Mirror from Apple device to LG TV

[Susja]

Hello.
I have quite old LG TV 2012 55LM6700. TV is working quite fine and I am not planning to change it ... but the issue is that I want to stream or mirror video from my Apple devices. I have MacBook Air 2021, iPhon 15 Max and iPad Air.
I understand that the best option should be HDMI ... but I don't like idea to connect via cable.
I tried a few 'mirroring' app from App Store and LG ... but none of it was reliable and convenient and user friendly and etc.
Hence, could you recommend from your experience which app would you recommend for this purpose?
Thanks in advance

 

[Susja]

After contacting LG support, I was informed that there is currently no streaming application available for my specific model.

As a workaround, they recommended a USB-C to HDMI adapter.

While this solution does not provide a wireless connection, it may be a viable option to consider.

 

[Bigwaff]

After contacting LG support, I was informed that there is currently no streaming application available for my specific model.

As a workaround, they recommended a USB-C to HDMI adapter.

While this solution does not provide a wireless connection, it may be a viable option to consider.

Buy yourself a used Apple TV HD for $50 and connect it to your LG TV. Stream and mirror over Wi-Fi using the Apple TV.

 

[Susja]

Buy yourself a used Apple TV HD for $50 and connect it to your LG TV. Stream and mirror over Wi-Fi using the Apple TV.

Sorry, what you meant by Apple TV HD? Is it adapter or you meant something different? I am not familiar with it … but it sounds to me like device that provides wireless connection between Apple devices and TV, correct?

 

[Casey Royals]

Apple TV is a hardware device you connect to your TV (or AV receiver) via hdmi and you can stream via Airplay to it. It also has many apps available to play games, watch streaming apps etc. You can buy it from Apple stores and many other retailers.

 

[waw74]

Apple TV 4K

Apple TV 4K. Our best audio and video quality. Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos. Works seamlessly with Apple devices, services, and smart home.

www.apple.com

not to be confused with appleTV+ (Apple TV Plus) which is apple's streaming service.
or the TV app on apple's devices.

 

[jeepw5]

Sorry, what you meant by Apple TV HD? Is it adapter or you meant something different? I am not familiar with it … but it sounds to me like device that provides wireless connection between Apple devices and TV, correct?

 

[jeepw5]

A picture is worth a thousand words...

 

[BrianBaughn]

Not sure precisely what you're wanting to see on the TV but if it's video files on your computer…and if that LG TV can download the Plex app…you could run Plex server on your Mac.

My old Samsung TV is still capable of this and I think it's older than your LG.

 

[Susja]

Not sure precisely what you're wanting to see on the TV but if it's video files on your computer…and if that LG TV can download the Plex app…you could run Plex server on your Mac.

My old Samsung TV is still capable of this and I think it's older than your LG.

Well .. I am using Plex all the time but in this case I wanted to watch video that I was not able to download. I was able to watch it only on iPhone or iPad web site. Since it was not convenient I wanted to mirror it to TV.
Apple TV4+ sounds like good idea but since I am not interested in any additional services or apps .. I have bought Chromecast with Google TV. Hope it will allow me to mirror anything from Apple devices

 

[waw74]

The plex client on the appleTV is pretty good. The only thing it doesn't do is HD audio.

The Apple Remote will power on the TV and control it's volume.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Well .. I am using Plex all the time but in this case I wanted to watch video that I was not able to download. I was able to watch it only on iPhone or iPad web site. Since it was not convenient I wanted to mirror it to TV.
Apple TV4+ sounds like good idea but since I am not interested in any additional services or apps .. I have bought Chromecast with Google TV. Hope it will allow me to mirror anything from Apple devices

I've got an older Chromecast device and it definitely doesn't accept streams from "anything"…meaning not every app on the iPhone…and even fewer from the Mac.

For my iPad and iPhone I use an app called "Web Video Cast" to get videos on websites to the Chromecast. Google Chrome is all you need on a Mac.

 

[Ben J.]

Never used Plex. I use a browser for streaming live online video, and the TV app to play my own movie/video library. I make them fullscreen, and 'swipe' between these 'mission control spaces' on my 55" OLED LG TV.

Typically, I will have one space with a Finder desktop and many small apps like mail, messages, and so on - a space with tabs with a news video stream, sports stream etc. - a space with my Pro Tools music production app - and one with Lightroom classic. All in fullscreen and I can swipe between them with two fingers on the magic mouse. So I'll be sitting watching a sports game, I get a new mail alert, swipe to the desktop space (or just cmd-tab to mail app), check the mail, all the time the game is running in the background.

This is with my TV set up and running as simply a mac monitor. I never use the LG as a TV. No need.

(I remember 10-15 years ago thinking; this is so stupid; moving between my TV and my mac to do different things - why can't I get mac and TV to 'converge' somehow? After a few years, I succeeded with my plan. Eversince, I have had everything going thru my mac.)

 

[Susja]

I've got an older Chromecast device and it definitely doesn't accept streams from "anything"…meaning not every app on the iPhone…and even fewer from the Mac.

For my iPad and iPhone I use an app called "Web Video Cast" to get videos on websites to the Chromecast. Google Chrome is all you need on a Mac.

Likely I shouldn’t say “anything “ because I don’t have experience with it. I expected that everything I see on iPad using Chromecast I should be able to mirror on TV. Maybe my expectations are wrong