On a Mac notebook computer, close the display.Connect your external display or projector to the appropriate port on your Mac.Connect your Mac to power with the AC power adapter.
AirPlay also allows you to do things like use Sonos as a Mac speaker, mirror an iPhone or iPad to an Apple TV, even AirPlay directly to another Mac by using the Mac as the destination device, assuming you have a Mac that supports that capability, amongst many other neat tricks, and not just for Mac but also for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.ĭo you use screen mirroring with your Mac to mirror the screen to a TV? Does your TV support AirPlay natively or do you use a device like an Apple TV, Roku, or Fire TV to have the capability? Let us know your experiences in the comments.
In a moment, a code will appear on the TV screen, then enter that code on the Mac when requested.Select the TV from the available screen mirroring devices.Click on “Screen Mirroring” in Control Center.On the Mac, click the Control Center icon in the menu bar.From the TV, select “AirPlay” as the TV input.
We’ll be covering how to mirror a MacBook Pro to a TV by using AirPlay in macOS Monterey. If the TV doesn’t natively support AirPlay, then many devices and boxes like Apple TV or Roku include support, so you always connect one of those to the TV instead and then mirror the Mac to it. If your TV supports mirroring from a Mac (or iPhone, or iPad for that matter), then “AirPlay” will be available as one of the input options on the TV. AirPlay support is included in many modern TV’s from LG, Samsung, Sony, Vizio, usually from the 2018 or newer model years.