alphaod
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This would be great, but how would this work for people who have say Comcast or Road Runner with their capped data plans?
That is so 2002.
That is so 2002.
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Apple Developing a Home Media Server?
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jellomizer
macrumors 6502
Except for the $99.00 a year for MobileMe. $25.00 a year is My price point. As the way I use my Mac. I don't really use it all that much. It would be nice to have a centralized server but compared with Googles free offerings A Ben Franklin every year is too much for me. $25.00 a year would be a much better price range that I would be willing to pay to get the advantages vs. Googles offering.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Remember that Apple has QuickTime Streaming Server in its portfolio. If QTSS were integrated into this server box, it would be fantastic. Faster-than-realtime conversion to low bitrate streams for listening/watching on mobile devices.
I've wanted this for years. Throw in a netbook, which would benefit nicely from networked media storage, and Apple can name whatever price they want.
Sounds like this would be in high demand based on the comments in this thread. You could add me to that list. I would love something like this!
I am just sad that I bought my 1TB Time Capsule only a few months ago 🙁 I still haven't even ripped half my DVDs.
P.S. Anyone in here have a lot of experience with Hand Brake? I would say 1 out of 5 movies I rip gets all screwed up with either the audio out of sync or chapters being skipped and screwed up video etc. Is this pretty common with HB??? It is starting to really piss me off 😡
Bring on the Time Capsule Pro Apple 😀
I am just sad that I bought my 1TB Time Capsule only a few months ago 🙁 I still haven't even ripped half my DVDs.
P.S. Anyone in here have a lot of experience with Hand Brake? I would say 1 out of 5 movies I rip gets all screwed up with either the audio out of sync or chapters being skipped and screwed up video etc. Is this pretty common with HB??? It is starting to really piss me off 😡
Bring on the Time Capsule Pro Apple 😀
Just in time?
Apple may only be just in time with reasonable centralised accessible data storage. I have been using Microsoft's MESH for a month now, on all my OSX machines (!) and my girlfriends Vista laptop. Very impressive! It instantly replicates all my important data on my work, at home, and wherever i am, including my favourite music and pictures. Much better and faster than MobileMe, I'm sorry to say.
Come on, Apple, you can still win this!
Apple may only be just in time with reasonable centralised accessible data storage. I have been using Microsoft's MESH for a month now, on all my OSX machines (!) and my girlfriends Vista laptop. Very impressive! It instantly replicates all my important data on my work, at home, and wherever i am, including my favourite music and pictures. Much better and faster than MobileMe, I'm sorry to say.
Come on, Apple, you can still win this!
Apple does not need additional hardware for this. What they need is software.
For a long time I have dreamed of an iTunes-server that would let me play back via airtunes all the content from the various itunes-libraries in my household while still letting us sync those libraries to iPods. Strangely, even with all the talk about "media-servers" and the like, there is no such solution for iTunes. None.
I have asked of this before and I have received suggestions, but they all fall short.
For a long time I have dreamed of an iTunes-server that would let me play back via airtunes all the content from the various itunes-libraries in my household while still letting us sync those libraries to iPods. Strangely, even with all the talk about "media-servers" and the like, there is no such solution for iTunes. None.
I have asked of this before and I have received suggestions, but they all fall short.
Not really.....4GB Iphones have to deal with the glacially slow EDGE connection speeds.....😱
Assuming we are talking about getting our media over the cell phone network.
JG271
macrumors 6502a
Sounds interesting. I doubt it would have display out or anything else really, otherwise were are getting into the forbidden xMac zone!
I was thinking of buying an old G4 and turning that into a little server/backup , but one that synced things automatically, maybe with a version of leopard server would be great.
I was thinking of buying an old G4 and turning that into a little server/backup , but one that synced things automatically, maybe with a version of leopard server would be great.
askthedust
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i looked further than apple's site and bought it for 47.95. it's web hosting, push email and online storage without ads.
I've been looking into one of those, but I have been seeing 1TB for about 135 and 1.5TB for about 170. Where did you find 1.5 for 130?
just bought time capsule...
to realise limited abilities to be used as server or network HDD. Should have done homework better, would have saved me 300 euro's. Shall I buy a netgear readynas or wait for apple to come by with this (most likely) premium priced product?
jw
to realise limited abilities to be used as server or network HDD. Should have done homework better, would have saved me 300 euro's. Shall I buy a netgear readynas or wait for apple to come by with this (most likely) premium priced product?
jw
No real issues with HB here. I've only done about 70 DVD's though. I use the Apple TV setting.
Still wishing I could rip Blue-ray though. I've don't have a PC.
A mini would be an awful form factor for a media server. A hardware box for this would need desktop hard drives, and preferably space for more than one drive.
I agree with others who have said that the functionality should be available in software and not require another apple hardware unit (although I have no objection to them selling one, just don't make it mandatory for the software functionality).
Well, first off you might want to consider stopping pirating content...
It might look like this:
Thank you! Me likey! 😀
Now, let's see. iStore with one drive, maybe $799, plus $399 for add'l 1TB drives. Could get expensive pretty fast.
Anyone see any way it would cost any less from Apple considering the price point of the 1TB TC?
bacaramac
macrumors 65816
I think everything would stay the course as it is today with only updates to existing applications/hardware (iTunes, ATV, iPhoto, etc). For those that choose to use it, it is a simple setting and viola it works.
We will still need 32Gb iPods/iPhones, etc and they wouldn't change the experience for these people, just give the audience that would use this new hardware an option. I mean, how hard could it be to link the server with iMac for setup only and then "it just works".
I want it and would hopefully not need a host computer (like the ATV and iMac setup I have now).
Say bye, bye time capsule. Welcome Media Server.
We will still need 32Gb iPods/iPhones, etc and they wouldn't change the experience for these people, just give the audience that would use this new hardware an option. I mean, how hard could it be to link the server with iMac for setup only and then "it just works".
I want it and would hopefully not need a host computer (like the ATV and iMac setup I have now).
Say bye, bye time capsule. Welcome Media Server.
dicklacara
macrumors 6502a
This combined with the strong rumor of allowed dvd and bluray copying in 2009 for home use could mean something nice...
But I don't see Apple doing it- I think they will force people to buy movies through itunes, which is something I just won't do- not when there are better copies of the movie available on bluray.
Give me higher quality movies than what comes on bluray, then we will talk.
Until then, MyMovies and xbmc it is...
But I don't see Apple doing it- I think they will force people to buy movies through itunes, which is something I just won't do- not when there are better copies of the movie available on bluray.
Give me higher quality movies than what comes on bluray, then we will talk.
Until then, MyMovies and xbmc it is...
The Cloud
It would be nice to expand the concept of the cloud in this area. Rather than sync my iPhone and iTunes library to a computer for media I would like to sync it to a virtual cloud. The cloud can then be configured to a physical disk/server at home.
I am still to be sold on a Apple TV. I much prefer my Mac Mini that is hooked up to my TV. No file conversion required and VLC rocks. I simply transfer files from my Server (G5) to it as I required to watch them. I then back up everything to a USB hard drive using time machine and to Amazon s3.
It would be nice to expand the concept of the cloud in this area. Rather than sync my iPhone and iTunes library to a computer for media I would like to sync it to a virtual cloud. The cloud can then be configured to a physical disk/server at home.
I am still to be sold on a Apple TV. I much prefer my Mac Mini that is hooked up to my TV. No file conversion required and VLC rocks. I simply transfer files from my Server (G5) to it as I required to watch them. I then back up everything to a USB hard drive using time machine and to Amazon s3.
The six drive Netgear ReadyNAS Pro starts at $1700 with 3 x 500GB drives.
What makes you think that a seven drive server (as shown in the photo) from Apple of all people would be half the price?