Apple's AirPlay is most popular screen-sharing tech, but still largely unused

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  • Reply 21 of 79

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    Originally Posted by FlashmanBurgess View Post



    Although screen mirroring is not an option on iPhones, only iPads.


    I don't know which iPhone you have, but I've been doing it since my 4S (now 5). 

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  • Reply 22 of 79

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    Originally Posted by FlashmanBurgess View Post



    Although screen mirroring is not an option on iPhones, only iPads.


    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5209


     


    Minimum requirements for AirPlay Mirroring


    For best performance, make sure that your system meets AirPlay Mirroring minimum requirements.



    • iPhone 4S or iPad 2 (and later) with iOS 5 and later


    • Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) with software version 5.0 or later


    • An 802.11a, -g or -n wireless network

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  • Reply 23 of 79
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member

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    Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton View Post



    MacBook Pro supports AirPlay? I did not know that.


    Mine is an old MB - not MBP as I stated above. It works through iTunes. I can access the iTunes library directly from ATV but it's set up for the iMac and its too much bother to switch over. Playing directly form the MB is quick and easy.

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  • Reply 24 of 79
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member

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    and works only on the newer (mid 2011+) MBPs... requires SandyBridge QuickSync.



    No - I use a 13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008 MB. I stuck an SSD in it and bumped the Ram to 8gb and there is no reason to upgrade ;)

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  • Reply 25 of 79

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    No - I use a 13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008 MB. I stuck an SSD in it and bumped the Ram to 8gb and there is no reason to upgrade ;)



    Supported Macs


    AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion takes advantage of the hardware video encoding capabilities of 2nd and 3rd Generation Intel Core processors. Hardware video encoding allows AirPlay Mirroring to efficiently deliver high frame rates while maintaining optimal system performance. The following Mac models have processors that support AirPlay Mirroring:



    • iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)


    • Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)


    • MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)


    • MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)


     


    So Apple is lying about which Macs are supported?

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  • Reply 26 of 79
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member

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    Originally Posted by Applelunatic View Post


    Supported Macs


    AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion takes advantage of the hardware video encoding capabilities of 2nd and 3rd Generation Intel Core processors. Hardware video encoding allows AirPlay Mirroring to efficiently deliver high frame rates while maintaining optimal system performance. The following Mac models have processors that support AirPlay Mirroring:



    • iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)


    • Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)


    • MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)


    • MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)


     


    So Apple is lying about which Macs are supported?



    I am not actually 'mirroring'. All I am doing is using Airplay to watch from my MB on my 43" Plasma via ATV. Works a treat. 

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  • Reply 27 of 79

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    Originally Posted by paxman View Post


    I am not actually 'mirroring'. All I am doing is using Airplay to watch from my MB on my 43" Plasma via ATV. Works a treat. 



    What you quoted was talking about "mirroring", though.  Hence why it was talking about the 2011+ models as the page I quoted.

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  • Reply 28 of 79
    sflocalsflocal Posts: 6,179member

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    Originally Posted by jungmark View Post



    I waiting for an iPhone with VGA support to attach my projector. Apple is losing a lot of customers without it. /s




    Don't forget a hard drive.  The iPhone has to have a hard drive for all those videos I'm gonna load on it.  :)



    I remember back in 2007 when the first iPhone was released that some posters right here on AI flat out refused to buy it unless it had a hard drive.  So funny.  I should go back to find those postings.

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  • Reply 29 of 79
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member

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    Originally Posted by Applelunatic View Post


    What you quoted was talking about "mirroring", though.  Hence why it was talking about the 2011+ models as the page I quoted.



    No, you brought in the mirroring. Before that it was about AirPlay only.

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  • Reply 30 of 79
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member

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    Originally Posted by sflocal View Post




    Don't forget a hard drive.  The iPhone has to have a hard drive for all those videos I'm gonna load on it.  :)



    I remember back in 2007 when the first iPhone was released that some posters right here on AI flat out refused to buy it unless it had a hard drive.  So funny.  I should go back to find those postings.



    He he - you should compile a list of AI skeptics post relating to previous announcements - the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad, the iPad mini. I think the iPad skeptics would be the most hilarious - the giant iPod with the terrible name... oh groan, nothing but a media consumption 'toy'. A failure for sure (I mean, is it even a computer????)


    :)

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  • Reply 31 of 79
    lkrupplkrupp Posts: 10,557member

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    Originally Posted by FlashmanBurgess View Post



    Although screen mirroring is not an option on iPhones, only iPads.


     


    Funny, my son's iPhone 5 seems to mirror just fine to my Sharp HDTV via an ATV2.

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  • Reply 32 of 79
    isaidsoisaidso Posts: 750member

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    Originally Posted by TheOtherGeoff View Post




    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BigMac2 View Post


     


    That's new with ML...



    and works only on the newer (mid 2011+) MBPs... requires SandyBridge QuickSync.



    ...and iMacs, and Minis, and Airs.  (Did I leave anything out?)

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  • Reply 33 of 79
    MacBook Pro supports AirPlay? I did not know that.

    It does if it has Mac OS X Mountain lion(and maybe just lion but don't know)
    jungmark wrote: »
    I waiting for an iPhone with VGA support to attach my projector. Apple is losing a lot of customers without it. /s
    Doesnt apple have a 30 pin VGA, don't know about lighting.

    I don't know which iPhone you have, but I've been doing it since my 4S (now 5). 
    It works with all Mac/IOS devices of 2012-2013 (if latest OS) and limited 2011 devices (some Macs of 2010 will probably work) well the one step for a airplay in our house is apple release a new and true redesign, I am sorry but the 2nd and 3rd(I refer to 2 and 2.1) are not favorable for my use.
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  • Reply 34 of 79


    I use AirServer, an app for OS X that simulates the Apple TV's AirPlay feature, now I can mirror my iPhone/iPad on my Mac. You guys can give it a try 

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  • Reply 35 of 79
    isaidsoisaidso Posts: 750member


    Well now, at least, we know why the title of this article is what it is;


    Apparently, nobody seems to really know "Exactly" what "Airplay" is. And Nobody seems to really know "Exactly" what devices support it. image

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  • Reply 36 of 79
    jabohnjabohn Posts: 598member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by FlashmanBurgess View Post



    Although screen mirroring is not an option on iPhones, only iPads.


    I've been able to mirror my iPhone 5 screen to my AppleTV 3 though...

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  • Reply 37 of 79
    cnocbuicnocbui Posts: 3,613member

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    Originally Posted by Slurpy View Post





    It's something that trolls who proclaim that iOS is too "limited", does not have enough options, weak multitasking, not enough features, etc don't understand- that the goal is not to shove as many features as you can, its how to get as many people as you can to actually discover and use these features.


     


    Well Airplay would have to be one of the most egregious examples of iGreed in action.


     


    I wanted Airplay to be great, but it turns out Samsung's Allshare is better - because it works without trying to screw the customer over.


     


    When I got my daughter an iPod Touch, I thought great, I can try out this wonderful Airplay, and I am not saying that with sarcasm, I truly wanted it to be wonderful.  With great anticipation I configured my then recently purchased Macbook Pro Retina and the Touch, hooked the Touch to my HiFi and then set about streaming from the MBPR to the HiFi.  What a great typical Apple experience that was.  €2500 ($3,300) worth of Apple goodness and it didn't work.  Oh no, you see to get it to work you have to spend more than that.  Apple isn't happy that I only spent that much, they wanted me to spend more and get an Apple TV or an Airport Express.


     


    So Apple lost a sale of another iPod Touch and I went back to using my trusty Samsung phone with Allshare that does indeed let me stream from my laptop to my HiFi.


     


    Oh, and for all those who claim Samsung always copies Apple - my Samsung phone that runs Bada, came with Allshare, a notifications bar and the ability to work as a WiFi hotspot - a full year before Apple introduced any of those features to iOS, the copycats.

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  • Reply 38 of 79
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member


    Originally Posted by cnocbui View Post

    When I got my daughter an iPod Touch, I thought great, I can try out this wonderful Airplay, and I am not saying that with sarcasm, I truly wanted it to be wonderful.  With great anticipation I configured my then recently purchased Macbook Pro Retina and the Touch, hooked the Touch to my HiFi and then set about streaming from the MBPR to the HiFi.  What a great typical Apple experience that was.  €2500 ($3,300) worth of Apple goodness and it didn't work.  Oh no, you see to get it to work you have to spend more than that.  Apple isn't happy that I only spent that much, they wanted me to spend more and get an Apple TV or an Airport Express.


     


    Moral of that story is: you did no research before purchasing and are complaining about something that wasn't in the design in the first place.

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  • Reply 39 of 79
    v5vv5v Posts: 1,357member

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    Originally Posted by SolipsismX View Post



    3) AirPlay would be even better if I could simply pop a video onto the Apple TV without first having to switch the TV's input. This means a passthrough on the Apple TV (like on the Xbox 720) so I can always have the Apple TV connected.


     


    YES!!!


     


    By the time the Harmony goes through all the steps to switch from my wife's soap to the Apple TV, we've lost interest in whatever it was we were going to Airplay. That's with a programmed, single-button=to-switch remote. People with more conventional setups are even LESS likely to bother.

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  • Reply 40 of 79
    v5vv5v Posts: 1,357member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton View Post



    MacBook Pro supports AirPlay? I did not know that.


     


    Yes, if it's less than a year old.


     


    Age of hardware may be another reason adoption of AirPlay is low. In our house we have two iOS devices and four Macs. Of those, only the Mac we bought last week supports AirPlay. As the other devices are replaced over time, our use of AirPlay will increase.


     


    EDIT: I'm wrong. MIRRORING requires a very recent Mac. AirPlay via iTunes is supported on machines up to four years old.

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