Running Apple TV on a mac

[Apple blogger]

Can I connect my Apple TV and play it on the Mac, instead of a television?

And instead of using a tv, can I connect the Apple TV using the thunderbolt displays which Apple makes, the 4K and 5k ones instead of a tv?

 

[cruisin]

If your Mac has video in, then yes. You might need a second cable for sound, as I don't know if a HDMI to thunderbolt cable has sound and whether a Mac accepts sound over thunderbolt.

There is no thunderbolt display running at 4K/5K, just the iMac, and the Apple TV doesn't have 4K anyway. The 4K/5K iMac cannot be used as a display at all (no target display mode).

 

[Apple blogger]

If your Mac has video in, then yes. You might need a second cable for sound, as I don't know if a HDMI to thunderbolt cable has sound and whether a Mac accepts sound over thunderbolt.

There is no thunderbolt display running at 4K/5K, just the iMac, and the Apple TV doesn't have 4K anyway. The 4K/5K iMac cannot be used as a display at all (no target display mode).

And what if I use an older display that Apple made not the 4K.. ?

 

[cruisin]

And what if I use an older display that Apple made not the 4K.. ?

Then you still have the HDMI to thunderbolt issue.

 

[T5BRICK]

Can I connect my Apple TV and play it on the Mac, instead of a television?

Why do you want to do this? Your Mac can do most of the things that the Apple TV can do.

 

[Merkyworks]

You cant use your mac as a screen

 

[Apple blogger]

Well I just wanted to try it out. No other reason.

Why do you want to do this? Your Mac can do most of the things that the Apple TV can do.