how to stream movies from hard drive to apple tv

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how to stream movies from hard drive to apple tv

I have an external hard drive connected to my Airport Extreme, which works for my Time Capsule and saving files wirelessly; however, I do not know how to access the movies I have on it via my Apple TV or iPhones without having my laptop open using HomeSharing. Is there a way to access the files directly from the network hard drive?

AppleTV 2

Posted on Dec 27, 2013 12:56 PM

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Kappy

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Dec 27, 2013 12:58 PM in response to big WiLzy

Understanding Home Sharing

Setting up Home Sharing for Apple TV (2nd & 3rd generation)

iOS- Setting up Home Sharing on your device

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Dec 27, 2013 2:36 PM in response to big WiLzy

Is there a way to access the files directly from the network hard drive?

If you JB your Apple TV2 and use raw movie files not iTunes library then you can play the files directly on your TV from AE hard disk.. but that is not possible with iTunes.

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