I have a large collection of purchased iTunes movies on my Windows PC and a 16-gigabyte iPad Mini. Instead of syncing movies to the Mini to watch in bed, can I just stream them on my Wi-Fi network?
Apple’s iTunes software includes Home Sharing, a feature that can stream audio and video stored in the computer’s iTunes library to iOS devices like the iPad Mini. To use Home Sharing, you need to set it up in iTunes and enter the same Apple ID used to purchase the movies. Apple has a “get started†guide to walk you through the configuration for both the PC and the iPad Mini.
Independent apps for streaming video are also available, but movies purchased from the iTunes Store are copy-protected; apps like Air Playit are said to work with purchased content. Other apps like Air Video can stream non-protected videos to the iPad Mini. If you use a cloud storage service like Dropbox or Microsoft SkyDrive, you can usually store unrestricted, compatible videos online and stream them to the Mini through the company’s corresponding mobile app.
