![]() I ran into problems on my i7 Lenovo ThinkPad X201 running Windows 7, in that it couldn’t see the AppleTV. I grabbed a 5-user license for 39.99 and started working. Thankfully a piece of software called AirParrot can be used to fill the gap. However, this meant older Macs, and more importantly, Windows PCs, couldn’t. With just the hardware, any 2011-era Mac could AirPlay mirror to the AppleTV, as could any iPhone 4s/iPad 2 or newer. With the hardware out the way, I now needed the software to glue it all together. – 1 AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet (3 Feet) – 2 AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cables with Ethernet (15 Feet) To display the output from the HDMI equipped AppleTV to the TVs required: I ordered the following items from Amazon with One-Day shipping to get the gear ASAP: ![]() ![]() It involved using Apple’s AirPlay technology to wirelessly mirror content to an AppleTV, with that content duplicated with an HDMI splitter. Given these qualifications, I came up with a solution that utilizes off-the-shelf equipment that can be delivered in short order and provided most of the requested features. – Keep the cost down while also getting it ready in three days – Allow the presenter to utilize PowerPoint’s Presenter View to keep tabs on timing and have access to notes – Mirror the content to two television screens at once, with the content being readable on two large (40-50 inch) TVs – Allow the presenter to walk around with the device (preferably a light Windows based tablet to be held for 2-3 hours in one hand) – Allow a presenter to wirelessly display a presentation I was approached with a challenge to craft a solution that will do the following:
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