In this tutorial I use my Asus Windows 10 laptop to project my screen the Roku TCL S4 Smart TV. When you purchase through our links we may earn a commission. We select and review products independently. With the arrival of macOS Monterey in 2021, you can now AirPlay directly to a Mac, just as you can an Apple TV.
Most TVs support mostly MP4 and MKVs so if you instance have a movie in AVI, it won’t play using the TV’s Media player.Ģ021 Update: We made a video tutorial on how you can mirror cast your Windows 10 laptop to a Smart TV. For years Mac users had to use third-party apps like AirServer to use their computers as an AirPlay receiver. This method is the options if you want to play media files that your TV doesn’t natively support. With this method, media still plays on your computer via whatever multimedia player you have installed, but the display happens on the TV.
It’s better you extend so that you can have two screens showing or doing different things. Then you choose to duplicate or extend your screen. With AirPlay mirroring and your Apple TV, everyone in the room can view what’s playing on your Maclike a slideshow of wedding photos in the Photos appon your big screen TV. Click the AirPlay icon in the menu bar and in the drop-down, select 'Mirror Built-In Retina Display' to have your other device match what's on your Mac desktop. Windows has the Project feature which enables you connect to an external display in this case your TV either using wired means like HDMI or wireless via WiFi. Step1: The first thing you’ll need to do is ensure that both your Smart TV and your Mac are running on the same WiFi connection From there, we recommend you check that Airplay is enabled on your Samsung TV, which you can find under the TV settings.
In this case your whole laptop appears on the TV the same way you would connecting your PC to the projector. Connecting your devices via Airplay is also surprisingly easy. There’s are two ways of casting media to your TV you could cast your whole laptop to the TV. AirPlay to Mac also allows users to extend or mirror an Apple device’s display to a Mac, and we’ve confirmed this works on a Mac-to-Mac basis. All you have to do is make sure that your laptop and Smart TV are on the same wireless network. To mirror your Mac display to Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV, you should first find the content you want to stream on Mac. If you are sure your TV has WiFi connectivity and Miracast by extension, then you are all set. Just simply tap the AirPlay button and select a target device, you can easily AirPlay video from your Mac.