How do I turn off computer display while using Airplay?

MiamiC70 · Sep 22, 2012, 08:23 PM

How do I turn off computer display while using Airplay?
Using my late 2011 MBA w/ TB Cinema display to stream to my 58" Samsung via ATV3 but I cannot figure out ow to turn off the main display while I do so. What do you guys do while streaming via ATV?

dtmint23 · 08:52 PM

Control + Shift + Eject should work.

Sorry just checked and it doesn't.

MiamiC70 · Sep 23, 2012, 10:02 AM

Anyone?

keith4594 · Sep 23, 2012, 12:35 PM

think this should work for you

its called no sleep

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37991/nosleep

Keith4594

warvanov · Sep 24, 2012, 04:12 AM

I just turn the brightness on my MBP all the way down. It doesn't affect the AirPlay stream but it effectively turns off the internal display. I don't usually have an external display connected when using AirPlay though.

testerdennis · Sep 24, 2012, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by warvanov

I just turn the brightness on my MBP all the way down. It doesn't affect the AirPlay stream but it effectively turns off the internal display. I don't usually have an external display connected when using AirPlay though.

t1 that's exactly what I do.

mccoy015 · Sep 24, 2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by warvanov

I just turn the brightness on my MBP all the way down. It doesn't affect the AirPlay stream but it effectively turns off the internal display. I don't usually have an external display connected when using AirPlay though.

That does NOT turn off the display. It turns off the backlight. The display is still on.

warvanov · Sep 24, 2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mccoy015

That does NOT turn off the display. It turns off the backlight. The display is still on.

Indeed. It merely effectively turns off the display, as I said.

MiamiC70 · Sep 24, 2012, 07:50 PM

Seems like this would have been an obvious feature built into Airplay

dchao · Sep 24, 2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiC70

Seems like this would have been an obvious feature built into Airplay

Have you tried Control+Shift+Eject? It will put my main display to sleep.

Mark Octavian · Jan 9, 2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dchao

Have you tried Control+Shift+Eject? It will put my main display to sleep.

I'm not the OP, but I've tried it and it only works partially: the audio continues to play on the AirPlay device, but the video freezes the moment you press those keys. Kinda defeats the purpose.

JohnLT13 · Jan 9, 2013, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by keith4594

think this should work for you

its called no sleep

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37991/nosleep

Keith4594

This is what I use when I Airplay. Start movie and close my MBA.
I think Caffein also works the same.

Sep 22, 2012, 08:23 PM	#1
MiamiC70 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2011	How do I turn off computer display while using Airplay? How do I turn off computer display while using Airplay? Using my late 2011 MBA w/ TB Cinema display to stream to my 58" Samsung via ATV3 but I cannot figure out ow to turn off the main display while I do so. What do you guys do while streaming via ATV?
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Sep 22, 2012, 08:47 PM	#2
dtmint23 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012	Control + Shift + Eject should work. Sorry just checked and it doesn't. Last edited by dtmint23; Sep 22, 2012 at 08:52 PM.
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Sep 24, 2012, 04:12 AM	#5
warvanov macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2011	I just turn the brightness on my MBP all the way down. It doesn't affect the AirPlay stream but it effectively turns off the internal display. I don't usually have an external display connected when using AirPlay though. __________________ 13" 2.3GHz MacBook Pro // 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo Mac mini // iPhone 5
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MiamiC70 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2011	Anyone?
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keith4594 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2010	think this should work for you its called no sleep http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37991/nosleep Keith4594
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:50 PM	#9
MiamiC70 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2011	Seems like this would have been an obvious feature built into Airplay
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