[Guille779]

Hey guys,

I've been using XBMC on my 1st gen. AppleTV for a couple of years now, and I'm pretty happy with it. I discovered that the best format for this hardware are 720 XviD movies, I get no stutter, dropped frames or audio sync issues. They all just play nice and 90% of my HD collection is in this format.

However, I would like to get the 2nd gen. Apple TV to take advantage of AirPlay with my iPad and a couple of iPod Touch from family and friends. I read something regarding this new hardware, the most terrifying being the case that the 2nd. gen Apple TV has problems with 720p content in XviD/DivX and that I should use H.264/x.264 instead. Is this true? I can't spend months converting my library, I don't wanna do that...

Has anyone tried 720p content in XviD with the new ATV?

[mfwilli]

Won't get very far asking that in this section - try here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=137

[Guille779]

Won't get very far asking that in this section - try here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=137

Damn, my mistake. Thanks.

[bluefood2000]

I've tried 720p Xvid/DivX on my Apple TV2 and it will play fine for a while and then buffer. Typically buffering occurs between 10 and 30 seconds. I have converted to 720p H264/mkv and the world is a much better place. Hope that helps.

[Guille779]

I've tried 720p Xvid/DivX on my Apple TV2 and it will play fine for a while and then buffer. Typically buffering occurs between 10 and 30 seconds. I have converted to 720p H264/mkv and the world is a much better place. Hope that helps.

Thanks!
Would you care to specify the H.264 settings you're using? Profile level, bitrate, etc.