What is streaming my mac to apple tv

why can i only stream sound from my mac to apple tv? Why cant i airplay like my phone? Why does a vga cable work fine and without apple tv? Why does it include streaming in directions and advertisements when purchasing these devices but only works with sound?

Your rudeness is unnecessary and out of order here. WE ARE USERS LIKE YOU. We are not Apple employees or representatives. We are here to help people with problems to the best of our abilities. We are not here to take abuse by people who want to vent.
You have been provided with a link where you can lodge you complaints. We cannot help you.
If you have no further questions, then it is best for you to just go away and let us do our volunteer work with people who appreciate our efforts.
Goodbye,
GB

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Hello mirko,
If you are still experiencing streaming issues to your Apple TV from your MacBook, I would use these troubleshooting steps from the following article:
iTunes: Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
Wi-Fi Connection
If you are experiencing intermittent playback or significant network lag with AirPlay, it could be due to a weak Wi-Fi connection, interference, or the distance between the Wi-Fi router and your AirPlay-enabled device.
Ensure that other devices aren't trying to stream to the same Apple TV at the same time.
Ensure that your Wi-Fi router is set up with the recommended settings for the best performance.
Certain external devices, such as microwave ovens and baby monitors, may interfere with a Wi-Fi network. Try moving or disabling these devices.
If your wireless and wired networks are the same, try connecting your Apple TV to the router via Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi.
Use the Wi-Fi network troubleshooting guide to resolve interference and other issues.
Ethernet Connection
Temporarily disable firewalls (both network and local) and security software. Security software and firewalls may block ports that AirPlay uses to stream content. You can often resolve issues with security software by updating, correctly configuring, or uninstalling security software.
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Second - I hard wired my MacBook to the router, then screen shared to the Apple TV. It was up for at least 15 minutes. At some point, I looked over and it was no longer sharing, but the network *WASN'T* trashed like it normally gets. So it possibly got dropped for some other reason.
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