I wasn't sure if anyone else tried this, or at least tried this and posted it. I wanted to share my findings on getting my personal digital files on to the new Apple TV. Since we can't hook up an external hard drive (yet...) to the ATV2. I wanted to find a good solution on getting my video files working on my TV through an Apple TV 2.
Personally, I don't like keeping all of my video files on my MBP. I have quite a big library already and I don't have a particularly large hard drive to keep my media on there. So I decided to consolidate my iTunes library so all of my videos are sitting on my Time Capsule. My TC acts as a wireless router for our home anyway, so I also use it as a wireless hard drive. It's handy since I don't have to lose a USB port to keep a hard drive always plugged in.
I found that keeping my iTunes library on another hard drive, I could have the best of both worlds. I can stream my personal media content to the new Apple TV 2, but use the Time Capsule to house my video content.
So far the only disadvantage I've found, is that it may not be nearly as fast to navigate as if the files were sitting right there on the old Apple TV. But I've been very happy so far. Hope this helps give anyone other ideas of how to play their own video files on the new Apple TV!
Personally, I don't like keeping all of my video files on my MBP. I have quite a big library already and I don't have a particularly large hard drive to keep my media on there. So I decided to consolidate my iTunes library so all of my videos are sitting on my Time Capsule. My TC acts as a wireless router for our home anyway, so I also use it as a wireless hard drive. It's handy since I don't have to lose a USB port to keep a hard drive always plugged in.
I found that keeping my iTunes library on another hard drive, I could have the best of both worlds. I can stream my personal media content to the new Apple TV 2, but use the Time Capsule to house my video content.
So far the only disadvantage I've found, is that it may not be nearly as fast to navigate as if the files were sitting right there on the old Apple TV. But I've been very happy so far. Hope this helps give anyone other ideas of how to play their own video files on the new Apple TV!