Tell me honestly, how many movies per month you buy or take the car in iTunes? And Apple TV owners, you become more than the cost of licensed content? Even if we buy every movie or TV series, which is available on the Extender, we would still continue to store content in folders on their computers. Not because I feel sorry for 100 rubles per hire, and because most of the series, for example, in the Russian dubbing is not, and this is a big minus for many. But Apple TV is not to connect an external drive to view the next series. What to do? Alternatively, you can take advantage of an excellent app Plex, available for Mac, iOS and other platforms.
I'm sure many of our readers are already familiar with the design and enjoy all its benefits. But there is always someone who is not yet up to date and having Apple TV, connect to a TV, continues to watch the video from a DVD or an external HDD. Down the wire! Enough constantly juggle back and forth cables and copy video from one disk to another.
Plex is mounted on two devices. In this case, it will be your computer running OS X and device based on iOS. The server part is installed on a Mac, and the client - on a smartphone or tablet. Now we only need to add the appropriate categories (movies, series, music ...) and the folder where the media files are stored.
After adding all the necessary folders Plex scan their contents, and then frighten missing posters and descriptions to avoid confusion for those who like to keep dozens of series, without removing at the end viewing. All this, naturally, is adjusted in a convenient web interface under the account (you already have an account?).
Now all that needs to be done - is to open the app on your iOS under the same user account and choose liked the video or music. Playback will begin on the device. I think it is clear that you need to do now to watch video on your big screen TV: simply turn on AirPlay and start playback on the console.
Unlike analog, which I used before, AirVideo HD, Plex much faster starts playback of files and quite correctly, "rewind" the video. You can install the app on all of your iOS-device content and play with any of them. Suffice it to log into your account or add a new one in the server settings. Private uchetki useful to parents who can view statistics to monitor how much, for example, the series looked at the baby, instead of doing homework.
Unfortunately, more fine-tuning of the parent access is possible only on an extended account PlexPass ($ 4.99 per month and $ 39.99 per year). But at the same time you will have, and other equally interesting opportunities. For example, watching videos from your computer to your smartphone or tablet via the Internet anywhere, no matter where you are. Installed applications for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on next-generation consoles, too, will learn to play content from your PC with a subscription (you can download Plex officially from shops console applications). As well as some other features.
But perhaps the main advantage of Plex - multiplatform. Plex, it seems, it will be possible soon to establish even a microwave oven and a fridge, not to mention the smartphones, tablets and computers running OS X, Windows, Linux, and some models of TVs networked storage.
Decent, but more expensive alternative AirVideo HD, with additional features, cross-platform and good quality work. And like watching movies and TV shows are you? Share methods in the comments!
The official website Plex
Price: Free