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I have a large local video library on my network that has worked fine for the life of the 3rd Gen, but now with both it seems when I try to use home share I can only get it to work on one at a time.

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I own a 3rd Gen Apple TV and recently bought the 4th Gen HD unit and moved the 3rd gen to a secondary room. I see that this was an older article updated to stay current, but I am really having a hard time finding an answer.

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But if they can make this an option in both iTunes on my iMac and on my iPhone & iPad, there's no logical reason that it couldn't be added to tvOS and giving me search results for services that I don't have (like Netflix or Hulu - it seems to do this occasionally even though it's not supposed to show options you don't have subscriptions or access to) or showing me the iTunes Store result for a TV show or movie I already own isn't going to make me purchase the content a second time (much of my content was ALREADY purchased from iTunes to start with) and just push me (as reluctant as I am) to use a secondary interface on my AppleTV (such as Plex or Kodi) to access content I own and also make me less likely to bother using Apple's resources to purchase new content as well - why bother buying new stuff from Apple if I can't search for and play it after I download it and add it to my private library of content? Granted, you must have items meta-tagged correctly (or at least consistently) so that the search would be effective. The iPhone and iPad support search of your content (music, videos, and even Photos with the right vocal request command) - and from what I understand, tvOS is a variation of iOS, so this shouldn't be too difficult to institute. I've seen lots of comments with frustrated Home Sharing users (even if they are the only ones using the Library such as people like the one in the first comment that have usage caps on their internet service) that don't have libraries even close to the volume of items that I have. Any thoughts if search function for Library content will come to the new AppleTV?

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The only alternatives I've found so far for solving the issue of searching quickly for content in my own library is to install and use Plex or Kodi, but I really like and want to keep the AppleTV interface/GUI. Music isn't too bad (voice search seems to work by adding 'My Music' to the command), especially if you keep playlists and Genius lists updated and inclusive when you add new tracks to your library. It's a bit better with TV shows as I keep them separated by season so at least I only have 20 or so most times to scroll through - except for shows like The Nightly Show w/ Larry Wilmore that have 100 episodes or more per season. Scrolling through loads of movies to get to the one I want that starts with the letter 'Y' is a royal pain with either the old AppleTV silver remote or the new AppleTV Siri remote.

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As iTunes relies on Bonjour, you needn’t download it separately, but if you don’t have iTunes, Shairport4w will prompt you to download the Bonjour package at first launch.Do you think that Apple will EVER get the search feature working with Home Sharing Library content? I have over 2100 TV shows, 600 plus movies, 160 plus podcasts (mostly video), and over 4,000 songs (I do have Match but refuse to even think about messing with Apple Music) that I keep stored on two separate 9TB RAID array units. It requires Apple’s Bonjour service to be running, but as an iDevice user, you’ll probably already have iTunes installed.

#HOW TO USE AIRPLAY ON PC ITUNES FREE#

Thanks to a nifty little app by the name of Shairport4w though, Windows users can too stream music from their iPhone, iPad and iPad touch over a Wi-Fi connection.Ī simple, small and free app, Shairport4w turns your Windows PC into an AirPlay receiver with a simple setup process that takes less than a minute. AirPlay is one such feature, allowing music to be played wirelessly to compatible speakers. Whilst Windows is the most widely-used, Apple’s iteration continues to go from strength to strength, and does have many quirks attributing to its increased popularity. The ongoing argument between Windows and OS X users as to which holds the crown is of fierce debate, with devotees from both sides quick to point out the various advantages and disadvantages of each.

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