Airplay in Mavericks

I have the following Macbook Pro:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.2 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          4 MB
Memory:          2 GB
Bus Speed:          800 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system):          1.16f11
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled
I just updated to OS X Mavericks. The Welcome to Mavericks Tutorial mentions Airplay on the right side of the menu bar. I can't find where to enable/setup Airplay. I have Apple TV 2, which Airplays with all of my iOS devices, however, the Airplay Icon doesn't show up in the menu bar. What do I need to do?
Thanks

I think AirParrot will solve the problem with a few cavets. First off I succesfully tested it last night using a MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2009 running 10.9 aka Mavericks
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,5
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.53 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M:
Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
My Question to AirParrot:
I was able to stream YouTube on my desktop without any issues despite using a machine that AirParrot listed as being one of the older models which may experience problems. I wrote to AirParrot and they were kind enough to explain in more detail the "problems" which might be experienced.
NOTE Airparrot Specs.
AirParrot response:
I'm happy to shed some light on this issue.
Certain Apple video drivers conflict with any installed third-party video drivers causing issues like logging out, randomly activating screen savers and drag-and-drop issues. Unfortunately, we're unable to fix the conflict. The fix must be made to Apple's provided display drivers.
Removing our display driver will allow you to continue to use AirParrot without issue. However, the ability to extend the desktop will be lost. Regular AirParrot features such as mirroring will continue to work properly.
All I can say is, as of today, I have not experienced any known conflicts with the AirParrot driver. I plan to drop the $9 for AirParrot to help solve the AirPlay issue with Mavericks and pre-2011 Macs.
I did use the Mavericks AirPlay to AppleTV from my iPad mini and it worked seemlessly - which only made me more frustrated by the Pre-2011 hardware/Airplay/Mavericks issue. It seems that a driver fix is the only thing holding us back from not having to use a third-party application to solve the problem. I could be wrong but it is annoying.
Hope this helps.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5209
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- is anyone else experiencing this type of problem? any other solutions recommended?
- is there a way to change the AirPlay defaults so that Screen Mirroring only sends the video (not audio)?
- does anyone know what the log file entries indicate (like, what does "Feedback taking too long to send...." mean)?
- any fix planned for this issue?
From: "/var/log/system.log":
Jan 16 10:50:16 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:16.454404 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (1 seconds, 1 total)
Jan 16 10:50:18 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:18.524517 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (4 seconds, 2 total)
Jan 16 10:50:20 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:20.533639 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (6 seconds, 3 total)
Jan 16 10:50:22 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:22.548168 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (8 seconds, 4 total)
Jan 16 10:50:24 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:24.554522 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (10 seconds, 5 total)
Jan 16 10:50:24 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:24.554809 AM [AirPlay] ### Report network status (3, en0) failed: 1/0x1 kCFHostErrorHostNotFound / kCFStreamErrorSOCKSSubDomainVersionCode / kCFStreamErrorSOCKS5BadResponseAddr / kCFStreamErrorDomainPOSIX / evtNotEnb / siInitSDTblErr / kUSBPending / dsBusError / kStatusIsError / kOTSerialSwOverRunErr / cdevResErr / EPERM
Jan 16 10:50:26 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:26.545531 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (12 seconds, 6 total)
Jan 16 10:50:28 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:28.559050 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (14 seconds, 7 total)
Jan 16 10:50:30 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:30.628868 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (16 seconds, 8 total)
Jan 16 10:50:32 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:32.655638 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (18 seconds, 9 total)
Jan 16 10:50:34 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:34.641952 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (20 seconds, 10 total)
Jan 16 10:50:36 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:36.659854 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (22 seconds, 11 total)
Jan 16 10:50:38 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:38.653594 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (24 seconds, 12 total)
Jan 16 10:50:40 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:40.659279 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (26 seconds, 13 total)
Jan 16 10:50:42 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:42.745549 AM [AirPlay] ### Feedback taking too long to send (28 seconds, 14 total)
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Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.534104 AM [AirPlay] ### Report network status (5, en0) failed: 1/0x1 kCFHostErrorHostNotFound / kCFStreamErrorSOCKSSubDomainVersionCode / kCFStreamErrorSOCKS5BadResponseAddr / kCFStreamErrorDomainPOSIX / evtNotEnb / siInitSDTblErr / kUSBPending / dsBusError / kStatusIsError / kOTSerialSwOverRunErr / cdevResErr / EPERM
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.534315 AM [AirPlay] Deactivating virtual display stream for quiesce
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.543682 AM [AirPlayScreenClient] Stopping session
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.543815 AM [AirPlay] Quiescing endpoint 'AppleTV'
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.543907 AM [AirPlayScreenClient] Stopping session internal
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local coreaudiod[161]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.544218 AM [AirPlayScreenClient] Stopped session internal
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local AirPlayUIAgent[985]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.544266 AM [AirPlayAVSys] ### Quiesce AirPlay
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local SystemUIServer[159]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.544297 AM [AirPlayAVSys] ### Quiesce AirPlay
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local SystemUIServer[159]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.553084 AM [AirPlayAVSys] ### Quiesce AirPlay
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local AirPlayUIAgent[985]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.554904 AM [AirPlayAVSys] ### Quiesce AirPlay
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local SystemUIServer[159]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.557604 AM [AirPlayAVSys] Ignoring route away when AirPlay not current
Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local AirPlayUIAgent[985]: 2014-01-16 10:50:44.560307 AM [AirPlayAVSys] Ignoring route away when AirPlay not current
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Jan 16 10:50:44 My-MacBook-Pro.local WindowServer[89]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01022727, GL mask 0x0000001f, accelerator 0x00004ccb, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 2048 MB
I am happy to provide more information if needed.
Thank you.
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Hello
I upgraded to Mavericks yesterday, thanks for the free of charge OS. Before upgrading my MBP Retina ran Mountain Lion which was perfect
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I understand that AirPlay is an important feature of the Apple TV, and I would be concerned too if the audio was not working using AirPlay.
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Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): How to update Apple TV software
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5706
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5209
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<MapleSeeds> it is all about the opdate.
I also hoped 'Frank Pedersen - Senior Advisor Apple Care' would mail me back the day after we spoke, but no.
Someone also tried blame something in the network, that was NOT opdated or changed.
I has not tuch my Apple TV, but I also spoke to someone that tried tell me to damage all my setup on it.
My iPAD beem well
My iPhone 5s beem well
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I've looked throught the other threads and cant find the answer I'm looking for. Just prior to installing Mavericks the Airplay icon on the top right of my menu bar gave me the option to stream my sound to airplay devices WITHOUT MIRRORING. Now to do the same thing I have to open preferences > sound> choose device to stream sound to.
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