Since AirPlay has been around for a while, I’m not going to get too in-depth with it since if you own an Apple TV and Apple device, I’d be rather shocked if you haven’t played with mirroring already (though we’ll come back to it in the comparison section). Sending images and videos from your Apple mobile device to your TV is the other big benefit. I use AirPlay to send music to my Apple TV over my network from my main PC to my home theater system, and it works great. There’s also AirPlay mirroring with a Mac (or via iTunes on a PC). The trick here, of course, is it’s all Apple, and you’ll need an Apple TV streaming media player. iPhone 4S (or later), iPad 2 (or later), iPad mini, or iPod touch (5th generation)ĭepending on your device (instructions are in the aforementioned link), the setup is as easy as pressing a few buttons. According to Apple, here’s what you need: The experience is also pretty different depending on what devices you’ve got/are interested in.Īpple, with their closed ecosystem, was the first to do this kind of screen mirroring/sharing simply and easily. It’s a feature that’s still in its infancy, so it’s not perfect, but it’s getting there. Apple’s had this for a while with their products, and now Google, Amazon, and others are getting into the act. There’s a cool new trick possible with a growing number of products: the ability to wirelessly send what’s on your mobile device (or computer) up onto your TV.
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