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apple tv 2 question - lazo696 - 2012-03-29
does the apple tv 2 stream from the internet hd movies without lagging
or buffering
or does this all do with adding a hd video card to the apple tv's
thanks
RE: apple tv 2 question - jhsrennie - 2012-03-30
The ATV2 plays HD films just fine. Whether they will stream from the Internet depends on the speed of your Internet connection.
JR
RE: apple tv 2 question - lazo696 - 2012-03-30
hi so the apple tv 2 for HD does not require me installing a Broadcom Crystal HD card.
RE: apple tv 2 question - Memphiz - 2012-03-30
No (not even possible) but the content has to be in h.264 encoded to get the hardware decoder happy. Else only SD resolutions are able to be decoded.
RE: apple tv 2 question - Ned Scott - 2012-03-30
Apple TV 1 (wiki) (silver) needs the Broadcom Crystal HD (wiki) card, but can do more codecs when compared to the ATV2.
Apple TV 2 (wiki) (black) does not require any hardware modification, but can only do h.264 (this is mostly all you need)
I need a little compare page that I need to update that gives the basic idea, but remember that the ATV1 and ATV2 are two very different beasts that share the same name:
ATV comparison guide (wiki)