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zamboknee

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I'm tired of my Roku not working (mostly netflix, on my 2nd roku) and am thinking of plunging into the new Apple TV (4th gen).
I have a hard drive hooked to my Netgear R7000 (Nighthawk) router that I use to play movies on over the wifi to the roku.
My question is: Will the Apple TV be able to stream these movies from the hard drive connected to my router?
Thanks
 
AssumIng an SMB and a compatible format then there are mutiple Apps

Like:
Infuse Pro
MrMC
VLC

Others.

Maybe get one with a return policy to test.
 
You'd add the stuff on that drive to your iTunes library...and home share the iTunes library so the AppleTV can have access to it.
 
Take a look at Plex -- then it doesn't matter which platform you decide on...
 
I have a Netgear R7000 router along with an ATV4. I've used Infuse Pro to watch movies stored on my NAS. It works very well. There is no reason why it wouldn't work with a drive connected to the R7000. Infuse is a great product. I highly recommend it.
 
I have a Netgear R7000 router along with an ATV4. I've used Infuse Pro to watch movies stored on my NAS. It works very well. There is no reason why it wouldn't work with a drive connected to the R7000. Infuse is a great product. I highly recommend it.

I 2nd this
 
I have a Netgear R7000 router along with an ATV4. I've used Infuse Pro to watch movies stored on my NAS. It works very well. There is no reason why it wouldn't work with a drive connected to the R7000. Infuse is a great product. I highly recommend it.

I 2nd this

Does Infuse Pro remember where you were on playback? I've been using VLC (I bought the Apple TV btw) and it's pretty good but it's not remembering where the playhead was.
For what it's worth, my wife noticed Apple TV not remembering where her Netflix show left off. Probably for a different post, I know, but thought I'd mention in case it's related to VLC not remembering playback head.
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Take a look at Plex -- then it doesn't matter which platform you decide on...
Doesn't Plex need to be installed on an operating system? As in, needs to be installed on an OS X/Linux machine that's constantly running?
 
Does Infuse Pro remember...Doesn't Plex need to be installed on an operating system? As in, needs to be installed on an OS X/Linux machine that's constantly running?
Don't know about Infuse, I tried it very briefly and found it much more limited than Plex, check with their website. Plex Media Server does need to be running on the OS's you mentioned, as well as Windows or a NAS. I'm at home when using my ATV4, so it's pretty much a non-issue. Try the free version, very easy to setup and use.
 
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Just clarifying if you meant the app or the server.
Don't know about Infuse, I tried it very briefly and found it much more limited than Plex, check with their website. Plex Media Server does need to be running on the OS's you mentioned, as well as Windows or a NAS. I'm at home when using my ATV4, so it's pretty much a non-issue. Try the free version, very easy to setup and use.
 
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