I have 2007 iMac and can not get AirPlay icon on menu bar. It has OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and does show "Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available" System Preferences/Displays. AirPlay icon shows and works in iTunes.

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I have 2007 iMac and can not get AirPlay icon on menu bar. It has OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and does show "Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available" System Preferences/Displays. AirPlay icon shows and works in iTunes.

I have 2007 iMac and can not get AirPlay icon on menu bar. It has OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and does show "Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available" System Preferences/Displays. AirPlay icon shows and works in iTunes. Is the iMac being a 2007 the limiting factor/ Why?

Thanks,

Ray

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), 2007 Model

Posted on Mar 11, 2016 1:25 PM

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Answer 1

vazandrew

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Mar 12, 2016 11:33 AM in response to raymondfromwheatfield

raymondfromwheatfield wrote:

Is the iMac being a 2007 the limiting factor

Yes, mirroring requires a Mac from 2011 or later as it uses the newer processor for video encoding. The alternative would be to use a 3rd party program like Airparrot but as its done through software and relies on the CPU results will vary so best to use the trial first.

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Answer 2

Aug 6, 2016 6:52 PM in response to raymondfromwheatfield

You should still be able to AirPlay videos, using the AirPlay icon that appears in the video player on a web page or in an app. That works differently from mirroring, which transmits a real-time video of the entire screen. It depends what you need, of course.

Oops. Sorry, I was dozing. Didn't mean to zombie a dead thread.

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