Apple tv as wireless screen
Hi!
I have tried to find information on the Internet wether it's possible to use the Apple tv as a receiver between my MacBook Pro and the TV, so that I can use the TV as a wireless display for the MacBook. But all I can find is about steaming and if I have understood it right, it doesn't support all video formats. But maby if you can use the TV as a display, you could go around that problem?
Or am I wrong?
Also, isn't it strange that there is no RCA or 3,5 mm output jack from it. I think I would miss that since I want to plug in my stereo. And no, it does not have optical inputs :-(
Jonas
Hi again!
I have to re-open this post due to the new iOS5... If you have, for instance, an iPad, iPhone, etc, you can use the Apple tv to mirror the devices screen to the TV. Should it not work the same with an ordinary computer as well?
Or have I maby missunderstood the concept of the Apple tv? That it's just a media center?
And also, can you use the wireless keyboard, mouse or trackpad with it?
Jonas
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