Hi this is my 1st time lodging a question via any forum though I do read them with a great deal of interest. I also need to let everyone know that whilst I enjoy technology I have very limited knowledge which is the reason for my question.
I have a Apple TV w which I enjoy mainly for music and photos and a small amount of video saved on my Imac. Whilst I have in the past used handbrake etc to convert DVD's onto my Itunes library the prospect of converting all of them is confronting at the least ( I admit I cant be bothered and I would have at least a hundred).
I have seen that there are storage type devices that you can load with Cd' etc (like the old Juke Box) from which you can then play the music without ripping them and storing them on a computer therefore taking up room.
My question is could there be some type of storage device which you could store all of your DVD's into which could read them and form a type of menu listing what DVD's are held in the device which could then link to your Imac via Itunes (again without actually ripping them and storing the video onto the computer) which the Apple TV could then access and make the storage device play the selected DVD on your TV?
I would think this could only happen if a Apple TV was Jailbreaked and whilst not a big fan of jailbreaking would be happy to do so if this could happen. The reason I would like this system is to keep all of my DVD's in one place easy to access and able to see at a glance via a menu my collection. Also would want the strorage device to be able to do some sort of cover art.
Hope not too long a novel and you understand what I am trying to say.
I have a Apple TV w which I enjoy mainly for music and photos and a small amount of video saved on my Imac. Whilst I have in the past used handbrake etc to convert DVD's onto my Itunes library the prospect of converting all of them is confronting at the least ( I admit I cant be bothered and I would have at least a hundred).
I have seen that there are storage type devices that you can load with Cd' etc (like the old Juke Box) from which you can then play the music without ripping them and storing them on a computer therefore taking up room.
My question is could there be some type of storage device which you could store all of your DVD's into which could read them and form a type of menu listing what DVD's are held in the device which could then link to your Imac via Itunes (again without actually ripping them and storing the video onto the computer) which the Apple TV could then access and make the storage device play the selected DVD on your TV?
I would think this could only happen if a Apple TV was Jailbreaked and whilst not a big fan of jailbreaking would be happy to do so if this could happen. The reason I would like this system is to keep all of my DVD's in one place easy to access and able to see at a glance via a menu my collection. Also would want the strorage device to be able to do some sort of cover art.
Hope not too long a novel and you understand what I am trying to say.