If you own a Mac computer at home or a MacBook, you can easily connect it to your LG TV for screening purposes. Using Wi-Fi and an HDMI cable, you can connect your Mac to your smart TV to preview your Mac media files on the big screen.
If you’re wondering how to do this, then you can find the following review helpful.
Best Methods to Connect Your Mac to LG Smart TV
You can rely on the AirPlay feature to access the content from your Mac on your LG Smart TV. By using the built-in AirPlay function, you can easily screen mirror your Mac computer content to your LG TV.
To connect your Mac to the LG TV, you can use wired or wireless screen mirror techniques. The following headings explain how to do them.
Requirements
You need to follow certain conditions to perform AirPlay and wireless screen mirroring from your Mac to your LG TV.
- You should connect your LG TV to a WIFI and your Mac to the same WIFI network.
- Then, you should turn on AirPlay on LG TV.
How to AirPlay Mac to LG TV
If you have a streaming app on your Mac, then you can AirPlay it to LG TV to watch its content on a big screen. To make this work, you should check whether the app you’re streaming supports AirPlay. If it does, then go through the steps listed below.
- Open the streaming app on your Mac and play any video on it.
- From the media screen, you will see the AirPlay icon. Click on it.
![Tap on the AirPlay icon to connect your Mac to LG TV](https://www.lgtvforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/How-to-Connect-Mac-to-LG-TV.png)
- Now, you will see a list of AirPlay active devices on your Mac. From the list, choose your LG Smart TV.
- By doing this, you can see the Mac video display on your LG Smart TV.
Note: If you don’t find the AirPlay icon on the app, you can access the service’s web version and use its AirPlay feature.
Screen Mirroring Mac to LG TV
If you would like to connect your Mac to an LG TV to stream your personal photos or videos, then you can use screen mirroring. Similar to AirPlay, screen mirroring works perfectly to display your Mac screen on an LG TV.
However, Screen Mirroring will entirely cast your Mac display to the TV, helping you to view your content larger. To screen mirror your Mac to an LG TV,
- Open the content you would like to screen mirror on the LG Smart TV.
- Go to menu bar and click on Control Center on your Mac.
- From the Control Center of Mac, choose Screen Mirroring.
![Select Screen Mirroring icon from the Mac Control Center](https://www.lgtvforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/How-to-Connect-Mac-to-LG-TV-1.png)
- Upon choosing, you will see the list of active devices around you for screen mirroring. In there, pick out your LG Smart TV.
- Now, you will see the entire Mac screen display on your LG TV.
Screen Mirror Mac to LG TV Via HDMI Cable
Similar to the above method, you can also screen mirror Mac to LG TV via HDMI cable. If you are facing any internet issues, then you can try out this wired screen mirroring method to connect your Mac to an LG TV. To do that,
- Connect an HDMI cable with the HDMI ports of LG TV and Mac.
- After connecting the HDMI cable, turn on your LG TV and go to the home screen.
- Change the LG TV input to the respective HDMI where you connected the Mac.
Now, you can see the whole Mac screen display on your LG TV big screen. Upon trying out the above methods, you can easily connect your Mac to LG TV and access its content on your big screen.
If you encounter a connectivity issue while trying wireless screen mirroring or AirPlay, troubleshoot your internet connection to fix the problem. If you need any more details or have queries about the process, visit my community forum for help.