MKV is a common file format for videos. In this article I will show you how what options exist for bringing .mkv on your Apple TV.
Lepai LP-2020A+: Cheap Mini Amp for your AirPlay-Setup
If you are looking for a cheap “budget amp” for your AirPlay Setup, have a look at the Lepai LP-2020A+. It’s a really small mini amp which can be combined with “passive” speakers for a small and cheap AirPlay Setup (see also How to “enable” existing Speakers for AirPlay).
Apple TV: How to use the Conference Mode
Apple TV offers a “Conference Mode”. It is helpful in business or school situations and gives people in the room some hints how to stream content to the Apple TV (via AirPlay).
Redirect your Apple TV Audio to alternate AirPlay speakers
In this article, I will show you how to wirelessly send the audio signal of your Apple TV to alternate AirPlay Speakers (e.g. another Apple TV or an AirPort Express).
AirServer: Stream content from your iOS devices to your Mac
Officially, your Mac can send AirPlay streams, but can’t act as an wireless AirPlay receiver. For receiving AirPlay streams on your Mac, additional software is needed. One of the solutions for that is AirServer, which allows you to mirror your iOS display or stream content from your iOS devices to your Mac. So it works similar to an Apple TV, just on your Mac.
Watching DVDs on your Apple TV with AirPlay
For a long time, I was looking for an easy way to play DVDs with my Apple TV without the time-consuming task of ripping the DVDs before watching them. In this article, I will show you how to immediately stream DVDs to your Apple TV with the help of AirPlay Mirroring.
How to “enable” existing Speakers for AirPlay
AirPlay lets you stream audio (and video) from iTunes on Mac or your iOS Devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod) to any AirPort-enabled devices at home. This article focuses on using existing speakers or systems you already have (and perhaps paid a lot of money for them) and “enable” them in an easy and cheap way for AirPlay.
AirPlay Mirroring: Tips for improving Performance
Although AirPlay Mirroring is easy to setup, you can run into performance problems while using it. Especially harder use cases like watching videos can cause performance problems like:
- Video stutters
- Video freezes
- Dropped frames or dropped connection
- …
Here are some tips that could help you improve the overall performance of AirPlay Mirroring.
Remote App for controlling Apple TV and iTunes
With the Apple Remote App, you can control the playback of your content in iTunes and Apple TV in a very flexible way. In this article I will show you two different scenarios to control your streaming by using the Remote App with an iOS device.
Stream simultaneously to multiple AirPlay destinations
For example, you have AirPlay-enabled speakers in the kitchen and in the dining room. It seems reasonable to suppose that, at least sometimes, you want to stream to both rooms simultaneously. With AirPlay you can do that, but it depends on the sender.