Just because your music and videos are on your Mac or iOS device doesn’t mean it has to be stuck there. Thanks to AirPlay, a feature built into iTunes on the Mac and in many iOS apps, you can use your Apple TV ($99, apple.com) to stream media straight to your TV. The Apple TV connects to your TV with an HDMI cable, and you can optionally connect it to a stereo with an optical audio cable. Or you can use an AirPort Express ($99), which has a 3.5mm audio output, to stream music from your Mac or iOS device to a stereo or powered speakers.
It’s easy to set up a Mac to stream your favorite media to your living room.
AirPlay is simple to use, once you know how to utilize it. Apple’s apps display an AirPlay icon--a TV screen–like shape with an arrow below, pointing into it--when AirPlay receivers are available on the same network as your device. Clicking on it in iTunes or in an iOS app lists the available receivers.
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Arun Sharma
December 24, 2012 at 10:06pm
I have written this new blog which explains the step by step process to stream media from Mac to TV
arunudayan.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-stream-Audio-and-Video-from-your-mac-to-your-Sony-Bravia-TV
peterker
April 25, 2012 at 5:06am
I notice that you don't mention AirParrot. I realize that streaming the desktop to AirPlay is going to be a feature in Mountain Lion, but I'm impatient! I wanted the capability now, and this app allows it.
fishyeggs
April 09, 2012 at 12:21pm
I haven't been able to get Hulu Plus to work using my current gen iPod Touch. I only get an unexpected error message on my ATV2.
