29. What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
30. What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
• Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet)
31. What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
• Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet)
• Hardware in your living room that
connects to your television or A/V Receiver
32. What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
• Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet)
• Hardware in your living room that
connects to your television or A/V Receiver
• A television with HDMI inputs
38. HDMI Cables
• Digital signals, carrying
HD Video and surround
sound audio
• All on one cable
• Do not buy expensive
HDMI cables!!!!
• www.monoprice.com
42. Living Room Hardware
• AppleTV
• An (Intel-based) Mac
• MacMini
• An old MacBook
• A recent model BluRay player with built-in
streaming services
43. Living Room Hardware
• AppleTV
• An (Intel-based) Mac
• MacMini
• An old MacBook
• A recent model BluRay player with built-in
streaming services
• Boxee Box
47. BluRay with Streaming
• LG BD670 (about $155)
• Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD
• Networks via WiFi
48. BluRay with Streaming
• LG BD670 (about $155)
• Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD
• Networks via WiFi
• Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats
49. BluRay with Streaming
• LG BD670 (about $155)
• Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD
• Networks via WiFi
• Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats
• Streaming services: Netflix, Pandora,YouTube, Amazon Video,
MLB.TV, MOG, vTuner, Napster, Hulu Plus, many more
50. BluRay with Streaming
• LG BD670 (about $155)
• Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD
• Networks via WiFi
• Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats
• Streaming services: Netflix, Pandora,YouTube, Amazon Video,
MLB.TV, MOG, vTuner, Napster, Hulu Plus, many more
• DLNA client, so streams any media from a DLNA server
58. AppleTV 2
• Plays HD video (720p)
• Connects via HDMI
59. AppleTV 2
• Plays HD video (720p)
• Connects via HDMI
• Works with iTunes
• Rents or buys movies, TV shows
• Plays your music and photos
60. AppleTV 2
• Plays HD video (720p)
• Connects via HDMI
• Works with iTunes
• Rents or buys movies, TV shows
• Plays your music and photos
• Streaming services: Netflix,
YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA
61. AppleTV 2
• Plays HD video (720p)
• Connects via HDMI
• Works with iTunes
• Rents or buys movies, TV shows
• Plays your music and photos
• Streaming services: Netflix,
YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA
• AirPlay lets you stream from your
iOS device to AppleTV
62. AppleTV 2
• Plays HD video (720p)
• Connects via HDMI
• Works with iTunes
• Rents or buys movies, TV shows
• Plays your music and photos
• Streaming services: Netflix,
YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA
• AirPlay lets you stream from your
iOS device to AppleTV
• $99 (such a deal!)
66. Plex Media Server
• Complete media server
application
• Serves music, video, streaming
services, images
67. Plex Media Server
• Complete media server
application
• Serves music, video, streaming
services, images
• Finds and adds media metadata
68. Plex Media Server
• Complete media server
application
• Serves music, video, streaming
services, images
• Finds and adds media metadata
• Run the server on a Mac
69. Plex Media Server
• Complete media server
application
• Serves music, video, streaming
services, images
• Finds and adds media metadata
• Run the server on a Mac
• Run the client on a Mac or a
jailbroken AppleTV 2
70. Plex Media Server
• Complete media server
application
• Serves music, video, streaming
services, images
• Finds and adds media metadata
• Run the server on a Mac
• Run the client on a Mac or a
jailbroken AppleTV 2
• iPad app is a client for the server
74. Online Resources
• Plex Media Server: www.plexapp.com
• Apple TV: www.apple.com/appletv
• HDMI Cables: www.monoprice.com
• Boxee hardware & server: www.boxee.com
• XBMC media server: xbmc.org
Editor's Notes
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Mostly in iTunes\n
iTunes as the "digital hub"\n
Music\nMovies\nTV Shows\nStreaming media from the Internet (also Hulu, Vudu, Amazon Instant Video, and others)\nBuy or rent movies & buy TV shows from iTunes for use on the Mac, iPad, iPhone or Apple TV\n
Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
Sadly, no coverage of the coolest sport of all.\n
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• iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
• iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
• iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
• iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
• iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
• Big hard drive (in our case it's a NAS)\n• Feeds into a Mac running media server software\n• Media streams over your wireless or wired network\n• To your living room hardware\n• And finally via HDMI to your A/V receiver or TV\n
• Big hard drive (in our case it's a NAS)\n• Feeds into a Mac running media server software\n• Media streams over your wireless or wired network\n• To your living room hardware\n• And finally via HDMI to your A/V receiver or TV\n
• Big hard drive (in our case it's a NAS)\n• Feeds into a Mac running media server software\n• Media streams over your wireless or wired network\n• To your living room hardware\n• And finally via HDMI to your A/V receiver or TV\n
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Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
• BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
• BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
• BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
• BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
• BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
• BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
• BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
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• Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
• Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
• Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
• Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
• Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
• Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
