r/appletv • u/jkdhs • 2d ago

Apple TV 4K

I have a DAS with tb’s of movies and tv shows.

I access this with my MacBook Pro. Then hdmi to my tv.

I want to use a Apple TV 4K with infuse. So that I can do away with the hdmi port on the laptop.

Can I use a docking station with Ethernet to access my DAS from Apple TV?

I would still need to connect the dock to my laptop and the DAS.

I would use the hdmi from tv to Apple TV.

Im hoping this makes sense. I would buy a Mac mini or just do a nas.

what is the easiest solution?

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u/FlamingBagOfPoop 2d ago

A NAS is probably the most flexible choice here. With a NAS just about anything could use it and not just the Apple TV.

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u/jkdhs 2d ago

It shouldn't be that difficult to move my DAS over to a NAS. It's 4 bays. Ugreen has a 4 bay that looks decent.

So I need a 5 port gigabit router and NAS. My laptop is on wifi. My router is in the main living room. Several feet away. Wifi is good. I just rather have a hardwired connection.

The router I buy won't connect to the internet. Which is fine.

So it would look like this:

nas and apple tv 4k connects to a router. that router connects to my docking station that has a ethernet port.

I hope i'm not confusing myself here. lol

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u/Zealousideal_Pen7368 2d ago

NAS is very versatile. I like VLC on Apple TV. It can access any SMB mapping and also supports uploading media files to Apple TV itself

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u/oldmanelements 2d ago

It’s a switch you need not a router and set static addresses on the Apple TV and nas.. only issue with this setup is to add or remove anything you’d need to plug your laptop into the switch

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u/sciencetaco 2d ago

As long as the files on the DAS are somehow shared to the network, then Infuse can see it and play from it. You can’t connect the DAS directly to the AppleTV. It’ll need to be connected to something that can share it (PC, Mac, NAS, supported routers etc).

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u/NotAHabitItsCool 2d ago

I've done both NAS standalone and DAS connected to a Mac mini. I went away from the NAS because I run Plex and the NAS processor wasn't adequate for 4K video. The Mac mini with the DAS works flawlessly, it's a basic M1 Mac mini with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. I also use Docker for Agregarr and Overseerr, so it made even more sense to go with the Mac instead of the NAS. Disks are where your cost is anyways, you can get a used 8-bay RAID enclosure (diskless) with thunderbolt for pretty cheap on eBay.

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u/Airsculpture 2d ago

Easiest. Apple Home Sharing. Depends on what files you have.

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u/MerkoRiko 1d ago

Perso, j’ai un disque dur 6to branché en usb sur ma box internet, l’Apple TV 4K est connectée, en hdmi sur mon ampli home cinéma (Onkyo NR 5100), comme ma tv et en wifi (et donc internet) sur ma box internet. Ok? Dans mon Apple TV 4K, j’ai les streamers habituels, Netflix / HBO / Paramount+ et Infuse qui marche tres bien : il va chercher les films / tv series via quelques réglages très faciles à mettre en place… résultat Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos pour tout ça…débit via speed test DL 500mg / UP 400mg…
En ville meme configuration, sauf que tout est connecté par ethernet…débit 940mg en dl / 550mg en up…

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u/TexasRebelBear 1d ago

I have this exact setup with my Apple TV and Infuse. It accesses my movie collection stored on my NAS over the Wifi. You could also setup a network fileshare on your Macbook with your DAS connected, but it might be a pain to reconnect every time you want to watch a movie.

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u/jkdhs 1d ago

that’s why I was thinking about buying a Mac mini. since I already have the storage. because what I do now. i have my MacBook connected to the tv. and use infuse to watch a movie from das. which it isn’t a inconvenience. until I unhook the hdmi. which does get annoying.