AirPlay Streaming from a G5... Yes it's possible

orestes1984 · Nov 12, 2012, 10:20 AM

I just sat down and watched some 1080p content off my Dual 2.3ghz G5 with no frame drops straight out of iTunes to my Apple TV 3

It didn't even use any real CPU resources. Yes it's possible to stream 1080p content over AirPlay with iTunes.

PowerPCMacMan · Nov 12, 2012, 02:50 PM

hi, same thing with my G5 Quad. It also streams at 4096p depending on browser and codecs. truely, a remarkable machine!!

wobegong · Nov 13, 2012, 01:04 AM

I can do it from an iPad.....

prvt.donut · 07:39 PM

OOOOOpps! Thought I was creating a new thread.

Jessica Lares · Nov 21, 2012, 01:17 AM

You can do it on G4s too, if they have Leopard.

-dms- · Nov 21, 2012, 08:49 AM

Yup, been doing it on my PowerBook G4 for some time. I'm really worried an update to my Apple TV will kill it.

Jessica Lares · Nov 21, 2012, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by -dms-

Yup, been doing it on my PowerBook G4 for some time. I'm really worried an update to my Apple TV will kill it.

I doubt it. Even doubleTwist on Android has access to AirPlay.

CubeHacker · Nov 21, 2012, 01:00 PM

Are you guys using some kind of special software to accomplish this? I was always under the impression that Airplay required a 2011 or newer Mac to function, which is why workarounds such as Airparrot exist. Are you saying it'll work on any Mac as long as its running Leopard or greater?

B-G · Nov 21, 2012, 02:50 PM

ClickToPlugin and Media Center, two Safari extensions that, among other things, allow you to launch online videos on the AppleTV:
http://hoyois.github.com/safariexten...clicktoplugin/
http://hoyois.github.com/safariextensions/mediacenter/

AirFlick:
http://ericasadun.com/ftp/AirPlay/
Extremely versatile software that sends videos, photos and PDF files to the ATV. For online videos you have to input links to the actual files, not to the webpages hosting them (using download links from browser add-ons like Unplug, VideoDownloadHelper or the aforementioned ClickToPlugin works fine)

SendToAirflick
http://norio-nomura.github.com/SendToAirFlick/
I have not much experience with this, but it seems to be an alternative to Media Center, at least for a few sites. It does not require AirFlick.

-dms- · Nov 24, 2012, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CubeHacker

Are you guys using some kind of special software to accomplish this? I was always under the impression that Airplay required a 2011 or newer Mac to function, which is why workarounds such as Airparrot exist. Are you saying it'll work on any Mac as long as its running Leopard or greater?

I've just been using iTunes 10.6.3 - which up until recently was the latest version available on all Mac's.

I'm a little sad that Apple have stopped supporting iTunes on these old machines but I guess it had to happen eventually.

Nov 12, 2012, 10:20 AM	#1
orestes1984 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia	AirPlay Streaming from a G5... Yes it's possible I just sat down and watched some 1080p content off my Dual 2.3ghz G5 with no frame drops straight out of iTunes to my Apple TV 3 It didn't even use any real CPU resources. Yes it's possible to stream 1080p content over AirPlay with iTunes.
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Nov 13, 2012, 01:04 AM	#3
wobegong macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012	I can do it from an iPad..... __________________ Powermac G5 Dual Core 2.3Ghz 12Gb 2Tb nVidia 7800GTX 512Mb-HD TV Macbook Aluminium 13" 2.4Ghz Core2Duo 4Gb nVidia 320M Macbook Pro 15" 2.0Ghz i7 8Gb 256GB SSD ATI HD6490 256Mb-ADC 20" iPad 3 64Gb
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Jessica Lares macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA	You can do it on G4s too, if they have Leopard. __________________  Have You Hugged Your Mac Today? Daily Expressions \| Power Mac G5 \| Late 2011 13" MacBook Pro \| iPod Nano (7G) \| iPod Shuffle (2012) \| iPad Mini
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Nov 21, 2012, 02:50 PM	#9
B-G macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2011	Useful software ClickToPlugin and Media Center, two Safari extensions that, among other things, allow you to launch online videos on the AppleTV: http://hoyois.github.com/safariexten...clicktoplugin/ http://hoyois.github.com/safariextensions/mediacenter/ AirFlick: http://ericasadun.com/ftp/AirPlay/ Extremely versatile software that sends videos, photos and PDF files to the ATV. For online videos you have to input links to the actual files, not to the webpages hosting them (using download links from browser add-ons like Unplug, VideoDownloadHelper or the aforementioned ClickToPlugin works fine) SendToAirflick http://norio-nomura.github.com/SendToAirFlick/ I have not much experience with this, but it seems to be an alternative to Media Center, at least for a few sites. It does not require AirFlick. __________________ eMac 1.25 GHz, 2GB ram, Leopard; C2D MBP 2,66 GHz, Mountain Lion
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Nov 12, 2012, 02:50 PM	#2
PowerPCMacMan Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: PowerPC land	hi, same thing with my G5 Quad. It also streams at 4096p depending on browser and codecs. truely, a remarkable machine!!
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Nov 21, 2012, 08:49 AM	#6
-dms- macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2012	Yup, been doing it on my PowerBook G4 for some time. I'm really worried an update to my Apple TV will kill it.
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Nov 21, 2012, 01:00 PM	#8
CubeHacker macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2003	Are you guys using some kind of special software to accomplish this? I was always under the impression that Airplay required a 2011 or newer Mac to function, which is why workarounds such as Airparrot exist. Are you saying it'll work on any Mac as long as its running Leopard or greater?
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