can a nas run itunes?

[Craig M.]

i'm looking for ways to replace my mac mini, but still use itunes and the remote app on my ipod touch. can i buy a nas that can run itunes and stream it to an apple tv?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Shouldn't be a problem: the WD NAS I have has Tunes server software built-in, and can apparently be accessed via computers running iTunes, so there's no reason why the ATV shouldn't be able to 'see' it.

I only say 'apparently' because I haven't tried it, since most of my music is stored as FLAC or full-fat uncompressed on the server, and I don't use iTunes other than for podcast downloading and keeping the apps up to date on my iPhone and iPod Touch.

 

[John Duncan]

"iTunes server" on every NAS I've come across is actually nothing of the sort - it only works as a shared library, and you still need a machine running iTunes to serve up the content to your Apple TV. That was the case six months ago anyway, whether that has changed since then I don't know (Google seems to agree with me so far).

 

[Andrew Everard]

I bow to JD's superior wossname in this matter. I did say 'apparently', and a look at that bit of the WD manual does only find references to using it with computers running iTunes. However, since the new ATV runs a modified version of iOS, the way it handles iTunes may be different. Maybe one to address to WD support, or the support section of whichever company you decide to buy a NAS from.

Unless, as dear Esther used to say, someone knows better...

 

[Hems]

As JD states, it doesn't. I use my Buffalo NAS to store my iTunes library but I find it a litle slow to access files at times.

 

[Craig M.]

thanks, that backs up what i thought.

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you're trying to do what I'm trying to do. Have a browse of the Xtreamer products, I think there's a solution in here somewhere. They're cheap too.

EDIT OK, the Xtreamer Pro doesn't yet have the ability to serve out an iTunes library (to come, apparently). It's only a set of AAC files though so I can't see why you can't serve that out as a music source.

 

[Anonymous]

that thread title "can a nas run itunes" looked like written irish language, so i ran it through google translate, as irish, it translates to "sing a secret itunes licence"

..bet you didnt know you could speak irish craig

yes the tv is poor tonight

 

[Anonymous]

Max, random thread of the week! Before 21:00 too. I think I need to open more wine.

 

[Anonymous]

have a glass for me iggie, im off the booze

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i think i was better off on it

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