How can i watch my dvd through my macbook on tv? Or any other way? I have a macbook air 2021 and a separate apple super drive which i connect to my mac for dvds. My LG tv can mirror my macbook screen but when i play a dvd it does not mirror the dvd. The dvd stops playing and blanks when i try to mirror it to my tv. So basically i can only watch the dvd on my laptop. Is there a way to get around this? Cables? Apps?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6
The easiest way would be to get a DVD player and hook it up to your TV.
hi, No cables. I am using airplay to mirror the laptop screen
to tv, Which all works fine except for when trying to mirror the dvd - which just auto stops in airplay mode and becomes blank and will not work. As soon as airplay is disabled the dvd comes back to life on the laptop. But is never visible for mirroring on the tv. Its as if the dvd player doesn't get recognised as a window for mirror mode.
natty100 wrote:
hi, No cables. I am using airplay to mirror the laptop screen to tv,
I have seen similar issues when people try to airplay DVDs to a TV. is it at all possible for you to try using a wired connection to the TV?
Do you mean a connector lead from the laptop to tv by usbc to hdmi cable? Then yes If it would definitely work to see the dvd then it would be worth while getting. It was such a let down after getting the super drive only to find out it wont work on the tv. 🫤
natty100 wrote:
Do you mean a connector lead from the laptop to tv by usbc to hdmi cable?
almost. you would need an USB C to HDMI Video Adapter and a separate HDMI cable.
Then yes If it would definitely work to see the dvd then it would be worth while getting.
I cannot say "definitely" but USB-C to HDMI adapters are reasonably priced so it's worth a try. I know that I have no issues playing DVDs on my Mac while mirroring to my TV. but I'm using a hub with an HDMI port and a 10 meter HDMI cable. my TV is not airplay compatible so I cannot test that. but I have watched DVDs on my machine that wouldn't play on a friend's Mac while he used airplay to attempt to send it to his TV.
I It was such a let down after getting the super drive only to find out it wont work on the tv. 🫤
you are definitely not the first to discover that a superdrive needs a Mac to be able to work.
are you using airplay to mirror the Mac to your TV? or are you using a cable and an adapter?
I agree but as i have many NTSC discs its going to be super expensive as i would need a multi region player.
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