asked on

Jerky playback on Apple TV 3rd generation (from MacBook 2016)

I play movies or youtube videos from my MacBook pro late 2016. I stream them to the Apple TV 3rd generation. Invariably the playback on the TV is jerky. Very irritating. Impossible to watch. For movies, I use VLC. Or for YouTube I use Firefox. Where should I start to troubleshoot this issue? Thanks

Greg

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

Eoin OSullivan

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

gregholl

ASKER

Thanks! I'll try your suggestions and let you know.

SOLUTION

Gerwin Jansen

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

gregholl

ASKER

HDMI might be a good option. I could totally bypass the Apple TV. Expect I'll have a messed cable running across the floor. Indeed I can use the YouTube app in the Apple TV itself. When I do that there is no issue. Sometimes, I'm just messing around on the computer and I'm too lazy to look up the video that someone texted me on the YouTube app. I'm watching in on Firefox and I'd just like to quickly "beam it" over to the TV. Without a bunch of mucking around.

Gerwin Jansen

I'm not in favour of running cables across the floor either, it was just meant for testing. But if the YouTube app on Apple TV is working fine then it's likely just a bandwidth issue. Depending on what you want to see from your personal movie collection, the Plex app for Apple TV could work for you. For media that is online I'd just use an app on Apple TV (like the YouTube app).

gregholl

ASKER

thanks guys. it actually seems to be working good right now and I actually didn't change anything. weird.