How can I migrate to new Mac for whole-house use?

[Nidra]

I possess every last trace of my music/movies on a segment on my G5 called, initially, 'iTunes Drive'. In any case the part is too modest (100GB) and when we get a little (and whatnot) we desire to compose that drive greater. Nonetheless, I could jump at the chance to have this music good to go in rooms alternate than the computer location. Might as well we interface a head with an Ethernet port to our router and after that stream the music to our home stereo, iphone, and so forth? I try not to totally recognize what all alternatives are over there, granted that I got a message today comparing notes regarding AirPlay. Assume I possess no investment in 'the Cloud' resulting from the fact that 99% of my 14,000 tunes were not bought from Apple.

[Sitia]

I am sure lots of people do this, including me. Around the time when I had a server, I basically empowered document imparting on the computer which had the files stored on. I utilized Plex to play them; there are perpetual methods of doing things however. Now that I have a lion server, the same theory applies; it’s actually not called a division. Anyway you don't require server to do that, actually prepare record offering. This intimates you no doubt would like to keep that computer running 24x7.

[Souman]

Along these lines, the certified inquiry for me descends to where you declare "However, I would like to have this music ready in rooms different than the computer location ". So its available to what? What could play this substance? Each device would have a unexpected response. In my case, the substance is unified, but, played via another Mac.

[Iquau]

I desire to have the capacity to listen to my music library in any number of rooms, declare, the front room, kitchen, more level family room and office/study as well as out on the patio. My whole music library is in iTunes. We do have Ethernet link running through our home, actually not in each area, however that might be settled subsequent to the easier level is right now unfinished.

[Vitel]

There are various 'i' units over there-boomboxes, and so on-which might be utilized. Nonetheless, I am more interested by wired/wireless speakers in the aforementioned rooms and listen that way. I got something about AirPlay the alternate day; collectors that take into consideration streaming from any iPod or iPhone or permit them to be connected to the beneficiary. I actually would have liked to know if any individual has done anything with that or if that is even the best equipped track to take. I thought probably stacking every little item onto a hard drive joined to Ethernet could be the approach to go-numerous receivers can then unite via Ethernet.

[DakshaMira]

I'm not acquainted with units that permit streaming like recipients, in this way, I could not remark not counting if they permit network connections, then, I don't see why you can't do this from a small scale serving up the matter. It depends how they join to the streaming root I suppose. Case in point, I utilize TVMobili to stream substance to my PS3 from a Mac. Anyway that would be a DLNA media server, and, this is what the PS3 goes with. That makes a point not to quite need any sort of record offering. Alternate apparatuses imaginable utilize alternate methods. For Plex on a Mac, I utilize index offering after that appears to work well for Plex.

[Ticod]

You could still need the Cloud by the method-the brand new iTunes match who is not out yet could work exceptionally well for you and i devices. Seeing that its not out, hard to say of course. In the event that the Cloud worked for you, then, you don't require that unique Mac for this.

[Loveyboo]

You're checking out iCloud, not iTunes match. $25 for each year gives access to 25,000 melodies, well-nigh double what you have. It's not subject to the same points of limits as iCloud. It in addition updates them in the event that it finds a match. It is exceptional, unless, you have preferable value over them I suppose. I certainly don't. I'll unquestionably be utilizing it.

[Memphis M]

To be honest, it makes a point not to perceive to need to pay for my particular music again. I'd rather just store it on a media drive that can access in various spots.