In stead of trying the Apple TV to play movies from a NAS, you can think the way around where the NAS can stream movies to the Apple TV over Airplay. Of course, you’ll need a computer/browser/i. Pad to initiate the movie, but from on then, all computers can be off as the NAS will play and stream.
You might be wondering “Can I jailbreak my Apple TV to stream from a NAS?”
One article stated that if you can get an Apple. TV 2nd generation (which can be jailbroken unlike the 3rd generation, for which a jailbreak hasn’t yet been found and probably never will be), you can jailbreak it and install Fire, core’s a, and tv flash., with a TV Flash, you can stream directly from a NAS, which works very well. Otherwise, you’re stuck with streaming through i, and tunes.
(Apple TV can’t actually browse the NAS, it has to have content sent to it via Air. Play (more on this later), so this is just for your other i. Tunes clients on computers) You can configure this (and the other apps) by running the app from the start-esk menu in the upper left corner.
This begs the question “How do I stream from a NAS to my TV?”
If you have an Apple TV, Chrome cast or television with Google Cast built in, you stream videos from your NAS to your media player. Your NAS instantly converts movies and series to a supported format, allowing you to watch any video through your Apple TV, Chromecast or TV with Google Cast.
How can I stream Apple TV without an Apple TV?
, with a TV Flash, you can stream directly from a NAS, which works very well. Otherwise, you’re stuck with streaming through i, and tunes. Another option (which may or may not be suitable for you) is to get a Roku instead of an Apple, and tv.