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iTunes. NV+ V2 4bay's
Hi all. I just got my first NAS. I read on the Netgear website about the device before I both it and noted it had a iTunes Server but I can't find how to turn the iTunes server on the NAS. Dose th...
There are other good choices, including avplayer hd (which uses FTP).
The itunes server function does something different though. It gives you a standalone itunes library that can be accessed from the iTunes client, and also can be used to stream to an AppleTV or other airport express player. You can control this from your iPhone or iPad (using apple remote).
What it doesn't do is stream directly to your iPad or iPhone. iDevices need "home sharing" for play from remote iTunes libraries, which is proprietary to Apple and not reverse engineered by the open source folks.
The itunes server function does something different though. It gives you a standalone itunes library that can be accessed from the iTunes client, and also can be used to stream to an AppleTV or other airport express player. You can control this from your iPhone or iPad (using apple remote).
What it doesn't do is stream directly to your iPad or iPhone. iDevices need "home sharing" for play from remote iTunes libraries, which is proprietary to Apple and not reverse engineered by the open source folks.
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