Hi guys I must be missing something I am on 7.2.1 I think Apple TV 2, and I cannot seem to find the icon for app store on my apple tv, is app store only going to show up in the US or how is this supposed to work? pictures would be great so I can see if I am just missing it or it is really not there. Thanks !
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Plex.. am I missing something? How do I install it ?
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What you need is two pieces. Plexconnect and then Plex Media Server. Both can run on the same computer. You then add a profile to your AppleTV so that it hijacks the 'trailers' app and points it to plexconnect. More info can be found here> https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide
that I already have, I just didn't know AppStore was only available in the new Apple TV
First Plex is system consisting of a media sever and client app! The media sever serves your media to clients apps. Server runs on computers and now modern NAS boxes like Synology Play NAS boxes Or Qnap Certain NAS boxes. The run the client software on the On App Store and connect to sever software running on your Network.
I know about the hijack I already have that I just thought that App Store was for the previous generation too
Its graphical cababilities far outperforms earlier versions, so theres good gaming potential.
My iPad 2 is still capable of playing some games and that has the same A5 processor as the aTV3.
Ok, but they really should have done SOMETHING to future-proof it:
- only 10/100 ethernet
- no 4k support
- BT 4.0 (but not BT LE???)
- IR Receiver (why the h--- is this still hanging around?)
...and there shouldn't have been a remote at all - just have the remote app with all of the features in the app store for iPhone and iPad when it was launched.
Sorry, not updating any of my ATV3 hardware until there's actually a real benefit to doing so.
I'm very happy that I upgraded my 3 to a 4, although I might have held on a bit longer if the App Store was available on the 3.
A lot of people still use smart remotes, like the harmony family.
If you've got a cable box, or other gear like a Blu-ray player that you want to control, and don't want a pile of remotes, the IR port is quite necessary.
I personally have stopped using my harmony, in favor of using apple's remote all the time, but eventing I watch is on the aTV, (except for amazon
, which I drag out that remote to watch directly on the TV)