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Avorill
Nov 18, 2012Aspirant
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...
StephenB
Oct 23, 2013Guru - Experienced User
The short answer is "not much".
punkyroge wrote: ...i added the folder to my library and can now upload music to my ipod,
however, if i can just add the folder to my itunes library, then i can play this music through my pc and transfer it to my ipod.
what is the benefit of streaming it?
If Apple allowed non-Apple servers to provide "home sharing" then there would be more benefits - music could be directly played on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and possibly be available through iCloud without needing a PC.
As it is, there is a small performance advantage to running the server on the NAS instead of over the network. That's about it. This is one area where Team Android is ahead.
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