Apple mac mini and apple tv

Use your TV as a display with Mac

You can use many televisions as computer displays. To connect your Mac to your television, you need a video cable that connects your computer’s display port to the video input port on your TV. If you can’t find a cable that connects the ports on your Mac and TV, you may need an adapter for the cable. (You can also use AirPlay. See Use AirPlay to stream what’s on your Mac to an HDTV.)

If you have an HDTV and a Mac with a Thunderbolt port , Mini DisplayPort or HDMI port, you may also be able to play audio from your computer on your TV.

Connect your Mac to your TV

Connect one end of the video cable (or an adapter, if necessary) to the computer’s Thunderbolt port , HDMI port or DVI port , then connect the other end of the cable to the TV’s video input port.

If you need to adjust the resolution on your TV, choose Apple menu

> System Preferences, click Displays , then select Default for display to automatically use the best resolution or select Scaled to manually select a resolution.

If you want your HDTV to play audio as well as video from your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Sound , then click Output.

Select your HDTV in the list of devices. If you want to play audio on a different device (such as your computer’s speakers or an AV receiver that’s part of your sound system), select it instead.

Note: If your Mac has a Mini DisplayPort , make sure you use a cable (and adapter, if necessary) that supports both audio and video.

Check whether you can play audio from your Mac on your TV

If your Mac has a Mini DisplayPort, it may be able to send audio to your HDTV.

Note: If your Mac has a Thunderbolt or HDMI port, it can send audio to your HDTV.

Choose Apple menu

Click Overview, then click the System Report button.

In the sidebar, in the Hardware section, select Audio.

A list of your computer’s audio devices appears. If HDMI Output or HDMI/DisplayPort output is listed, your computer’s Mini DisplayPort can send audio.

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Connect a display to your Mac

Learn how to connect another display to your Mac.

Find out how many displays you can connect

You can connect one or more external displays depending on your Mac model. To find out how many external displays your Mac supports, check its technical specifications page:

1. Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac, double-click your serial number, then press Command-C to copy it.
2. Go to the Tech Specs page, click the Search Tech Specs bar, press Command-V to enter your computer’s serial number, then click Search.
3. Click the specs page for your Mac. The number of displays your Mac supports appears under Video Support or Graphics.

Mac computers with Apple silicon

On Mac computers with Apple silicon, you can connect up to 4 displays depending on the chip in your Mac. To find out which chip your Mac has, choose Apple menu  > About This Mac.

If you’re using a Mac with M1 Max:

• You can connect up to four external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports.

If you’re using a Mac with M1 Pro:

• You can connect up to two external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports.

If you’re using a Mac with the M1 chip:

• On iMac, Mac mini, and 13-inch MacBook Pro, you can connect one external display using either of the Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. On iMac, connect your display to either of the ports with the Thunderbolt symbol .
• On Mac mini, you can connect a second display to the HDMI port.
• Using docks or daisy-chaining devices doesn’t increase the number of displays you can connect.

Connect your display

Connect your display to power, then connect your display to your Mac. Check the ports on your Mac to find out whether you need an adapter.

If you use an external keyboard and mouse with your Mac notebook, you can close the built-in display after you connect your external display. You might have to press a key or click your mouse to wake the external display.

If your external display doesn’t turn on after you connect it to your Mac, connect your display while your Mac is off, then wake or turn on your Mac.

Use AirPlay

If you have an Apple TV or an AirPlay 2–enabled smart TV, you can use your TV as a separate display for your Mac. Learn how to use AirPlay to mirror or extend your Mac display.

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Как использовать Mac в качестве Apple TV

У вас в офисе стоит 27-дюймовый iMac, но вы смотрите видео на iPhone или iPad. А вы знали, что моноблок можно превратить в Apple TV и стримить на него фильмы?

Расскажем, как это можно сделать и какой софт пригодится.

AirPlay — наше всё

Приложение Reflector 2 позволяет стримить видео с помощью AirPlay и Google Cast. Доступно для Mac, Android и Windows.

В чем суть: вы качаете эту программу на два устройства (iPhone и Mac, к примеру), и превращаете мак в AirPlay-ресивер. Особенность программы заключается в том, что больше не требуется дополнительного софта, просто установили приложение и Mac будет отображаться в качестве стандартного устройства-AirPlay.

Есть бесплатная триал-версия, отображающая вотермарк на экране устройства. Полная версия обойдётся вам в $15.

Используем Reflector для стриминга видео

Это очень просто. Для просмотра фильма или ролика с YouTube просто включите видео на iPhone/iPad, тапните по иконке AirPlay и выберите Mac.

Поскольку ваш мак маскируется под Apple TV, он будет отображаться в виде иконки телевизионной приставки. Тоже самое работает и с презентациями в том же Keynote.

Настраиваем стриминг

Шаг 1. На Mac откройте свойства Reflector (Reflector 2->Свойства).

Шаг 2. Переходим во вкладку General, нам нужен тумблер Show Client Name (Включить/Выключить). Он отображает видимость устройства в Сети.

Хотите, чтобы ролик автоматически открывался во весь экран? Без проблем.

Шаг 3. Переходим в раздел Connection. Выбираем Fill Screen для параметра Default Scale.

PROFIT!

Вот и все, теперь ваше устройство не будет видно сторонним пользователям, а видеоролики будут открываться автоматически во весь экран.

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Question: Q: Can I use my mac mini as an apple tv

Hi I have a complete home server setup with one gaming PC and one home server PC, 2 apple TV 3rd Gen and some IP cameras. I would like to know if I can use a Mac Mini as an Apple TV. I feel the features are lacking in the apple TV as I need something with an Internet browser and something that can stream 3d movies to my TV and for the TV to recognize this content. Will it be worth it considering I have a server PC with all my movies, music, pictures and series on it. I don’t own a Mac mini yet but I’m thinking of buying one.

Posted on May 9, 2014 1:27 AM

You might want to look at Plex

Posted on May 9, 2014 9:56 AM

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You can AirPlay to a computer like you can AirPlay to an Apple TV by installing the Reflector program on the computer

May 9, 2014 3:01 AM

So I can use my apple tv remote and stream 3d movies and all my files from my server to my Mac mini just like an apple tv. And this would be a great alternative for an Apple tv.

May 9, 2014 3:08 AM

Will it also be able to take a USB mass storage device with 4 HDD in it

May 9, 2014 3:11 AM

I do not realy understand what you want to do. You can AirPlay to Mini with Reflector from the server if the serve support AirPly Mirroring

A supported Mac

AirPlay Mirroring in OS X takes advantage of the hardware capabilities of recent Macs to deliver high frame rates while maintaining optimal system performance. The following Mac models support AirPlay Mirroring when using OS X Mountain Lion or later:

• iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
• Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)

The Apple remote is very limited to what it can do with a Mini

May 9, 2014 3:21 AM

I have a windows 8.1 server PC. I want to use the Mac mini as an apple TV. So the Mac mini is connected to the TV and the movies, music and photo’s are all shared to the Mac mini via Itunes like the apple TV. Is this possible? So basically it’s a beefed up apple TV. I want to convert my TV into a smart TV with an Internet browser and the ability to stream 3d movies which the apple TV is lacking. I would also like to go on the TV and do everything the apple TV can do plus the benefit of having the possibility of doing anything a Mac can do.

May 9, 2014 3:41 AM

What Mini? If the Mini support Mirroring

Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)

Then you can mirror the Mini’s screen to the ATV.

You can control the Mini via BT keyboard.

If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPhone you can get apps (TeamViewer is free for personal use) on both devices so you can control the Mini via ithe iOS device.

May 9, 2014 4:04 AM

What are you hoping to accomplish using a $600 to $800 Mac mini that you cannot do with a $100 Apple TV?

May 9, 2014 6:37 AM

OK I have never owned a MAC only Iphones and Apple TV’s. So It might sound like a dumb question. Let me put it in another way. If I have multiple PC and Mac’s all with Itunes on them on the same network will it share the library from the one to the other and stream content from each other without the files natively being on the device? So lets say I have a Mac mini (which I don’t yet) and I have a home server PC (I have this with Windows 8.1 on it) now I connect the Mac Mini to my TV without the Apple TV. Let’s say the Mac has no content on it it’s straight out of the box. Can I go on the Mac and stream movies and music to the mac from the server (which has everything on it) and be able to watch the content on my TV?

May 9, 2014 7:59 AM

This describes Home Sharing

This article describes setting up and using the Apple remote app on iPhones and other iOS devoices

May 9, 2014 8:27 AM

You might want to look at Plex

May 9, 2014 9:56 AM

Plex is what I might be looking for thank you. But I also solved my own question and the answer is yes you can stream content from one PC to another through Itunes but they must be authorized. So I can use the Mac mini to stream content from my server to my TV and enjoy Internet browsing and having a full PC right there on my TV. So the Mac mini will replace my Apple TV.

May 9, 2014 10:11 AM

Seems like you know a lot about this, but I’ve been told / seems to me that the Apple TV has limited music ability, whereas the Mini has all the internet music streaming capability. My hope was that the Mini would serve the purpose of Apple TV and a music streaming device in the same box. or, what am I missing?

I guess I’m concerned more about the opposite problem: are there things that the Apple TV unit does that are impossible or more cumbersome with the Mini?

Aug 18, 2014 8:33 PM

Hi, sounds like you’ve already got your answer, but just my 2 cents: I use a Mac mini under my tv purely as a media player instead of Apple TV as I wanted to stream films from my home server (which it does perfectly well using XBMC) and also have use of a internet browser. Haven’t figured out a way to be able to give it an interface like an Apple TV for ease of use, but that’s the only «negative»

Dec 30, 2014 2:29 PM

XBMC now called Kodi does support the built-in IR receiver on the Mac mini and also supports using an Apple Remote with it. Arguably the XBMC/Kodi user interface is already akin to an Apple TV for ease of use and there have been Apple TV styled ‘skins’ for XBMC.

Plex was originally based on the XBMC code but has evolved significantly away from that since. Plex in particular has a strong range of addons (called Channels) for supporting a wide variety of Internet media sources and I would say is much superior to XBMC/Kodi in this area. However XBMC/Kodi is superior in supporting full-blown DVD and Blu-Ray media. I therefore lean more towards Kodi.

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Question: Q: Apple TV vs. Mac mini?

Posted on Sep 23, 2010 12:01 AM

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Welcome to the  Discussion Forums

As you are enquiring at this time I make the assumption you are enquiring about the new model Apple tv, and as you enquire as to what it will do that the mini won’t, rather than the other way around, I’ll restrict my reply accordingly.

One of the striking differences is the interface, the mini uses front row, the Apple tv what is referred to as back roe, the Apple tv interface is significantly more intuitive than that of the mini.

The mini won’t support Airplay (as a receiver) so you won’t be able to stream content from your iPod/iPad/iPhone.

Sep 23, 2010 3:48 AM

from the appleTV you can stream (play & downloads at the same time) on demand. playback is within a few seconds of renting or buying, but on the mini you must first download the entire movie or TV show before viewing it. i have a 10Mb/s internet connection and it takes about 15-30mins to download a movie.. appleTV gives you immediate gratification on demand movie and TV watching..

and as Winston has said.. appleTV’s GUI has a much better interface than frontRow with more features (netflix, mobile me, flikr, youTube..).. these feature and much more are available through a browser on the mini, but this just kind of adds to the complexity of use and necessitates having a keyboard and mouse in the living room where as the appleTV can function with just the apple remote or a programable remote.. and as also mentioned. AirPlay to the mini is not a possibility..

Sep 23, 2010 8:50 AM

Shadow Network wrote:
What can I do with the Apple TV that I cannot do with the Mac mini?

For one you can keep $600 in your pocket.

Sep 23, 2010 8:56 AM

Oct 11, 2010 10:27 PM

If you can get latest itunes running and the music into the itunes library, yes it should be possible. Turn on computershare in itunes, look for it on the new ATV, then leave the mini with itunes up and running at all times.

Ive been thinking about this as a solution since ATV won’t access a NAS by itself. Its a crock of @#$^ method, but should work.

But, I am waiting for iOS 4.2 to see if any ‘surprises’ appear for ATV to access a NAS. Doubt it.

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