Downloading AirPlay

Note that is for using Airplay Display, meaning your Mac screen mirrored/displayed on the AppleTV.

You can probably still use Airplay to push audio/video to the AppleTV.

Bud Willner wrote:

Problem is that I can get AirPlay on my 2012 desktop.

Yes, I understand.

You want Airplay Display, not just Airplay.

Note the difference between Airplay and Airplay Display.

Open iTunes and you will see the Airplay icon next to the play/pause/next buttons.

See this -> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202809

Bud Willner wrote:

Sorry, but it only partially worked. As mentioned in one of my earlier posting, the System Preferences/Display must have a AirPlay on/off button.

I don't have that option in System prefs either and Airplay in iTunes works great on my mid 2010 Mac mini.

I was able to select it but noted no action in Apple Tv on the TV from the desktop computer.

You played something in iTunes and then selected the AppleTV as the Airplay device?

How about using the AppleTV directly to play something from iTunes on the computer?

Does this work?

So what exactly are you trying to accomplish?

• Do you want to display your Mac screen on the TV? (You cannot)
• Do you simply want to play you iTunes files on the AppleTV? (Use the AppleTV to play items from iTunes on your computer)

Airparrot2 works well on my Mac Pro (2008) 8-core. Here I select a youtube video to stream from my Mac pro to AppleTV.

Unless I misunderstand, that should help save a few bucks down the road.