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Alternative software for AppleTV

rhett7660

rhett7660

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Hello All..

I do not want to jailbreak my AppleTV 2. So having said that, is there anything else out there that allows me to manage my media without having to run iTunes? I don't mind having another piece of software running on my server for the AppleTV.
 
Macman45

Macman45

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Not without a jailbroken ATV2....They say the 3 can't be JB'd but that's like a red rag to a bull to hackers....Until it is (if ever) if you really want to use different applications it's a 2 and a jailbreak.
 
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Json81

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rhett7660 said:
Hello All..

I do not want to jailbreak my AppleTV 2. So having said that, is there anything else out there that allows me to manage my media without having to run iTunes? I don't mind having another piece of software running on my server for the AppleTV.
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Computer with plex media server -> plex app for iPhone/ipad -> airplay to appletv.
No surround though.
 
Dustman

Dustman

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Json81 said:
Computer with plex media server -> plex app for iPhone/ipad -> airplay to appletv.
No surround though.
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While possible seems awfully complicated compared to just jailbreaking the darn thing.

OP; Why don't you want to jailbreak? It's almost like the ATV was born to be jailbroken, its a beautiful thing once you set it free.
 
rhett7660

rhett7660

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Dustman said:
While possible seems awfully complicated compared to just jailbreaking the darn thing.

OP; Why don't you want to jailbreak? It's almost like the ATV was born to be jailbroken, its a beautiful thing once you set it free.
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To be honest, I was just looking for another solution without having to jb that is all. I have been reading about JB and I think that is the way I am going to go.
 
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afd

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I seem to remember reading that you can save your media as podcasts on your network and access them without jailbreaking but can't think of the advantages of that.
 
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