I am debating on buying a Apple Tv, and I know that your able to "Mirror" your screen to the designated Tv. My question is are you able to EXTEND not mirror your monitor to the apple tv? If you are could you supply me with a video of this being done if possible? Thank you for your time.
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
clarify extend.
i assume you mean use it as an external monitor? to your Tv? MIrroring.
The AppleTV in general is the best $100 youd consider spending, lots of FREE content, you can wifi you movies to your AppleTV, use netflix etc. for same.
Watch your high def youtube films, videos on it.
also with the APP beamer you can wifi beam movies to your AppleTV while working on your Mac.
A feature in Mavericks is you can use an Apple TV-connected screen as a full fledged Mac screen just like any other Mac monitor. It also allows you to put the TV screen in full-screen mode so you can stream a movie to the TV while continuing to work normally on the other screen(s).
http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-mac-com#multiple-displays
Before I bought my Mac Air I was using a windows laptop running a hdmi cable to my tv to extend my screen to two monitiors. What I want to do with my Mac is not mirror what im seeing on my mac but turn my tv into a wireless second monitor IF that is possible.
mini display port to HDMI dongle for $10
and a HDMI cable to TV
😊
Or, mini DP to HDMI
Thank you for that though i prefer going wireless so i dont have to run a long cord or be right next to the monitor.
Yes, true, I dont like cables as well, leaving you with mirroring your display
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5404
Match Desktop Size To: Apple TV
AirPlay Mirroring changes the desktop resolution to best match your Apple TV, resulting in a 16:9 image that fills the HDTV screen. This setting often produces the sharpest image on the HDTV. Note: The aspect ratio and/or resolution of the built-in Mac display may change to accommodate the Apple TV.
Match Desktop Size To: This Mac
AirPlay Mirroring scales the contents of the desktop to fit on the Apple TV, leaving the resolution of your Mac's display unchanged. Use this setting for the sharpest image on your Mac's display. Note: Depending on your Mac model, the resulting image may not fill the HDTV screen.
Apple Tv is a great thing to have I just wish they gave the ability to extend the display also now I guess. I've done a little research over the past hour or so and some links say "AirParrot" can extend or mirror the monitor. Would you happen to know anything about that program?
Oh yes, Ive used it, its a hair glitchy. Most people buy that APP to wifi movies WHILE using their computer which you cannot do on the Mac without losing your working environment.
http://www.airsquirrels.com/airparrot/
For that specific operation, BEAMER APP is far superior (for wifi movies, etc.).
Edit.
This is what I mean by "extending" instead or "mirroring" the monitors. Of course i mean using the apple tv and not cables like the pictures shown below. Just wanted to show what I meant by "extending" my screen.
It was your use of the word "extend" that threw me off. 😊
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5036102/mac-os-x-10-9-mavericks-review
Multiple Displays
It’s rare for a nerdy feature like improved multiple-display support to be a major selling point for a new desktop operating system, but considering how much of a headache it’s been since Lion, there’s good reason to pay attention to the changes Apple has made here in Mavericks.
Using more than one display got complicated when Apple added virtual desktops (called "spaces") in Leopard, as Macs could no longer simply extend the usable desktop across two monitors like Windows does. Instead, each virtual desktop was extended across both displays, leaving you with multiple pairs of extended desktops. When Apple added long-overdue support for full-screen apps in Lion, things got much worse; opening a full-screen app on your laptop would leave your external display with a useless panel of gray linen.
Mercifully, the situation is a lot better with Mavericks. The desktops on your primary display and your external display are no longer bound to each other. You can see this when you enter Mission Control: if you have five virtual desktops on your laptop, your external monitor will then show up as "Desktop 6." And since they’re not paired together, you can switch between desktops on your primary display without changing anything on the external monitor. You also aren’t forced to have multiple virtual desktops on your external monitor anymore, and moving apps from your primary monitor to your external display is as simple as dragging it in Mission Control. (This was inexplicably impossible to do in earlier versions.) Full-screen apps now function properly as well: you can open an app in full-screen on any display, and the other monitor remains unchanged. (No more gray linen on entire displays.) And if you use two full-screen apps at the same time, it all works just as it should.
With Mavericks the menu bar is now on both displays, as it always should have been. The display in focus gets the standard menu bar, while the other monitor is left with a very transparent version. The menu bar you see corresponds with whatever app you’re using on each display; for example, it will give options for Chrome on your laptop while the menu bar on the external monitor will simultaneously offer choices for Finder. Apple’s also decided to duplicate the dock on the secondary monitor. It’s hidden, however, and you’ll have to hit the bottom of the screen with your cursor to make it appear.
Unfortunately, this rarely works, and I had to tap at least twice to make it appear. More importantly, I’m not convinced that there’s a good reason to have two docks.
If you just can’t get enough displays, Mavericks lets you use a television connected to an Apple TV or another AirPlay device as an external monitor rather than just a mirrored version of the primary display. It works impressively well, though you’ll need a newer Mac (from 2011 or later) to use the feature.
This small print is what makes the TV-as-monitor option rubbish. You can either screw up your Mac display or your TV display. Another Apple feature that doesn't deliver.
You can do it. Go to the top bar, look for the Airplay Icon (the blue one that shows you are connected to the Apple TV) and then click on it. In the options you will find extend monitor o mirror ir. Problem solved. Here´s a video that shows it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJTX9yCX-g
Can you extend NOT mirror your screen using Apple Tv?
