You can apparently stream over anything that iTunes can play, from any Mac or PC. No NAS streaming. This is a bit of a deal-killer for me because my media is stored on a NAS.
You can stream from your NAS via iTunes.
You can apparently stream over anything that iTunes can play, from any Mac or PC. No NAS streaming. This is a bit of a deal-killer for me because my media is stored on a NAS.
i just wish the interface was sexier.....
it's kind of ho-hum.
None of those are available as 1080p on cable or satellite either (some are available as 1080i - however if its fast moving as in sports your better off with 720p anyway IMO).
You can stream from your NAS via iTunes.
I'm aware that you can have iTunes point to a NAS volume where your media library will be kept, but I'm looking for a solution in which the computer doesn't need to be on at all.
The Boxee Box (and most other media streamers, including my PS3) have the ability to stream video and music from my NAS over DLNA. Apple unfortunately does not support this.
I'm aware that you can have iTunes point to a NAS volume where your media library will be kept, but I'm looking for a solution in which the computer doesn't need to be on at all.
The Boxee Box (and most other media streamers, including my PS3) have the ability to stream video and music from my NAS over DLNA. Apple unfortunately does not support this.
Get a USATV and set up a USA iTunes account, get prepaid cards from reputable ebay sellers. This set up will allow you to get TV shows like house and lie to me before Sky airs them.
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I use home sharing to keep my 3 iMacs in sync for music, movies, and apps. It works very well.I pre-ordered an Apple TV at my local store and I got a call yesterday that my Apple TV has arrived.
I am having second thoughts now because I can't see how the Apple TV will be solving anything for me. I have all my music, photos, videos, movies on my NAS. I sync my idevices to my MacBook Pro where I have my iTunes library (for client device sync purposes). However I have an HTPC (Windows 7 desktop) hooked up to my HDTV as well. I am already having serious trouble maintaining two sets of playlists on my MacBook Pro and on my HTPC. I haven't found any solution to this problem. Ideally I want _one_ iTunes library (with all the playlists etc) across my house. I can sync to only one computer but recreating playlists on multiple computers just doesn't seem efficient. If someone has a solution please let me know. I tried Super Sync, mytunes etc but they are real bad.
Coming back to Apple TV, it looks like if I have to stream my media from my NAS then I can do that only via an iTunes library running somewhere? So if I want to watch a movie then I have to turn on my HTPC, open iTunes and then the Apple TV can see media in _that_ iTunes library? How is this efficient? Right now I use the Windows Media Center on my HTPC to stream everything to my telivision and it doesn't need an intermediate library/application to do that streaming for me. It is actually more efficient.
I am really impressed with the Google TV capabilities especially the browser overlay on a running program.
Please point what am I not seeing with this Apple TV.
Thanks
I only wish they would deliver my Apple TV... Pre-ordered on 9/15 and my delivery date is 10/21. Local Apple store has been getting them in on a daily basis (albeit in small quantities).![]()
I can pay and rent tv shows...? why? Why not just watch them or record them with my dvr every week?
I pre-ordered an Apple TV at my local store and I got a call yesterday that my Apple TV has arrived.
I am having second thoughts now because I can't see how the Apple TV will be solving anything for me. I have all my music, photos, videos, movies on my NAS. I sync my idevices to my MacBook Pro where I have my iTunes library (for client device sync purposes). However I have an HTPC (Windows 7 desktop) hooked up to my HDTV as well. I am already having serious trouble maintaining two sets of playlists on my MacBook Pro and on my HTPC. I haven't found any solution to this problem. Ideally I want _one_ iTunes library (with all the playlists etc) across my house. I can sync to only one computer but recreating playlists on multiple computers just doesn't seem efficient. If someone has a solution please let me know. I tried Super Sync, mytunes etc but they are real bad.
Coming back to Apple TV, it looks like if I have to stream my media from my NAS then I can do that only via an iTunes library running somewhere? So if I want to watch a movie then I have to turn on my HTPC, open iTunes and then the Apple TV can see media in _that_ iTunes library? How is this efficient? Right now I use the Windows Media Center on my HTPC to stream everything to my telivision and it doesn't need an intermediate library/application to do that streaming for me. It is actually more efficient.
I am really impressed with the Google TV capabilities especially the browser overlay on a running program.
Please point what am I not seeing with this Apple TV.
Thanks
I pre-ordered an Apple TV at my local store and I got a call yesterday that my Apple TV has arrived.
I am having second thoughts now because I can't see how the Apple TV will be solving anything for me. I have all my music, photos, videos, movies on my NAS. I sync my idevices to my MacBook Pro where I have my iTunes library (for client device sync purposes). However I have an HTPC (Windows 7 desktop) hooked up to my HDTV as well. I am already having serious trouble maintaining two sets of playlists on my MacBook Pro and on my HTPC. I haven't found any solution to this problem. Ideally I want _one_ iTunes library (with all the playlists etc) across my house. I can sync to only one computer but recreating playlists on multiple computers just doesn't seem efficient. If someone has a solution please let me know. I tried Super Sync, mytunes etc but they are real bad.
Coming back to Apple TV, it looks like if I have to stream my media from my NAS then I can do that only via an iTunes library running somewhere? So if I want to watch a movie then I have to turn on my HTPC, open iTunes and then the Apple TV can see media in _that_ iTunes library? How is this efficient? Right now I use the Windows Media Center on my HTPC to stream everything to my telivision and it doesn't need an intermediate library/application to do that streaming for me. It is actually more efficient.
I am really impressed with the Google TV capabilities especially the browser overlay on a running program.
Please point what am I not seeing with this Apple TV.
Thanks
I use home sharing to keep my 3 iMacs in sync for music, movies, and apps. It works very well.
Except Home Sharing only syncs native iTunes content. If you ripped a CD into iTunes, Home Sharing will not sync CD-originated content across several Macs, and you will have to do this manually, which is a pain.
I'm aware that you can have iTunes point to a NAS volume where your media library will be kept, but I'm looking for a solution in which the computer doesn't need to be on at all.
The Boxee Box (and most other media streamers, including my PS3) have the ability to stream video and music from my NAS over DLNA. Apple unfortunately does not support this.
I use home sharing to keep my 3 iMacs in sync for music, movies, and apps. It works very well.
What? Not true (unless I'm misunderstanding you). 99% of my iTunes library is from my CD collection and all our Macs share using Home Sharing.
What? Not true (unless I'm misunderstanding you). 99% of my iTunes library is from my CD collection and all our Macs share using Home Sharing.
Apple never adopted streaming-from-a-NAS model. According to Apple, the iTunes library should reside on the Mac (or PC) locally. If you have your Mac or PC running at all times, the new Apple TV can stream your iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture, and other content at any time. Even though it may seem inefficient to you (or me) because we use NAS devices at home, the majority of people do not understand why they should have a NAS at home. Because Apple panders to the masses, Apple has decided not to put a NAS into this equation.
I do not necessarily like the Apple's paradigm of not allowing the new (or old) Apple TV to stream directly from a NAS device, but if we want to remain in the Apple's ecosystem, we might have to adjust. I, for one, am contemplating the replacement of my MacBooks and MacBook Pros with iPads and getting an iMac with Intel i7 and 16 GB or RAM. I will be using all of my serious computing (content creation) on this iMac and will keep it running 24x7 so that I can stream all of my content from this iMac to the new Apple TV. I will use my iPads for content consumption, including Web browsing, email, social networking, etc. I will have to relegate my NAS to hosting the Time Machine backups from the iMac (and maybe from my iPads if Apple comes out with Time Machine for iPads).
There are two ways to share. There is Sharing and there is Home Sharing.
Sharing allows you to see the content that is shared by another Mac. You can stream content from another Mac if that Mac shares its library on the local network (iTunes-> Preferences -> Sharing).
Home Sharing physically replicates content across multiple Macs that have Home Sharing enabled with the same iTunes account. To enable Home Sharing, you should go to Advanced -> Turn On Home Sharing and specify the iTunes name and the password of the iTunes account you want to use for Home Sharing. This does not work with content not downloaded from the iTunes store (at least it does not work for me). I have read somewhere on the Internet that Home Sharing works only with native iTunes content. If you are able to replicate music ripped from CDs via Home Sharing, I would love to hear how you did it (step-by-step).