Airplay issues on Macbook Pro 13 inch

Hi,
I've upgraded my Macbook Pro 13 inch (Mid 2012) to Mountain Lion, and I also have an Apple TV 2nd generation (720p) which has the latest software.
If I use the Airplay icon in the menu bar, and choose "Apple TV", all that seems to do is switch my MacBook Pro to what looks like a scaled down 1080p resolution. Nothing else changes. The options in the Airplay menu don't change at all. It doesn't even tick of the Apple TV option. To get my Macbook Pro back to 1280x800, I have to go into Display Preferences and choose "Best for built-in display".
If, while in Display Preferences, I choose "Apple TV" from the "AirPlay mirroring" menu, AirPlay mirroring seems to work fine. My MacBook Pro resolution stays the same, and the AppleTV shows an exact copy of what I see on my MacBook Pro.
If I then choose "Off" from the "AirPlay mirroring" menu in Display Preferences, the Apple TV goes back to its menu, as expected, but the MacBook Pro switches to the 1080p-looking resolution again. Again, I can choose "Best for built-in display" and the MacBook Pro returns to normal.
I'm tempted to do a clean install of Mountain Lion on a new disk partition, but I've only had the MacBook Pro for about a month, so am not so keen on doing that unless I know that will really make things better. I'm also tempted to get the new Apple TV in the hope that it will work, but it doesn't seem like it's worth the "upgrade" considering it only really gives me a higher resolution on my TV and nothing else. And there's no guarantee that the AirPlay issue will be fixed either.
Does anybody else get this issue?

The symptoms I'm getting now, and I'm not sure if they're any different, suggest that for some reason Mountain Lion thinks my display resolution is higher than what it is, as wether I'm turning AirPlay on or off, it keeps changing it (on the MacBook) to what looks like maybe 1080p.

Similar Messages

  • When trying to Airplay from my Macbook Pro Retina, to AppleTv3 it plays for only a few minutes, and then jumps back to the Mac. It seems to do this no matter what I play, music, movies or pictures. I just bought a new router. This could affect it

    When trying to Airplay from my Macbook Pro Retina, to AppleTv3 it plays for only a few minutes, and then jumps back to the Mac. It seems to do this no matter what I play, music, movies or pictures. I just bought a new router. This could affect it.
    I have been playing whole movies before from VLC without problems.
    Any Ideas?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Yes it's network issues or settings that cause these types of problems most of the time.
    The following article(s) may help you.
    Troubleshooting AirPlay
    Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
    Recommended Wi-Fi settings
    Wifi Diagnostic Software (for Mac users)
    You may also find some help on this page, where I’ve collected some of the more unusual solutions to network issues.

  • HT204291 my airplay from my MacBook Pro to my tv through my apple tv is fuzzy- it just started being fuzzy about 2 months ago- it used to be clear- anyone else have this problem?  How can I fix it?

    my airplay from my MacBook Pro to my tv through my apple tv is fuzzy- it just started being fuzzy about 2 months ago- it used to be clear- anyone else have this problem?  How can I fix it?

    Hi freezebri,
    The following steps may resolve your issue:
    Apple TV: Basic troubleshooting
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1551
    If your TV screen appears fuzzy or black (you see no video)
    Make sure the television you are using supports the Apple TV resolution requirements. Please see the Apple TV technical specifications.
    When you connect power, check to make sure the LED turns on. If the LED is not on, then verify with a known good power outlet or connect something else to the outlet you're using for Apple TV and make sure it works (such as a lamp or clock).
    Make sure you're using the correct video cables and that they are connected firmly to Apple TV and to your TV.
    Connect the HDMI cable directly into the Apple TV and your television, remove any third party devices or adapters.
    Make sure the input setting you've selected on your TV matches the input you have your video cables connected to. See the documentation that came with your TV for more information.
    Change the Apple TV resolution by pressing and holding the Menu and Up button for six seconds. The Apple TV will automatically cycle to the next resolution at approximately 20 second intervals. Pressing the Selectbutton will immediately cycle to the next resolution.
    If you are connected via HDMI, try unplugging and replugging your HDMI cable.
    If HDMI isn't working on an Apple TV (1st generation), try component cables instead (and disconnect the HDMI cable temporarily). Read more about HDMI vs component video.
    Hope this information helps ...
    - Judy

  • Macbook Pro inch 13 (2011) graphic problem

    Please Help me I dont stand why if I buy a MacBook Pro inch 13 (2011) the game "The Sims 3 Pets" have graphics problems, the horses look black and without form. Whith de previous Macbook pro inch 13 with nvidia graphics the game is perfect and now with the most modern the game dont also work. I dont know the problem is Lion SO
    Thanks
    Alejandro

    Apparantly there were some compatibility issues with the Sims3 and Lion. I believe there is a Sims3 update available if I'm not mistaken.

  • How do I disable AirPlay on my Macbook Pro

    I don't understand how to disable AirPlay on my macbook pro. It keeps asking for a password...In which i never set! Now my garageband is soundless and a pop up keeps coming on my screen asking for the password.

    You had to have set up a password when the machine was first purchased. Registration will not let you get past it when you boot up the first time. You'll have to reboot holding down the Command and R keys at the same time, select Recovery Partition, and in the menus at the top there should be an option to reset password.
    More about recovery partitions is at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

  • Menu Bar issues on Macbook Pro

    I came across this problem with my mac where after logging in I noticed that the menu bar, specifically the battery and wifi icon takes atleast 5-10 mins to appear and when I hover the cursor anywhere on the right side of the menu bar it shows the spinning rainbow. Also the volume button seems to be greyed out as well and usually I have to plug in ear phones and it will go away but only temporarily. This never happened to my mac until today and for some reason I think it has to do with the installation of Adobe CS6 Master Collection. (yes, it was torrented. no, I wont do it again.) I did some slight research and on some website it said that there could be some applications recently installed that could have caused this to happen. If anyone has a solution I would very much appreciate it.

    Having the same issue. Macbook Pro 2011, latest Mavericks update ....
    Apple menu disappears and reappears when Google Chrome is open/closed. Behaving the same with random programs. Do you have any ideas?? Software is up to date, THANKS!!!

  • [SOLVED] Linux kernel 3.6.2-1 issues on Macbook Pro 4,1

    After my recent system upgrade to linux-3.6.2-1, I ran into a couple noticeable issues on my laptop.  The first was the inability to use "mount -i /home/user", which is in my .bash_profile, to mount my encrypted home directory at login.  An error message would respond saying that eCryptfs does not support aes.  I was able to manually mount it with "mount -t ecryptfs /home/user/.private /home/user", but could not figure out the issue.  I also noticed my laptop running a hotter that usual and found that my fans were not changing according to the sensors.  I use macfanctld from the AUR to change my fan speed and killing its process and restarting it had no effect.  I then decided my recent system upgrade may be at fault so I rebooted into linux-lts and the issues were solved.  I then downgraded linux-3.6.2-1, linux-headers-3.6.2-1, nvidia-304.51-4, virtualbox-guest-modules- 4.2.0-6, and virtualbox-host-modules-4.2.0-6 to linux-3.5.6-1, linux-headers-3.5.6-1, nvidia-304.51-3, virtualbox-guest-modules-4.2.0-5, and virtualbox-host-modules-4.2.0-5.  These issues are now fixed on my system with the downgrade and I have blocked them from upgrade in pacman.conf.  I did not notice any other issues.
    Macbook Pro 4,1 (2008)
    Graphics: NVIDIA Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT]
    uname: Linux archlinux-MBP 3.5.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Oct 7 19:30:49 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T9500  @ 2.60GHz
    I felt it was necessary to post this issue, especially if another person also has it, so that it may be resolved in future kernel updates.  If there are any logs or other information people need to help resolve this issue or if I should notify a mod of this or something, please let me know.
    Last edited by mojojojo (2012-10-28 21:15:37)

    After further investigation the issues were easily solved.
    Regarding my encrypted home directory, I checked kernel.log and found that ecryptfs did not like the argument ecrypt_key_bytes=16 and that manual mount has the variable name ecryptfs_key_bytes=16.  So I simply changed that in my fstab.  Auto-mounting my home directory works nicely again.
    In regards to the fan issue, I had to alter /etc/macfanctl.conf because the output of the sensors command (lm-sensors) contained some negative values which may have affected average temperatures and such.  I excluded those temperatures and played with the constraints more until the fans spun faster when I felt they should.
    Still found it strange that some of these issues happened during kernel upgrades, but glad to have solved the issues.

  • Are the mirroring airplay work on macbook pro core 2 duo 2010 version

    are the mirroring airplay work on macbook pro core 2 duo 2010 version

    AirPlay
    AirPlay Mirroring requires a second-generation Apple TV or later, and is supported on the following Mac models: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer).
    Several Apple Articles Regarding AirPlay
    Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- How to use AirPlay Mirroring
    How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes
    Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
    Using AirPlay

  • How to airplay to a macbook pro display.

    Is there anyway to airplay to a macbook pro display from your iphone or ipad?  Other than a third party app.

    Hello HanaAmer1,
    We've an article which provides troubleshooting steps that can help get AirPlay workign correctly.
    iTunes: Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5209
    Cheers,
    Allen

  • Can i do airplay from my Macbook pro to my appleTV????

    can i do airplay from my Macbook pro to my appleTV????

    No, AirPlay is for Apple TV. You can turn on home share on your MacBook and iPad so you can stream to your iPad.

  • HT201335 airplay mirroring with macbook pro how do i do it?

    airplay mirroring with macbook pro how do i do it?

    What model is your computer, check that is it 2011 or later
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5404

  • What's up with the screw job on the Airplay mirroring?  Macbook Pro (mid 2010) too old to have feature included in Mountain upgrade?  Bull!

    what's up with the screw job on the Airplay mirroring?  Macbook Pro (mid 2010) too old to have feature included in Mountain upgrade?  Bull!

    Please read:
    http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/mountain-lion-airplay-mirroring-v-airparrot -fight/
    Mountain Lion's integrated AirPlay mirroring support only works with the following Mac models:
    iMac—Mid 2011 or newer
    Mac mini—Mid 2011 or newer
    MacBook Air—Mid 2011 or newer
    MacBook Pro—Early 2011 or newer
    If your Mac isn't on that list, your won't ever see an AirPlay option in Mountain Lion's menubar.
    What separates these Macs from other Mountain Lion-compatible machines is that these are the only models that have support for Intel's QuickSync technology. What confirmed this requirement for me was the fact that my Retina MacBook Pro switched to integrated Intel HD4000 graphics even when otherwise running on the discrete NVIDIA GT 650M GPU. No matter what you are doing or what resolution you are running, AirPlay Mirroring in Mountain Lion requires an integrated Intel HD3000 or HD4000 graphics processor and its QuickSync technology to work, full stop.

  • I have heat issues into MacBook pro after installing windows 8. when boot from windows ha've overheating. how can I fix it??

    Have heat issues into MacBook pro when boot from windows partition how can I fix it??

    panarpan wrote:
    Have heat issues into MacBook pro when boot from windows partition how can I fix it??
    Are you saying you're running Windows in BootCamp or Windows as a Virtual Machine? You can increase the fan speed on the Mac using smcFanControl and use the software OGELTHORPE recommended to observe improvements.
    smcFanControl is a Mac application and doesn't work in Windows, but if you set a higher minimum fan speed (which is how smcFanControl works) while running OS X, when you reboot into a BootCamp partition, that minimum speed tends to be carried over.

  • HT3924 how can i get airplay on my macbook pro mid 09 please  ???

    How can i get airplay on my macbook pro mid 09 please any body ???

    You cant.  Airplay is only available on MacBookPro's Early 2011 and later.

  • HT201343 how can i use airplay in my MacBook Pro late 2008?

    Somebody can tell me how can i use AirPlay on my MacBook Pro late 2008?

    On your MacBook: Apple Menu > System Preferences > iCloud > place a checkmark in front of Contacts
    On your iPhone: Settings > iCloud > turn Contacts to on

Maybe you are looking for