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#AUDIO ISSUES FROM MAC TO MIRROR FOR ROKU HOW TO#
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#AUDIO ISSUES FROM MAC TO MIRROR FOR ROKU TV#

But you will need a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter to connect it to the TV as a Thunderbolt connector won’t work.Īs long as your Mac isn’t older than 2010 you should be able to get audio and video over Mini Display Port. This can be a bit confusing as Thunderbolt 2 looks the same as DisplayPort port. If your Mac is older than those mentioned above, chances are it has a DisplayPort connection. For that reason you can use the as USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter here too. The 12in MacBook doesn’t offer Thunderbolt 3, but it does offer USB-C. We’ll run though the various options below. You just need to establish which port you have on your Mac and what port you have on your TV. You can buy a cable that runs from your Mac to the TV. There’s a third way to connect your Mac to a TV that doesn’t require an Apple TV or a AirPlay 2 equipped TV or device.

#AUDIO ISSUES FROM MAC TO MIRROR FOR ROKU HOW TO#

How to connect Mac to a TV without Apple TV If you are wanting to use a second display with your Mac and not have your Mac’s screen on read: Follow the steps in the section above if you want to change the screen settings.Once selected you should see your Mac’s screen mirrored on the TV.Find your TV/Roku/Fire in the section under AirPlay 2 and click on it.Your TV or Roku/Amazon device and your Mac will probably need to be on the same WiFi network.If you have a qualifying TV or a Roku or Amazon Fire TV you’ll be able to view your Mac screen on your TV by following these instructions.

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If you have a Roku or Amazon Fire TV you will also be able to use AirPlay 2 to stream content from your Mac to a TV screen as soon as the software update becomes available for those devices (it’s expected this summer). There is a way to connect your Mac wirelessly to a Smart TV without using an Apple TV. How to connect Mac to a Smart TV without Apple TV For more information about theĪpple TV read our review. Once you have finished just click on the AirPlay icon and choose Turn AirPlay Off.You can now start playing the content on your Mac that you want to appear on the TV.So to System Preferences and choose Mirror Built in Retina Display to see if that helps, or try Mirror which should give you the best settings for the TV. If what you are seeing on the TV screen isn’t as clear as you’d like you can further tweak settings.Still in the Displays > Arrangement view drag the second screen below or beside the primary screen so that the placement feels logical to you. If you have chosen two separate displays you’ll want to arrange them in such a way as to make moving your mouse between the two screens less frustrating.Then you will be able to make these changes just by clicking on the AirPlay icon in the menu. To make further changes easier you can also tick the box beside Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available.This will stop the two displays from being the same (if you want them to be the same check the box beside Mirror Displays). In System Preferences click on Displays > Arrangement and deselect Mirror Displays.If you’d like to make changes open System Preferences. You can also change the resolution and other settings.

You can change this if you would prefer to use the TV as a second screen, for example.

You will now see your screen mirrored on the TV.

Find your Apple TV in the section under AirPlay 2 – it may be named after the room it is located in, depending on how you set it up.

Click on the AirPlay icon in your menu at the top of your screen (a rectangle with a triangle below).

Make sure your Apple TV and Mac are both on the same WiFi network – they need to both be connected to a WiFi network in order for the connection to be established (which is frustrating if there isn’t a WiFi network!).

Plug your Apple TV into an HDMI port on the back of your TV.

Quick tip: To check what Roku model you have, go to Settings from the Roku home screen, then select System and then About.įor this to work, you'll also need an Apple device that supports AirPlay, which is any iPhone, iPad, or iTouch running iOS 12.3 or later, or any Mac computer running MacOS Mojave 10.14.5 or later.

Roku Streaming Stick models 3600, 3800, and 3801.

Roku TV model Dxxxx and 8xxxx (where x equals any model number).

The following devices must be running Roku OS 10.0 or higher

Roku TV models Axxxx, Cxxxx, CxxGB, and 7xxxx (where x equals any model number).

For reference, here are the ones that do: The following devices must be running Roku OS 9.4 or higher Not all Roku models will support the AirPlay function. (The next section addresses screen mirroring via Airplay.) Roku models that support AirPlay Keep in mind that this section applies to streaming content through Airplay.