I have appletv and I want to buy a seagate goflex netdrive so that I can set up a home network. I have heard that seagate's goflex network drive has issues working with appletv. Has anyone encountered this problem? How did you resolve it? How can I set up a home network so that my appletv will recognize the drive if seagete goflex network drive doesnt work? Thanks for any help.
Apple TV, Windows XP, external storage and appletv
jrobison,
Not sure what the final setup you want to achieve but let's discuss step by ste.
Apple TV is unable to read from a network drive. Apple TV can either stream the content online or access iTunes library on any computer on your local network.
Not sure where your drive comes in.
If you thinking of haveing the seagate drive as a media server - this is fine but Apple TV will no go anywhere near it. The only way it will read from it is if you put your iTunes library onto it but the traffic will still need to go via iTunes onthe computre.
It would be easier if you could explain the ideal working scenario for you so we can discuss it in more details.
TZ
I'm looking to do the same sort of thing as the guy above.
I'm looking to buy either a western digital my book live or the seagate home server.
This would be connected to the router.
Is it possible to access the hard drive connected to the router using an iPad, and then use airplay to put the movie on a TV, via Apple TV?
Hi Russell,
Your setup is clearer and it should work just fine.
You can access a network drive (NAS) on your iPad with apps like FileBrowser and use airplay via Apple TV onto your TV.
Appletv and Seagate goflex Network drive
