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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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How to Pair an Apple Remote With an Apple TV (or Even a Mac)

When you set up a new Apple TV and power up the set-top box, the Apple Remote that comes in the box should pair automatically as soon as you press one of the buttons. If the Apple Remote stops working, it’s probably out of juice and needs charging for 30 minutes via a USB to Lightning cable connected to a USB outlet.

But if that doesn’t fix the problem, your best bet is to re-pair the device with your Apple TV. This article shows you how. The following instructions will also come in useful if you need to pair a new replacement Apple Remote in the event that the one that came with your Apple TV stops working completely or is damaged beyond repair.

In addition, at the end of this article we’ve included a quick tip for pairing your Mac with an Apple TV Remote, for controlling things like iTunes, VLC, and Keynote.

How to Pair an Apple Remote with Apple TV

1. Make sure your Apple TV is powered on.
2. Point the Apple Remote three inches away from the set-top box, then press and hold the remote’s Menu and Volume Up buttons for five seconds.
   

If you see a notification on your television screen asking you to bring the Apple Remote closer, place the Remote on top of the Apple TV.

If you don’t see Remote connected notification on the television screen, unplug your Apple TV from the wall power outlet, wait at least six seconds, then plug it back in.

If necessary, repeat steps 1 to 3.

How to Control Your Mac With an Apple Remote.

Apple used to include a small white or silver infrared remote control with some Macs, which allowed Mac users to control things like Keynote presentations and iTunes media from afar.

When newer Macs no longer included an IR receiver (indicated by a black line of the front edge of the body) Apple stopped including these remotes, but Apple TV owners can optionally use their Apple TV Remote to control their Mac, thanks to a free third-party Bluetooth macOS utility called SiriMote by Eternal Storms Software.

SiriMote isn’t available in the App Store, but you can download it directly from the Eternal Storms website [Direct Link]. After downloading SiriMote, drag it from your Downloads folder to your Applications folder, then launch the app and follow the onscreen instructions to pair your Apple Remote with your Mac.

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Control the Apple TV app on Mac with iTunes Remote

If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use the iTunes Remote app to control your media library on your Mac. iTunes Remote is available as a free download from the App Store.

Pair iTunes Remote with your media library

Before you can use the iTunes Remote app, you need to pair it with the media library (or libraries) you want to control. Your device and your computer must be on the same wireless network and signed in with the same Apple ID.

On your iOS or iPadOS device, open the Remote app.

Do one of the following:

If it’s your first time using iTunes Remote: Tap Connect Manually.

If it’s not your first time using iTunes Remote: Tap Settings, then tap “Add a media library.”

A 4-digit code appears.

In the Apple TV app on your Mac, click the Remote button under Devices in the sidebar, then type the 4-digit code.

The Apple TV app pairs the library on your computer with the iTunes Remote app on your device.

Pair iTunes Remote with your Home Sharing network

If you have Home Sharing turned on, you can set the iTunes Remote app to pair automatically with any of the media libraries on your Home Sharing network.

On your iOS or iPadOS device, open the Remote app.

Do one of the following:

If it’s your first time using iTunes Remote: Tap Use Home Sharing.

If it’s not your first time using iTunes Remote: Tap Settings, then tap to turn Home Sharing on.

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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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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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