those latest updates solved anything... Its the same old garbage Apple TV still freezing to a point where its impossible to use your MAC on TV

Just to chime in - another user with identical problems - macbook air, latest everything, atv, latest everything, streaming from my iphone works perfectly, from the macbook it's terrible. Shameful that this it not fixed or even a workaround identified by the vendor.

Same issue. Late 2012 MacBook Pro. OSX 10.9.2.

Hello kissoundz, I have an early 2011 Macbook Pro with a Radeon HD 6750 dedicated graphhics card and an Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics. The OS is Mavericks and it uses automatic graphics switching software which utilizes the integrated graphics for low intensity video requirements and switches to the dedicated graphics card for more intense video needs. I stream to a 3rd generation apple tv a great deal and really have had no problems. I mainly stream from abc.com or netflix but I recently started watching "Orphan Black" which is offered on Amazon Prime. It would stream ok but when the episode was over and I went to the mac to switch to something else, that's when the trouble started. Wherever I moved my cursor the screen began to erase like using a paint tool in photo shop to erase part of an exposure. I would have no control and could not access the drop down menu by clicking on the apple logo, so I had to reort to a total reboot. I turned the graphics swithcing off in system prefferences; enrgy saver. The video would stream fine and I had complete control of my mac but the internal fans were screaming at about 5,500 rpms. I googled the streaming requirements for Amazon Prime and found I needed to down load the Silver Light plug in and update my Adobe Flash player. I can now stream with automatic graphics switching on and fans operate around 2,500 to 3,200 rpms and I have complete control of the mac. My wife has a late 2011 Macbook Pro 13 with streaming issues as well. It would stream but canstantly stop and say loading. We installed the necessary plug ins and everything is fine now.This seems to be a different issue from what you are experiencing but maybe it can help.