Jailbroken Apple TV Plex(es) its muscles
There’s been a few Apple TV jailbreak stories that have done the rounds but they’ve all been pretty, well…naff.
But Plex on Apple TV – now that is big.
If you’re not familiar with Plex, allow us to fill you in. Plex is a Mac OS X based media platform that is based on the popular, open-source, XBMC Media Centre.
What it does is uses your Mac as a media server base, and lets you play media content across compatible devices. As well as local storage Plex can also act as a media server for content streamed on the web and it boasts compatibility with the likes of the BBC iPlayer, Hulu, YouTube and 4oD.
So, in theory, a Apple TV running Plex means that you’d be turning your hobby box into a full-blown Google TV-killing machine.
At the moment the hack is just a “proof of concept client” and there are a few known bugs. However, if you do fancy giving it a try yourself, then check out the Plex forums for advice.
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