Apple tv NAS expandability

[bphenry]

If I decide to get an Apple tv, can I add expand with a 1tb hard drive and access the hard drive from my network wirelessly on my Macbook, as I would be able to from an airport extreme with a hard drive attached?

 

[laidbackliam]

not that i know of

 

[Diveflo]

If I decide to get an Apple tv, can I add expand with a 1tb hard drive and access the hard drive from my network wirelessly on my Macbook, as I would be able to from an airport extreme with a hard drive attached?

It it just possible if you add the files of your HDD into your MacBook's library, so your MacBook needs to be running the whole time.

 

[SMDrew]

I think what you may be looking for is an NAS with iTunes Server capabilities. They're out there, as a pretty popular option too.

 

[NightStorm]

I think what you may be looking for is an NAS with iTunes Server capabilities. They're out there, as a pretty popular option too.

None of them currently allow direct pairing to an AppleTV though.

 

[keeper]

I think what you may be looking for is an NAS with iTunes Server capabilities. They're out there, as a pretty popular option too.

And most will only display music not movie content

 

[Mac_Max]

For a while there people were putting fairly standard OS X installs on Apple TVs. Something like that may be the direction you want to go. I also recall some people using the Apple TV version of Frontrow on regular OS X installs. The only hang up there may be is getting the device to show up as an Apple TV to iTunes for automatic syncing. I have no idea how that happens so you'd have to look into it.

Once you have a standard (or at least close to standard) version of OS X going you can setup file sharing for the connected device. Heck, use a hub and you could do multiple shared drives and shared printers.

http://www.appletvhacks.net/2007/04/01/mac-os-x-running-on-apple-tv/