HT201343: Use AirPlay to display video from your Mac on an HDTV

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Lynsmilloy

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Q: Streaming videos from MacBook Pro to TV using Apple TV.

When I use my iPhone and iPad to stream films onto the TV using Airplay via Apple TV I have no issues. When I use my MacBook Pro to do the same thing the picture is jumpy. It looks like a slideshow of photos instead of a film. I am using the same router and network as I do using my iPhone and iPad. What am I doing wrong? Both the Apple TV and the Macbook Pro are new models on the latest software. Thanks.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jul 21, 2015 7:03 AM

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Lynsmilloy Jul 21, 2015 7:11 AM in response to Lynsmilloy
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Jul 21, 2015 7:11 AM in response to Lynsmilloy

Mistake on the above - Macbook is on OS X Yosemite 10.10.3!!
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Rudegar Jul 21, 2015 7:47 AM in response to Lynsmilloy
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Jul 21, 2015 7:47 AM in response to Lynsmilloy

could be a network quality issue you can connect the macbook and the appletv by ethernet cable to the router to verify it as the cause
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Lynsmilloy Jul 21, 2015 12:39 PM in response to Rudegar
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Jul 21, 2015 12:39 PM in response to Rudegar

I can try that. I thought it wouldn't be the network as I have no issues with my iPad and iPhone and its the same network and router I'm using with the macbook. Last night I tried to play a film on the macbook, it wouldn't play right so I used my iPad and it worked perfect. I will try connecting it with an ethernet cable and see if it makes any difference, thanks.
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