Alternative to Apple TV (wirelessly connect MacBook Pro to TV)?

[Dal123]

Is there an alternative to wirelessly connect your MacBook Pro to your TV?

I know you can connect a Media Server with a Samsung TV and play films etc but that's not what I want. I'd like to be able to see my actual Mac Desktop so I can work on my TV.

 

[mattopotamus]

Is there an alternative to wirelessly connect your MacBook Pro to your TV?

I know you can connect a Media Server with a Samsung TV and play films etc but that's not what I want. I'd like to be able to see my actual Mac Desktop so I can work on my TV.

I do not think you can without the ATV.

Maybe a miracast device?

 

[bean dip]

I don't think so. That's why I phased myself off of apple. Sure it's awesome, if everything else is apple.

 

[Alfuh]

You can do that with Chromecast.

It's a bit laggy, so you don't want to do multi-media related work, but it's good enough for most everything else

Pretty verbose explanation: http://allaboutchromecast.com/chrom...cast-to-share-desktop-screen-and-audio-to-tv/

 

[tbayrgs]

Is there an alternative to wirelessly connect your MacBook Pro to your TV?

I know you can connect a Media Server with a Samsung TV and play films etc but that's not what I want. I'd like to be able to see my actual Mac Desktop so I can work on my TV.

Mind if I ask why you'd prefer not to use an TV? Nothing short of using an HDMI cable is going to offer a better solution that the native one offered by Apple and it's fairly inexpensive.

 

[mrex]

I do not think you can without the ATV.

Maybe a miracast device?

Need to check this when I have time... some reviews say that they can mirror their macbook with airPlay pro. ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waxrain.airplaydmr) I have thought it was only possible with iOS.

 

[silentbob007]

Apple keeps AirPlay for themselves. I've seen some third party stuff, but they use a reverse-engineered version of Airplay. All Apple has to do is change their standard slightly to keep that stuff from working.

 

[jhtrico1850]

15 foot hdmi cable? lol

 

[gotluck]

Apple keeps AirPlay for themselves. I've seen some third party stuff, but they use a reverse-engineered version of Airplay. All Apple has to do is change their standard slightly to keep that stuff from working.

allcast / android can cast to apple tv , just fyi
dont believe mirroring works though

 

[mrex]

With the app above I can mirror the screen from my MacbookPro to my tv. Minix Neo X8-H (Android box) has Airpin(pro) preinstalled and when it is on, MacbookPro connects to it 🙂

 

[Dal123]

Thanks for all your input guys.

 

[Roeland]

Is there an alternative to wirelessly connect your MacBook Pro to your TV?

I know you can connect a Media Server with a Samsung TV and play films etc but that's not what I want. I'd like to be able to see my actual Mac Desktop so I can work on my TV.

Alternatively, you could also install the new "Mirror for Samsung TV" mac app. This app simply casts your screen to your TV. No extra hardware required: You can download that from the App Store: http://apple.co/2242oo7

 

[samcraig]

Your screen - or your browser? Because you can get a chromecast and cast your browser to a tv...