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<blockquote data-quote="dbm" data-source="post: 1632673" data-attributes="member: 184286">Hi there,I have pretty much this setup at home. I have a Mac Mini as my media server, with an external RAID storing all my media. My have ATVs on both the TVs in the house, and two Airports which allow me to stream audio to my sound systems. My wife and I both have MacBooks, iPads and Phones, all using Homesharing and AirPlay to talk to each other. It works extremely well. I can control any of the ATVs from any iOS device, and either pull media from the ATVs or push media from the Mini. I use the Apple Remote app in most instances, and then have a third-party app called 'Screens' which allows me to fully control the Mini from my iPad (the iPad works as screen, mouse and keyboard for my Mini, so I can control it from anywhere in the house). It all works brilliantly and is very cost effective when compared against dedicated systems like Sonos.ETA: You can connect directly to your media library and view video or play music from there on your iPad, but I don't know about photos as I don't store these on my Mini. Haven't tried pulling multiple media files at the same time, either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dbm, post: 1632673, member: 184286"] Hi there, I have pretty much this setup at home. I have a Mac Mini as my media server, with an external RAID storing all my media. My have ATVs on both the TVs in the house, and two Airports which allow me to stream audio to my sound systems. My wife and I both have MacBooks, iPads and Phones, all using Homesharing and AirPlay to talk to each other. It works extremely well. I can control any of the ATVs from any iOS device, and either pull media from the ATVs or push media from the Mini. I use the Apple Remote app in most instances, and then have a third-party app called 'Screens' which allows me to fully control the Mini from my iPad (the iPad works as screen, mouse and keyboard for my Mini, so I can control it from anywhere in the house). It all works brilliantly and is very cost effective when compared against dedicated systems like Sonos. ETA: You can connect directly to your media library and view video or play music from there on your iPad, but I don't know about photos as I don't store these on my Mini. Haven't tried pulling multiple media files at the same time, either. [/QUOTE]

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