Apple TV and Netgear ReadyNAS Duo

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Apple TV and Netgear ReadyNAS Duo

Does anybody have any experience with an Apple TV getting the media from a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo? Specifically, there is a service called iTunes streaming server, which will allow an iTunes client to stream media from the ReadyNAS, without having to have iTunes running on a Mac/PC. Will this work with the Apple TV?

Also, will this work with photos as well, e.g., by keeping the iPhoto library on the ReadyNAS? Will Apple TV be able to access these?

I have a ReadyNAS today and a Netgear EVA8000 HD (which I am not happy with), and consdering to replace the EVA with an Apple TV. I have not been able to find an answer to these questions in other other forums.

Thanks!

iMac C2E 24", Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Jul 27, 2008 2:48 AM

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Chenks

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Jul 27, 2008 3:14 AM in response to balahir

i don't believe this will work with the appletv.

the appletv needs to "pair" to an itunes library and these devices that "act" as an itunes server can't do that. you will need a real itunes library and that will only be on a PC or mac.

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Jul 27, 2008 5:21 AM in response to balahir

Yes I'm afraid the netgear claims of the NAS acting as an itunes streaming server are a little misleading. You can use the drive the same way as you can use any local or network drive to hold your itunes library, but it won't do anything more than that.

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Jul 27, 2008 5:48 AM in response to balahir

Thanks both for your reply an comments. But isn't there a difference between just holding the iTunes library and actually acting as an iTunes server? When I turn on this service, the "NAS iTunes server" appear under "Shared" in iTunes. When I configure the iTunes (Firefly) server, I can point to a folder where I keep my media files. This has nothing to do with the NAS also holding my iTunes library.

Sorry if I am out in the blue here...

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Jul 27, 2008 5:57 AM in response to balahir

I believe you can do all that without the 'NAS itunes server', I'm not really sure what (if any) benefits there are to your equipment, but I'm afraid you cannot stream to an tv without having itunes open on a mac/pc.

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Chenks

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Jul 27, 2008 5:58 AM in response to balahir

balahir wrote:
Thanks both for your reply an comments. But isn't there a difference between just holding the iTunes library and actually acting as an iTunes server? When I turn on this service, the "NAS iTunes server" appear under "Shared" in iTunes. When I configure the iTunes (Firefly) server, I can point to a folder where I keep my media files. This has nothing to do with the NAS also holding my iTunes library.

Sorry if I am out in the blue here...

it's still not the same as an actual itunes library on a mac or PC. you can't pair an appletv to it, ie by entering the numeric code to pair it as it doesn't really exist as a "real" itunes library.

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Jul 27, 2008 6:29 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Thanks, I see the difference(s). I just found a post in another forum indicating that this service could be used by people on a network using iTunes to listen to music in a folder on the NAS, and is emulating the "Sharing" feature in iTunes.

http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=7894

Thanks folks! I guess this "pairing" is a feature that could be suggested to the Netgear people...

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