Using Apple TV as default output sound device

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I have an OS X box running iTunes on it. I play music with iTunes connected to an Apple TV. In iTunes I can select Apple TV as the output sound device. Am I able to do that with any other application? Apple TV does not show up as a seperate device in System Preferences. I'd like to browse and play YouTube videos in my computer and stream their sound to Apple TV.

viam0Zah

Posted 2010-02-22T07:56:40.190

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You can’t by default, but Rogue Amoeba makes a $25 app called Airfoil that lets you send audio from any application to your AppleTV (or other remote speakers, like Airport Expresses).

I’ve used it for listening to Spotify via Airport Express, seems to work well.

Paul D. Waite

Posted 2010-02-22T07:56:40.190

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2Airfoil will get him the closest to what he wants, but it should be noted that AirTunes buffers audio, so the audio coming out of his AppleTV won't be in sync with the frames of the YouTube videos showing on his Mac. – Spiff – 2010-03-29T07:11:17.360

That’s an excellent point. And AppleTV does play YouTube videos on its own too: http://www.apple.com/appletv/whats-on/youtube.html

– Paul D. Waite – 2010-03-29T15:38:00.987

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