HT4437 airplay and apple tv

I have apple tv which is set up to my PC. Sometimes when I want to listen to my music through my entertainment system via PC and airplay, the airplay does not appear on the computer. Therefore I cannot access apple tv/entertainment system speakers. What can I do to ensure the airplay symbol is always on?

Thank you. I have also clicked the menu button on Apple Tv. My playlists do not come up, only the purchased
category is listed. Is this usual?
Carmen

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May start my own thread, but I'm having similar issues.
I've been using an old iMac (running 10.7.5) and Apple TV for years with no issues. Last week I bought a new Macbook Pro running Yosemite and have had audio issues multiple times. The weird thing is that sometimes it works flawlessly, other times (like now) I spend half an hour just trying to get a song to play.
My issues are: When I got to "computers" in Apple TV to stream my music, my music is sometimes chopper or intermittent, and I seen to know when it's going to happen based on the status wheel just before it plays. When I choose a song, the status wheel will spin for an unusually long time, usually an indicator that the audio is either not going to work, or stutter.
When it does finally pull up a song, the playhead sits at the beginning of the song for a good 3-5 seconds before actually playing. Then, when it starts playing, it's all downhill. It will play a few seconds, drop out, play a few more seconds, drop out, and then ultimately the playhead will keep moving across the song as if it's playing, but there's no audio.
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• restart Macbook Pro
• quite iTunes/open
• turn off Home Sharing on iTunes then reconnect it
• unplugging and cycling both my modem and router
None of these have alleviated the problem.
The odd thing is, like this morning, the audio started up perfectly and never gave me any issues. It wasn't until later in the day that it started. Perhaps after the macbook pro had been put to sleep? Not sure.
Regardless, this is an annoying trait, one that's new to me and my system (as stated, worked flawlessly until my new purchase), and is 100% limited to either a) the macbook pro b) Yosemite or c) both of them.

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You can do this reasonably easily.
First up you need to think about how you are going to drive the TV- Your iMac could do it, but a laptop would be easier if you can access one.
Second you need to look at the screen inputs. If it is a flat screen TV it is likely to have at least a VGA connection which you should have a connector to 'out of the box' and it will work much like connecting your mac to a projector would.
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9267G/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MjE0NTg4NQ
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Thank you so much for your prompt reply and good questions. I think the setting on the ATV was set to the highest resolution (I set this a few weeks ago) but I'll double check tonight. I was comparing the video quality to what I normally see on my PS3 and it really is not as good. I did try a few different sources including a recent movie preview through ITunes and recent TV shows through a few apps (Global, NBC, BBC iPlayer) apps which should certainly be high quality - but I suppose there could be restrictions. My ATV is connected directly to my Internet connection like my PS3 although I assume the video picture is streaming via my iPad unless it is clevor enough to draw the video from my ATV. I don't think there is a problem with my wireless streamling HD content as I've had this working on my PS3 in the past but I admit it's possible. I was testing my ATV prior to my new iPad arrival (direct connection to my Internet) and the HD content appeared good. My Internet connection and devices are all in the same room.

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