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Kjesse · 06-02-2010, 10:12 PM

I have a Windows Home Server and tonight I tried to set up the iPad so it could connect with my video folders which contain about 250 of my ripped dvds, some tv shows, many music videos some downloaded MKV's in 1080p, basically 2 terabytes of video.

I expected failure.

To my great shock with AirVideo, I was able to connect to the server and play pretty much everything, smoothly, and without hassle in terms of setup.

The MKV's include movies in 1080p which won't even play on the Xbox 360 via streaming, but play on the iPad flawlessly.

So now I have access on a handheld device, anywhere with wifi or 3g, to my entire video library (excepting the dvd's which were ripped in native format, but I'll figure that out).

Now I just have to make sure I don't use it on 3g... the .mkv files are over 8gb each...

06-02-2010, 10:12 PM	#1610
Kjesse Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Exp:	I have a Windows Home Server and tonight I tried to set up the iPad so it could connect with my video folders which contain about 250 of my ripped dvds, some tv shows, many music videos some downloaded MKV's in 1080p, basically 2 terabytes of video. I expected failure. To my great shock with AirVideo, I was able to connect to the server and play pretty much everything, smoothly, and without hassle in terms of setup. The MKV's include movies in 1080p which won't even play on the Xbox 360 via streaming, but play on the iPad flawlessly. So now I have access on a handheld device, anywhere with wifi or 3g, to my entire video library (excepting the dvd's which were ripped in native format, but I'll figure that out). Now I just have to make sure I don't use it on 3g... the .mkv files are over 8gb each...