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[darknyt]

If you have everything in iTunes and converted to load onto iOS devices etc is there any point to this app?

Not sure. On the fly conversion is a big draw here. I've long since stopped bothering to convert anything for iOS. I just get apps or devices that do it.

Have way too many videos to mess with that anymore.

 

[Joell27]

Air Video TV app. This alone is worth the entire price of the Apple TV. No more air playing with an iOS device, now you can browse your computers files directly without having to convert anything.

It decodes on the fly video files like mkv, avi, mov, MP4 etc...

It's exactly what is the best thing about he Apple TV 4. I'm now going to replace all 5 ATVs in my home thanks to his app.

Also, streaming is blazing fast now withe the new processor. Buffering time is also non existent.

Fun fact: Air Video also can peek into rar or other zipped files and play from inside the compressed file!

If I purchase the app for the iPhone will the purchase transfer to the ATV as well, or do I have to purchase the app on both devices?

 

[Joell27]

If I purchase the app for the iPhone will the purchase transfer to the ATV as well, or do I have to purchase the app on both devices?

 

[nooaah]

As a Mac user, is this any different from Beamer?

 

[wesk702]

If I purchase the app for the iPhone will the purchase transfer to the ATV as well, or do I have to purchase the app on both devices?

It's a separate purchase. The tv is called Air Video TV

 

[wesk702]

As a Mac user, is this any different from Beamer?

Yeah cause you don't have to be sitting at your computer to beam.

From your tv, you can browse the files on your computer.

 

[wesk702]

If you have everything in iTunes and converted to load onto iOS devices etc is there any point to this app?

That's the point, you don't have to load anything into iTunes. It looks into plain folders and plays all video files.

 

[wesk702]

No, Air Video HD is a new purchase compared to the original Air Video (like you, I've had the original for years and never bothered upgrading to watch just on ipads). But when you buy the HD version it's available on all devices.

To answer some other questions above, yes you have to run the (free) server app on a computer somewhere. It can access any external drives accessible to that computer. The advantage to Air Video over iTunes is that it can handle all the transcoding for you. The disadvantage to Air Video over Kodi or others is that it can't understand a lot of packed or split files. But you only need to unzip them, not convert them to another format. No it doesn't fetch artwork and metadata -- that's one of the things I really like about it over Kodi. It never seems to use a whole lot of CPU -- I run mine on a base 2012 Mac Mini and it doesn't blink even when serving multiple devices.

The creator said on Reddit if there are enough requests, he'll add the functionality of playing media from compressed files like zip and rar.

 

[tgwaste]

This app requires you to run a separate server. Its just as terrible as PLEX. Ill stick with Video Explorer for now.

 

[garylapointe]

Air Video TV app. This alone is worth the entire price of the Apple TV. No more air playing with an iOS device, now you can browse your computers files directly without having to convert anything.

Do I need to run an app on any device other than the AppleTV to make this go?

Gary

 

[dotnet]

This app requires you to run a separate server. Its just as terrible as PLEX. Ill stick with Video Explorer for now.

I don't want to have a Mac running (or play from a mobile device) either. For me the only workable solution involves streaming straight from the NAS. Hence my hopes are high for VLC (via DLNA, or perhaps SMB) or Plex, both of which work with my NAS (Synology).

Now, what exactly is Video Explorer?

 

[maxsix]

While certainly not bad, I'm finding again and again that ATV apps are just OK. Not able to compare with the smooth flow of iOS Apps , it's the same level of disappointment I experience with Mac Apps. I believe Apple will sort them out at some point, but I doubt it'll be anytime soon.

 

[tgwaste]

I don't want to have a Mac running (or play from a mobile device) either. For me the only workable solution involves streaming straight from the NAS. Hence my hopes are high for VLC (via DLNA, or perhaps SMB) or Plex, both of which work with my NAS (Synology).

Now, what exactly is Video Explorer?

Video Explorer streams from your NAS. Still in early stages.

link

 

[Marshall73]

That's the point, you don't have to load anything into iTunes. It looks into plain folders and plays all video files.

But if you use only Macs and iOS devices then you want everything in iTunes. And if you are converting MKV files it takes a few secs as it's just a container change.

I could see the point of this if you don't live in an all Apple world, but then why would you buy an Apple TV?

 

[Jazwire]

Kodi, oh wait nm
SlingTV, oh wait...
Plex, sigh...

 

[tgwaste]

But if you use only Macs and iOS devices then you want everything in iTunes. And if you are converting MKV files it takes a few secs as it's just a container change.

I could see the point of this if you don't live in an all Apple world, but then why would you buy an Apple TV?

There are so many things wrong with this post.

 

[wesk702]

There are so many things wrong with this post.

Seriously, that guy doesn't get it. Just let him be, he's happy.

 

[nooaah]

Yeah cause you don't have to be sitting at your computer to beam.

From your tv, you can browse the files on your computer.

Take my money
Edit: not sarcastic. I'm buying this when I get home

 

[scapegoat81]

I'm gonna give this app a try on my iP6 & possibly my ATV4 but had one question. Does this app support any kind of Parental Controls ? I'd like to set this up on my ATV & set different user profiles with pin codes to access them.

 

[JoeShades]

Yes