Apple TV

Thanks.

So I assume this is something ATV can't do, eg view a movie file that resides on your mac? Is the ATV therefore really just a platform for running iTunes / Netflix apps etc with little or no interaction with your other macs, without such a utility like Plex?

This is a good description of Plex:

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PlexIsTheMediaCenterSoftwareEcosystemIveBeenWaitingFor.aspx

Essentially the standout features for me are:

- It will let you play any media (the server will remux/transcode on the fly if needed)
- great organisation with auto meta data and eye candy
- Synched watched status across all your devices
- remote access to your media
- share your media with friends
- clients available for so many devices (phones/tablets/TV's/media players)
 
Join us on the PlexConnect forums and we will get you up and running ;)

Sorted, lets just say it was user error, the certs worked fine but I didnt notice that when the DNS settings are set to manual it said 196.168.104.100, I just say the 104.100 so changed it to 100.005 as per my network and didnt spot the 196 at the start :D
 
Damn it, and now I have to replace my server as it won't transcode some of my files...
 
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