Luckly, our DVDs and blu-rays (which were saved as MP4 files) played just fine. This means that the PLEX Media Server software (located on our Synology NAS) has to convert the original files ‘on the fly’ to something that can be played back on the Apple TV. Files that are not supported need to be transcoded. There is only one caveat PLEX could not play all of our media on the Apple TV in its native file format. We found a lot of very useful options and settings, such as film trailers and related actors, to further customise our experience. The bottom of the screen displays other related films that are also in our library.
Once we had clicked on a film we were presented with additional movie info as well as options to play the film, mark as watched and additional setting like audio and subtitles. Within each folder there are numerous ways to view your media library by All, recently added, Unwatched, by collection, by rating, by year and many more. The top menu bar also includes playlists, channels (which can be added via the Media Server software) settings and even a search option. As well as your recently added movies, which you can launch directly from here. The home screen shows the folders that you created earlier in the Media Server software. And the new Apple TV remote makes it easy to navigate around. Large film posters populate the screen reminiscent of the iTunes Store. The app has been redesigned for the new Apple TV and it does look gorgeous. This process is important because it is what creates the pleasing user interface which you will be seeing on your Apple TV.įinally we launched the PLEX app again to find everything working as it should and we were greeted by a lovely Apple-esque user interface which showed off the media stored on our Synology device.
The PLEX software then looks online and finds information and artwork for each film, show or album (you can manually edit that information if you wish). You tell the software where your video and music files are stored, create folders for your films, another for TV shows, yet another for your music and even one for your photos. The PLEX Media Server is where you set up your media library using a simple web based interface. It can also run on most popular Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. It is also free and needs to be downloaded and installed on a Mac, Windows or Linux computer. The second part, the PLEX Media Server, is the back-end server software, that serves the media to your player. However that is only one part of the PLEX system. The PLEX app is a free download from the Apple TV App Store, it is the front-end or ‘player’ app and lives on your Apple TV.
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