Could I connect the lap top to TV and watch movies and control the lap top from a distance?
could I connect the Apple lap top to my TV to watch movies and control the lap top from a distance just like the Window lap top???
Check out Apple TV. It is a wireless interface to your TV. It may be the best $99 investment you can make for entertainment on your TV. It simply requires a standard $10 HDMI cable, not supplied with the Apple TV unit. Through Apple TV, with Mavericks, you can use the TV as a standard OS X monitor or for entertainment. Also check out the Beamer software to stream videos to it from your Mac.
Apple TV requires a Mid 2011 or newer MacBook Air with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later.
If your MBA is not new enough you can use the AirParrot application but the video quality is not as high as with a newer MBA. It also streams from iOS devices.
http://www.apple.com/appletv/
http://www.apple.com/appletv/airplay/
http://store.apple.com/us/ipod/ipod-accessories/apple-tv
http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html#displays
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-HDMI-Cable-Meters/dp/B003L1ZYYM/re f=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385514116&sr=8-1&keywords=hdmi+cable
AirPlay is available on all devices running iOS 4.3 or later. Some features require the latest software. Second-generation Apple TV or later required.
AirPlay Mirroring is available with iPhone 4s or later; iPad 2 or later; iPad mini; iPod touch (5th generation); and iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer), and Mac Pro (Late 2013) with OS X Mountain Lion or later.
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