2011-10-16, 13:42
Can it play 720p Xvid AVIs without stuttering? I'd like to know what the future prospects are for the next Apple TV model. Thanks.
Juan_Garcia Wrote:hmmm maybe I´m wrong but I think that current Apple TV 2 and others A4 devices can to play XVID 720p smoothly
Juan_Garcia Wrote:hmmm maybe I´m wrong but I think that current Apple TV 2 and others A4 devices can to play XVID 720p smoothly, A5 should be even more capable.
Can you post some link with a XVID 720p file? Here it´s not popular that codec for HD, but I think I saw some content so in the past.
htpcrelic Wrote:Unfortunately Xvid/Divx 720p stutters badly on an ATV2, and this is well reported. Only standard def is watchable with software decoding. HD only works for x264, which is compatible with the hardware decoding.
I'm just very curious to know what the software decoding can do with an A5 chip. I think illiac4 misunderstood the question. While it might be possible for the A5 to handle 720p @ 24fps Xvid, there's no way in hell it can do 1080p with a soft decoder. My Core 2 Duo desktop machine can barely do that.
I do not know of any example I can link you to that would be appropriate here. 720p Xvids have become a bit common lately, and can be found the same places 1080p h264 and 480p Xvids are found.