AirPlay mirroring on early 2011

I have a MacBook pro early 2011. The Mbp cannot see my apple tv 2.
I thought early 2011 Mbp can use the airplay mirroring?

bundun, I would not consider myself the expert on this matter, but my response is directly for those using an early 2011 Macbook Pro as it says it is supported below. Many of use macbook pro users probably have that "automatic graphics switching" option on in energy saver, and if so, it would seem airplay mirroring is not compatible.
bundun, Here are the specs I copied from the website:
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).
If you have one of those you should be good to go and for those of you who are still angry, I found this article that hopefully sheds some light on Apple not trying to put us through planned obsolescence.
http://www.zdnet.com/calm-down-10-8s-airplay-restrictions-are-technical-not-plan ned-obsolescence-7000001695/
Also if you still want to try I keep seeing the name Air Parrot popping up as an alternative. Hope this helps everyone.

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