I want to use my Apple TV to play Netflix through my macbook. (I live in a country where I need a VPN to access Netflix, which I have.) How can I do this? The girl at Apple said it would work!!

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I want to use my Apple TV to play Netflix through my macbook. (I live in a country where I need a VPN to access Netflix, which I have.) How can I do this? The girl at Apple said it would work!!

Displaying computer screen of macbook through Apple TV

MacBook (13-inch Late 2009), iOS 8.4

Posted on Aug 3, 2015 11:11 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 3, 2015 11:14 AM in response to jessicalee91982

You can try Airplay: http://www.apple.com/support/appletv/airplay/

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Answer 2

vazandrew

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Aug 3, 2015 11:18 AM in response to jessicalee91982

Mirroring requires a Mac from 2011 or later. There are 3rd party alternatives like airparrot. Netflix usually issues errors when trying to stream via VPN to another display.

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