Q: AirPlay icon isn't showing up
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Aug 26, 2013 10:11 PMby mende1,Welcome to Apple Support Communities
AirPlay Mirroring needs an Early 2011 or newer MacBook Pro, so you can't use it in your MacBook. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404
However, there are some third-party apps that allows you to mirror your Mac's display onto the Apple TV, like Beamer or AirParrot
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Aug 26, 2013 10:12 PMby Kappy,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.
Other solutions are the Air Parrot, StreamToMe, and AirServer.
