2011-03-06, 15:34
Hi guys,
havent lurked around here for a few months, just placed an order for 500 GBP worth of HTPC equipment yesterday and today I find out that Appletv2s run XBMC
I think it may be possible to cancel my order and instead by 3 AppleTvs and put xbmc on them, 3 rooms with htpc for the price of 1.
Now, what I need to know is, and I have had trouble finding anything definitive on the net, is if I can hook up a couple of 2TB hard drives via USB to one of the appleTVs and let one of the AppleTVs act as the NAS.
Thanks for the info,
Vae
edit: sorry didnt see it in the FAQ (blind)
Can I hook up my external harddrive or other USB device to the ATV2?
Unfortunately, the ATV2 can not operate as a USB host, so hooking an external drive or any other USB device to it will not work. Only media physically on the ATV2 and media hosted on the network will be available.
havent lurked around here for a few months, just placed an order for 500 GBP worth of HTPC equipment yesterday and today I find out that Appletv2s run XBMC
I think it may be possible to cancel my order and instead by 3 AppleTvs and put xbmc on them, 3 rooms with htpc for the price of 1.
Now, what I need to know is, and I have had trouble finding anything definitive on the net, is if I can hook up a couple of 2TB hard drives via USB to one of the appleTVs and let one of the AppleTVs act as the NAS.
Thanks for the info,
Vae
edit: sorry didnt see it in the FAQ (blind)
Can I hook up my external harddrive or other USB device to the ATV2?
Unfortunately, the ATV2 can not operate as a USB host, so hooking an external drive or any other USB device to it will not work. Only media physically on the ATV2 and media hosted on the network will be available.