I am strickly going to be streaming music files via Plex. Will this handle it?
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Yes it will, I use it to stream my Video library on Plex with the Amazon Stick and works just fine..
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I use my PS3 to stream my songs and videos to my HDTV. As stated, this unit has built in support for Windows Medial Connect, so once you enable this feature on the home server you will have access to all your medial files (songs, videos, pictures).
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You can, but for any decent quality you would need the wave shield also. If you're looking for a streaming audio server, pick up a raspberry pi, install openElec, and use xbmc's steaming, works very well with android and ios
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I stream from a SMB server on my network just fine. It's a USB HDD enclosure on the router, the router supplies the SMB server itself, it should work well for you.
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It will play from the server it does not stream to anything else,any other devices would have to access the server.Hope this helps.
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Hi Joel, I was looking to do the same thing and the My Cloud has been a great solution. Would recommend that if you're going to move massive amounts of music to your My Cloud then you do it from a computer that has a Ethernet connection to your home network vice a wireless connection....it's way faster that way. Hope that helps
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I have not tried that but I stream from a home server with no problems.I hope this helps.
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It doesn't and you really wouldn't want it to. WiFi has enough trouble reliably streaming media and if both your media server and players use WiFi the quality can take a bigger hit. The same applies for SMB file and printer sharing.
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I use the Plex App from the Chrome Web Store top play files from my networked pc and other devices.I did not install a different OS, my box works finewith Chrome OS.I also use the Chromecast to play files as well.
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Hmm, why would you use ftp? This is a streaming device, just to send SD video over IP. Nothing else...
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Thanks for reply...So, that is in fact what I am trying to determine in these threads. If I have the USB wi-fi plug, then I should be able to use any computer (or wi-fi capable device) as my music 'server' - correct...?There should be no need to buy another router (Apple TV or Apple Airplay)...Getting very close to pulling trigger on this purchase so thanks for thots if you know.
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With the most recent update, I can now access music on my Western Digital My Cloud. So yes, it will stream from certain NAS drives. Check first with Bose to see which are compatible as not all are.
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Yes, the server can act as a dlna media server and stream to other devices. I stream from mine to a dlna blu ray player.
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No... It will only playback downloaded music, provided it works at all... Which it probably won't.
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If you're using the WDMyCloud from Western Digital, yes. I have that serving media to all te LGs in my house. I've also played quite a bit of digital content off a USB stick.
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I stream music stored on my external HD through the hub to my iPad. Hope this helps.
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Honestly, Robert, I've been using it for system backups/restores. I haven't tried it for streaming.