Will Roku play itunes movies? Hi. I am trying to decide weather to buy Roku or AppleTv. I was wondering if anyone knows if the Roku will play movies I have purchased in itunes.Thanks
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Try this: http://www.tune4mac.com/mac-itunes-video-converter-platinum/how-to-play-itunes-movies-on-roku.html
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Have you actually gotten it to work? I have Plex on my Roku and it will not play iTunes movies/tv shows. Even the Plex forum states iTunes stuff is DRM protected.
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Can you stream I=Tunes music from I-Tunes on a PC tot he speakers on my TV using Roku 3??
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Yes it will. You need to download a software called Plex, it is available for both MAC and Windows. http://plexapp.com/. Once this is installed you can activate the PLEX channel on your Roku box. This will give access to all your iTunes video and audio.
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Plex. Get the plex app in the roku store, download plex to your Itunes computer. DONE.
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Generally speaking, the Roku and Plex can't play iTunes movies, because the iTunes movies are encrypted by Fairplay DRM protection. So you have to find some 3rd party software to remove the iTunes DRM protection at first. As far as I know, TunesKit DRM Media Converter can do this. And I found a tutorial about your problem: http://tuneskit.com/drm-m4v-to-media-players/play-itunes-videos-with-roku3.html , hope it's helpful.
1820202
Generally speaking, you can't play the iTunes movies using Roku because of the Fairplay DRM protection. But there are some third party software that can bypass the iTunes DRM protection losslessly, like the one I'm using currently: http://www.tuneskit.com/tuneskit-for-mac.html
1820203
no, Apple encoded movies are .mp4 or m4v files and they work wonderfully with the Roku BUT, and this is a big but, Apple adds DRM to movies purchased from iTunes so they only will work with Apple devices
1820204
Once you have Plex on your PC, do you have to drag all your itunes movies to Plex? Or does Plex automatically retrieves all its movies from the PC, including itunes? Thanks for your help.
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It only plays iTunes Plus music/music videos. It can't play the kind with drm. I'm going insane over it because iTunes is the only place to buy music videos.
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Hi, I have used this device to stream MP4 and M4V to my iPad, iPhone etc. in the interface on your computer you are able to play files from this device by streaming or just plugging it in by USB. I did have DRM issues when trying to play a video purchased outside of iTunes in another player other than iTunes, however. Those I could only get to play by transferring through the iTunes interface.
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Not sure what Roku is but TV says that more apps can be added later. So maybe that will help you decide.
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I have access to Uverse DVR Uverse OnDemand 'straming' Netflix 'hard copy' and 'streaming'Apple Store via AppleTV 'streaming' iTunes via AppleTV 'ripped' and 'streaming' My very nice local library 'hard copy'with all these ways to get 'content' here I stand looking at the Roku because the Amazon On Demand store it the best of them all and the only place to find certian content. As a rough, unaudited guess, I would say about 30% of Netflix's 'in the mail' content is available for streaming. Uverse OnDemand has maybe 300 movies to choose from. Apple Store is OK but I still see some stuff in Amazon that I cant find on Apple. I have access to Uverse DVR Uverse OnDemand 'straming' Netflix 'hard copy' and 'streaming'Apple Store via AppleTV 'streaming' iTunes via AppleTV 'ripped' and 'streaming' My very nice local library 'hard copy'with all these ways to get 'content' here I stand looking at the Roku because the Amazon On Demand store it the best of them all and the only place to find certian content. As a rough, unaudited guess, I would say about 30% of Netflix's 'in the mail' content is available for streaming. Uverse OnDemand has maybe 300 movies to choose from.... » Read More I have access to Uverse DVR Uverse OnDemand 'straming' Netflix 'hard copy' and 'streaming'Apple Store via AppleTV 'streaming' iTunes via AppleTV 'ripped' and 'streaming' My very nice local library 'hard copy'with all these ways to get 'content' here I stand looking at the Roku because the Amazon On Demand store it the best of them all and the only place to find certian content. As a rough, unaudited guess, I would say about 30% of Netflix's 'in the mail' content is available for streaming. Uverse OnDemand has maybe 300 movies to choose from. Apple Store is OK but I still see some stuff in Amazon that I cant find on Apple. « Show Less
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I did not try it with an Apple TV, but it did not work with a Roku 3. So I would think it would not work with an Apple TV because it does not work with HDCP.
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So far when I've attempted to find apps (such as Pandora, Amazon Prime, etc...,) LG pulls them up on their app store. It's not like through iOS or Droid market. I can't say for sure if the Plex app is available but I believe that there are numerous media apps available through LG's app store and I think I recall Plex being one of those apps. Please don't take that for fact though.
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Will it play MPEG 4 audio, because iTunes songs are in MPEG 4 audio, however in manual it says mentions AAC (.m4a)? Is the same please advice.
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I love streaming Netflix on the Roku, but I believe there is also a lot of great free stuff that you can stream on the Roku, including many "private" channels or "beta" channels that aren't listed on Roku's web site. Try Googling "complete list of Roku channels" and look for this list on sites other than Roku's web site for a complete listing of channels. I love Netflix, but can also stay happily entertained with just all of the free channels that you can get on the Roku.
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I can connect this cable to my iPod 4 and my iPad 2, but neither will play Amazon Instant Video on TV. The audio portion plays, but the video portion doesn't play. This isn't related to the cable, but is due to the Apple licensing limitations (from my limited understanding). However it does play Netflix (both video and audio) from my iPad 2 and my iPod 4 to the TV.
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I'm a big fan of my iPod touch as well (in fact, I'm typing this on mine right now). To download movies or TV shows, I normally just use iTunes. It's not only easy, but it's also legal. Paying two dollars per episode is outrageous for some, but I don't mind because of the ease and convenience...Just my two cents :-)
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ITunes stores these as M4V files (movies) - how do you use the wifi to play them on your ipad? Can this alone let you stream movies or do you need another software to stream or do you have to convert out of the MPEG-4 Video File (.m4v) format to another to stream movies?I think some people are buying these to expand the otherwise fixed memory of an ipad so if you can't stream this is not going to work for us.
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buy something called roku 2 or any roku that has 1080p, or some dvd players have netflix, and or you can buy the apple tv thing, the android small computers sell for 50 bucks or so, download the netflix app. make sure the dvd has wifi unless you want to hook up the cable from your router, plus you need an internet connection of course! SONY and panasonic blue ray players have netflix, but of course netflix charges for its online movies...... there are free video sites that stream movies too, and apps that have streaming,
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So I just go to netflix.mediaclient-1.apk and then download, Because I no lots of people are saying, Go to Amazon app store and download it there but that of course is easier said than done. So you acctually have one and went to this site and did it right? Thanks Sandy
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To be more specific, do you end up with .mts or .mp4 files? I want .mp4 files so that I can just download the file to my computer and watch on my TV using the AppleTV box.
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I see from other answer that it may have issues with Apple products so I am not sure as I have Roku. Good luck.
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Im not sure I can be very helpful, I am not tech savvy. I first had the Roku angry birds edition, then recently purchased the bundle in question. With both Rokus I purchased a high def cable and connected the Roku to the televisions with that. Then I just plugged the Rokus in to the wall. I have a wireless modem, perhaps that makes the difference? The only connection with my ethernet cable is from my internet oultet in the wall to my router. Im sorry if that doesnt help much. Wireless routers are very inexpensive and make life so much easier. My son has multiple video games, we have a few tablets and laptops, our phones and touch screen compter, and printer all run very well with the router, plus no cords lol. Best of luck, I hope you can enjoy your Roku soon! Susan