I want to stream media from a NAS drive connected to my Time Capsule.

I recently bought the Time Capsule to serve as my backup and my wireless router.  Both of my Macs are now using it via Time Machine.  I now want to move my large ITunes and IPhoto databases from an external hard drive on one Mac to a network drive where I can stream/view from either Mac.  What is the best way to do this? 
1.  Buy a NAS drive with just ethernet and connect to one of the three port on the Time Capsule?  If so, what is the best drive to buy?
2.  Use a USB drive and attack to the USP port on the Time Capsule?  If so, will any USB drive work?
3.  Other?

maxlemke wrote:
1.  Buy a NAS drive with just ethernet and connect to one of the three port on the Time Capsule?  If so, what is the best drive to buy?
i recently moved my iTunes library to a NAS. i'm very happy with performance.
have a look at this discussion.
as for iPhoto, all i have is a link to a recent discuss over atthe Apple TV forum but don't know how relevant it is: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15366429#15366429
2.  Use a USB drive and attack to the USP port on the Time Capsule?  If so, will any USB drive work?
as long as the drive is properly formatted, yes. you may need to use a powered USB hub. the USB connection may or may not be a bottleneck as compared to full gigabit speed of the NAS.

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