Apple TV if your MacBook is 2011 or later. For watching movies it is perfect however their is a bit of lag with general operation in OSX
Awesome it should be fine then since I'm running Mountain Lion. Are there any limitations like having to go through iTunes and what not?
Just because you're running Mountain Lion doesn't mean your computer is capable. What are the specs of your MacBook Pro?
It's an exact mirror, but there may be some lag or dropped frames for video or other fast movement, depending on the quality of your wireless connection.
Do you know if audio can also be mirrored?
It's an exact mirror, but there may be some lag or dropped frames for video or other fast movement, depending on the quality of your wireless connection.
My router is in the other end of the house. If I bought an Airport Express, could this strengthen the wireless signal in my room, thus not only helping my normal wifi but also the streaming quality?
would it be good enough to let you watch a 1080p video file without lag on your TV from a RMBP?
My router is in the other end of the house. If I bought an Airport Express, could this strengthen the wireless signal in my room, thus not only helping my normal wifi but also the streaming quality?
would it be good enough to let you watch a 1080p video file without lag on your TV from a RMBP?
My router is in the other end of the house. If I bought an Airport Express, could this strengthen the wireless signal in my room, thus not only helping my normal wifi but also the streaming quality?
would it be good enough to let you watch a 1080p video file without lag on your TV from a RMBP?
My router is in the other end of the house. If I bought an Airport Express, could this strengthen the wireless signal in my room, thus not only helping my normal wifi but also the streaming quality?
would it be good enough to let you watch a 1080p video file without lag on your TV from a RMBP?
If the Airport Express were acting as a wireless repeater, then no, I would not expect it to improve things much unless you had virtually no signal otherwise. If you can connect it via Ethernet that would be a big improvement.
I don't personally find AirPlay mirroring good enough for video, even of relatively low quality.
So basically.
I buy an Airport Express. It works almost like an atenna. I use the ethernet on this Express device, this antenna. and somehow this helps the signal for the computer?
But honestly, doesn't this just turn the Airport express into a glorified wifi dongle?
Think of it as an extender. You can use the Airport express as one of three things:
-A standalone router, plugged in directly to your modem by an ethernet cable and broadcasting your wireless signal.
-A network extender(which is how I'm using mine), it is plugged in to your main router and extends the range of your wireless network. My main router is a Time Capsule at one end of the apartment, the other end is covered by the Airport Express, meaning I get perfect wireless coverage in every square foot of my place.
-A repeater, which would take the weak signal from a faraway router, amplify it, and rebroadcast it, this is the slowest way to use it, as wireless devices can only send or receive at any one time, not both at the same time.
Just because you're running Mountain Lion doesn't mean your computer is capable. What are the specs of your MacBook Pro?
Its an early 15" Macbook Pro 2011 model - 2.2Ghz quad-core w/ 8gb RAM. Anyways I have a couple of android devices so if I could get something that will give me more possibilities with both Apple and Android that would be better.
I think I might find a good Google TV player and install this program 'Air Display' on it and i should be sweet
You need to have at least mid 2011 Mac with Intel Sandy Bridge i-series CPU (Core 2 Duo is a no-go!) that has an integrated video encoder (called Intel Quick Sync Video). The exact list of compatible Macs you can find here:T5BRICK: Can you help me with this? You seem to have dealt with this in the past.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1591101/
Simply put is there a device I can attach to my Panasonic plasma TV that will allow me to mirror my Macbook desktop wirelessly? I don't like running my 7 meter HDMI cable along the floor, it's too messy.