Apple says only 2011 Macs/MacBooks Pro can use this feature, but I'm hopeful that there is a way to bypass this.
IOS – Are there any hacks that allow a late 2008 macbook pro unibody to use Airplay Mirroring
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Best Answer
I'm not sure why you claim to be "sure there is a way to by pass this". If you know something we don't, then you tell us!
Airplay Mirroring uses Intel Quick Sync Video, a hardware feature of newer Intel CPUs. This consists of CPU support, and a separate ASIC on the motherboard, neither of which your 2008 Macbook has.
If you really needed to do it, my first thought would be to replace your motherboard and CPU with those from a newer Macbook, but generally they're designed specifically for their case, so I don't think this would be feasible.
Slightly more realistically, you could reverse-engineer the Airplay Mirroring program, find the code that uses Intel Quick Sync, and write your own version that works without it, perhaps using the GPU (which would be 5-10 times slower but depending on the CPU and GPU could potentially work).
This would be exceptionally difficult, and of course far more expensive than simply buying a new Mac.