![]() Once I adjusted the picture quality I was sending to the television, everything smoothed out and I was watching The Daily Show in no time. I then checked the settings and saw that I was streaming in 1080p to my Apple TV 2. This caused my television screen to stutter and everything began to slow way down. When I first installed AirParrot I attempted to stream a movie right away. ![]() Everything was very self explanatory.ġ) There was only one thing I found wrong with my time using this program, and it was easily fixed. The AirParrot team has done some fantastic updates to get us where we are today.Ĥ) When you do decide to play with the settings, they are easy to understand. This has not always been the case with this application. This program can really make you forget you are using a computer, and with the help of a iOS remote you can forego the mouse and keyboard all together.ģ) I was able to stream video, in fullscreen, without stutters and/or freezes. You can actually choose where your sound is going: computer speakers or the Apple TV connected television (with dolby digital surround sound perhaps). I just clicked the download link, installed, and was streaming my Mac to the Apple TV in a matter of moments!Ģ) I love that fact that the audio streams to the Apple TV as well. There was not a set up, no trying to adjust a million little settings that are far outside my realm of understanding. That said AirPlay Mirroring is only available on certain machines and what about those of us who do not intend to upgrade or own Windows machines? Well, AirParrot is here as a digital savior to us all.ġ) Unlike so many applications out there, AirParrot works right when you install it. That is until Apple recently added this exact functionality – AirPlay Mirroring – to its latest OS release Mountain Lion. Other than that, I still like AirParrot 3 overall, and hopefully, the remaining feature will be re-added in a future update so I can continue to press on using AirParrot 3 to its fullest.Now, obviously Windows and Macs have been missing out on the AirPlay fun over these past few years. AirParrot 3 has a nice look and some useful new features, although it took a step backward in removing a feature I relied on. Hopefully AirParrot 3 will bring back the quality slider in a future update, as it is a feature I relied heavily on.ĪirParrot 3 is a handy app to use AirPlay and Chromecast streaming across Mac and Windows. I can attempt to workaround it by streaming my desktop to the Android TV Chromecast device, but then audio doesn’t work unless I play the audio through my iMac Pro speakers. The quality slider is gone in AirParrot 3, so I no longer have a way to adjust this. In AirParrot 2, I used the quality slider to bump the quality down to “Medium”, and this generally worked (with only an occasional failure). ![]() While some features such as desktop streaming and even extended desktop is working well, AirParrot 3 is buffering (and never completely loading) high-quality video (generally from video podcasts) when streaming the video from my iMac Pro to my Android TV Chromecast device. My goal with AirParrot has been the bridge between the two platforms. I primarily use AirParrot to stream video content from my iMac Pro (running Catalina) to an Android TV Chromecast device (I have an Apple TV in my living room, but I have a small TV on my desk using an Android TV Chromecast device). AirParrot 2 customers receive a discount to upgrade to AirParrot 3.Ĭompared to AirParrot 2, unfortunately I am having an issue with AirParrot 3. It is $15.99 for a single platform license or $19.99 for a cross-platform license. AirParrot 3 also supports streaming 4K video with surround sound. ![]() Extended Desktop comes to Windows users for the first time, as well as HomePod support is also included. AirParrot is handy for streaming media from devices to home entertainment devices, as well as is useful in educational and organization environments when needing to wirelessly stream media.ĪirParrot 3 has a fresh new look which I do enjoy, plus new technology under-the-hood for faster streaming and desktop streaming with GPU support. AirParrot can also be controlled using an iOS app called AirParrot Remote (although I haven’t had a chance to test it yet). It goes beyond the built-in AirPlay support on macOS and allows for AirPlay and Chromecast Support on Mac and Windows, including screen mirroring, extended desktop, and the ability to drag and drop to stream media over AirPlay or Chromecast (there used to be a standalone app called DropStream that offered this, but it has merged under AirParrot). ![]() I had a chance to take AirParrot 3 for a test drive (I purchased the upgrade to it from AirParrot 2) and compare it to AirParrot 2.ĪirParrot is a streaming app for Mac and Windows. ![]()
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