Most Popular in Apple
-
A fix for those "Pairing Record Missing" errors
-
Localized Flipboard Content guides available for UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada
-
Apple FileVault 2 encryption cracked, but don't panic
-
Apple sends takedown notice about customer support email
-
Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales to license patents
-
Daily iPhone App: NFL Flick Quarterback
-
Uploaded iTunes Match Songs Inaccessible for Some Users
-
Apple TV now offers Genius recommendations for movies, TV shows
-
Atari team rejoins to make mobile titles
-
Motorola seeking 2.25% of Apple's sales for standard-essential patent license
I want to watch movies from anywhere!
I have a Mac Mini that I'm using as a media center running Plex. I want to be able to watch the media stored there (a couple terabytes of AVIs, MP4s, etc...) from anywhere I am, on a laptop or hopefully even on my iPhone. Is there any hardware/software solution that will help with this? Using Back to my Mac or DynDNS I can mount my Mac Mini's drives remotely, but playing full-quality files over the internet isn't really possible, and it does't give me any options for the iPhone. I'm assuming that I'll need something that will transcode the files into a more web-friendly format in real time and make them accessible over then internet.
Options I've considered:
I've been looking at Slingbox, which seems to do a great job with this for live tv or a DVR, but I'm really just looking for a way to transcode/stream media from my computer. I don't have cable and don't need to literally control my TV.
I tried Orb for a while, because it seemed to include the features I was looking for, but it's Mac version was terrible and i wasn't able to get it to work even over my local network, let alone over the internet.
Also, the PogoPlug looked like an attractive option, but it seems like you have to manually convert your videos into a web-friendly h.264 format to make them streamable over the internet. I was hoping for a more on-demand option.
Is there anything I'm not thinking of?
Options I've considered:
I've been looking at Slingbox, which seems to do a great job with this for live tv or a DVR, but I'm really just looking for a way to transcode/stream media from my computer. I don't have cable and don't need to literally control my TV.
I tried Orb for a while, because it seemed to include the features I was looking for, but it's Mac version was terrible and i wasn't able to get it to work even over my local network, let alone over the internet.
Also, the PogoPlug looked like an attractive option, but it seems like you have to manually convert your videos into a web-friendly h.264 format to make them streamable over the internet. I was hoping for a more on-demand option.
Is there anything I'm not thinking of?
More Stories in Ask Metafilter: Apple
- A cure for passing on a virus
- Can Microsoft Dynamics CRM play nicely with OS X 10.7?
- I'm sorry Dacoit, I'm afraid I can't do that ...
- What's the deal with syncing contacts between Address Book, iCloud and Gmail???
- How do I get rid of this icon in my OS 10.6.8 menu bar?
- How can I get my printer to work wirelessly with Mac OS X 10.7.2 Lion?
- Why does Mac Pro get half the wifi speed of MacBook Air?
- Yet anothing freezing Macbook Pro
- Wacky display on Mac. Halp?
- How do I get LAUNCHD to output random filenames?
Most Popular Stories
A fix for those "Pairing Record Missing" errors
Localized Flipboard Content guides available for UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada
Apple FileVault 2 encryption cracked, but don't panic
Apple sends takedown notice about customer support email
Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales to license patents
Daily iPhone App: NFL Flick Quarterback
Linux Mint 11 LXDE review
Uploaded iTunes Match Songs Inaccessible for Some Users
Apple TV now offers Genius recommendations for movies, TV shows
Atari team rejoins to make mobile titles