AirPlay and an iTunes server... is it possible?

[jacquesdeluxe]

I recently bought an apple TV started using all its wonderful features at home.

Now I want to access all my music and videos without having to power up my computer! The way I see it, I have 3 options.

1. Power up an computer with iTunes and keep it on 24/7

2. Use a Network-attached storage (NAS) and install an “iTunes server”… Is this possible?

3. There is a mini USB in the back of the ATV... it is possible to plug in a flash or my NAS drive? NO GO...

The best,
Jakob

 

[TheBritishBloke]

Itunes server? If you mean a media server, then you just have a low power PC running (many use a mac mini) and have your ATV connected to that's library.

Do you have any ipod touches or ipad etc? Using airplay off of those could be a cheaper option.

 

[jacquesdeluxe]

Itunes server? If you mean a media server, then you just have a low power PC running (many use a mac mini) and have your ATV connected to that's library.

Do you have any ipod touches or ipad etc? Using airplay off of those could be a cheaper option.

I already have a NAS with all my music and I was hoping that I didn't have to have another computer running all the time.

option 3: There is a mini USB in the back of the ATV... it is possible to plug in a flash or my NAS drive?

 

[TheBritishBloke]

Not without hacking your AppleTV.

 

[fabian9]

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Itunes server? If you mean a media server, then you just have a low power PC running (many use a mac mini) and have your ATV connected to that's library.

Do you have any ipod touches or ipad etc? Using airplay off of those could be a cheaper option.

I already have a NAS with all my music and I was hoping that I didn't have to have another computer running all the time.

option 3: There is a mini USB in the back of the ATV... it is possible to plug in a flash or my NAS drive?

Don't think this will ever be possible as the apple tv is a USB client, so I'd be surprised if it were physically possible to get it to host an external hdd.

I'm wondering the same thing as you about a NAS drive, but so far all I have found are essentially low power computers running iTunes.

 

[Wheeler]

Tons of nas's with iTunes servers built in, but not sure if the new aTV recognizes them. Check out synology nas's

http://www.synology.com/enu/products/features/itunes.php